Indonesia's inflation rose to 3.28 percent as food drove the September increase
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Indonesia's consumer price index rose 0.30 percent in September and 3.28 percent from a year earlier, BPS-Statistics Indonesia reported Thursday. The index reached 112.31.
Food did most of the monthly work. Food, beverages and tobacco contributed 0.26 percentage points of the 0.30 percent rise.
Bird's eye chili added 0.08 percentage points, red chili 0.06 and chicken meat 0.05. Rice added 0.03 and chicken eggs 0.02. Air fares moved the other way, subtracting 0.02 percentage points.
Core prices rose 0.10 percent during the month and 2.84 percent from a year earlier. Inflation across the first nine months was 2.17 percent.
