JAKARTA, June 2 (Xinhua) — Indonesia recorded the inflation in May at 3.55 percent year-on-year due to the increase in airplane fares and gasoline prices, the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said on Thursday.
This is compared to a 3.47-percent rate in April.
Head of BPS Margo Yuwono told a press conference that the inflation rose “as government allows airlines to adjust production costs and recently there was