Want to Know Government Reserves? U.S. $ 116.5 Billion

International reserves as of May 20, 2011, namely U.S. $ 116.5 billion.
This was stated by Nasution, who met reporters after conducting Friday prayers in the BI Building Complex, Jakarta, Friday (27 / 5) as quoted from page MIcom.
Darmin explained so far the inflation rate is not alarming. Inflation May to the end of the month in the range of 0.1%."It seems that inflation in May was small, in fact there may be no inflation. In fact, maybe deflation but very small, 0.1 percent. But yes because last year's May inflation 0.29 percent YoY (year on year) was below 6 becomes. Core inflation is also a little smaller, start stop, "he explained.
Nasution said core inflation this month to stop because some tendencies are rising, and last month's 4.62 percent, so a little under YoY. In addition, Darmin also explain the possible trend of core inflation will also decline.
"Either because inflation is low, the same month last year 0.29 percent, YoY will move below 6 percent, ie 5.8 to 5.9 percent of core inflation also began to shrink compared YoY last month," he said.
Even so, Darmin cautious monetary conditions in the third quarter of this year despite the current condition of the rupiah is still fairly safe. "Monetary policy that's not always respond to what happened this month. Whatever we do, we must be vigilant, the third quarter we're not already know. But it's now a little lower inflation pressures," he said.
So what is causing inflationary pressures to be a little lower? Nasution said that it was due to a food that tends to fall. "Especially the prices, still tends to fall, although there is also a rose. So, inflationary pressures this year is still hanging," he said.
Darmin acknowledge recent weakening rupiah, even so he was not worried about the condition. "It's because a lot of things, could be because of broke down in Europe, a regional trend. But do not be affected by the incident one or two harilah. Today the condition is still the same, the pressure is still in the direction rupiah strengthened, though not as strong as the past month," he said .