Indonesia March inflation rate rises to 6.38 pct y/y

JAKARTA, Apr 1:  Indonesia’s annual inflation rate in March increased slightly to 6.38 percent, the statistics bureau said on Wednesday, close to the projection in a Reuters poll.
The poll of 20 analysts expected inflation to edge up to 6.40 percent, from 6.29 percent in February.    Prices rose 0.17 percent on a monthly basis.     Core inflation, which excludes administered prices and volatile food prices, accelerated to 5.04 percent in March from 4.96 percent the previous month.    Below are details on March inflation:
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