{
  "id": 4803979,
  "title": "Indonesia August inflation edges up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/indonesia-august-inflation-edges-up",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T06:35:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437385/indonesia-august-inflation-edges-up"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Indonesia's annual inflation rate rose to 3.19% in August from 2.88% the previous month. This increase was roughly in line with economist expectations of 3.13%, according to Business Recorder.\n\nThe inflation data was released by Statistics Indonesia. The agency will also release core inflation and July trade data.\n\nThe Indonesian Rupiah was trading around 17,770 against the US Dollar during Asian hours on Tuesday, according to FXStreet. The US Dollar had rebounded, driven by hawkish sentiment surrounding the Federal Reserve.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "Indonesian Rupiah declines despite higher August inflation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/indonesian-rupiah-declines-despite-higher-august-inflation",
        "published": "2026-09-01T05:06:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ERR News Estonia",
        "title": "Flash estimate: Inflation in Estonia up 0.3% in August",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/flash-estimate-inflation-in-estonia-up-0-3-in-august",
        "published": "2026-09-01T06:18:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}