Jakarta - Indonesia's consumer price index in January fell 0.07 per cent against the previous month, driven by declining costs in several key sectors, the government announced Monday.

Ali Rosidi, deputy chairman of the Central Bureau of Statistics, said the January deflation was due to price declines in the group transport, communications, housing, electricity and financial services.

Indonesia's export value reached 8.7 billion dollars in December, down 9.6 per cent from November, bringing the yearly total to 136.8 billion dollars.

Total December imports reached 7.7 billion dollars, down 11.67 per cent from November's figure of 8.7 billion dollars, for a 2008 total of 128.8 billion dollars. (dpa)