In the past two years Indonesia was among a few Asian countries which consistently reached positive economic growth. In the midst of financial crisis, Indonesia was able to grow 4.5% in 2009, and in 2010 our economy has expanded even higher by achieving a 6.0% growth. 9. The structure of growth is now relatively more broad-based.
In particular, it is necessary to take into account the possibility that, if downside risks to economic activity materialize, they will affect prices, mainly through downward pressure on the output gap.