Indonesia GDP Surprised Even Statistics Officials

        0654 GMT [Dow Jones] A slowing of Indonesia's economy not only surprised markets and economists but the officials who calculated it. "We checked the data over and over again as we didn't expect the figure to be so low," official statistics agency Director Sri Soelistyowati says. Earlier the agency announced 1Q GDP growth at 5.21%--the slowest since late 2009 and below a 5.6% consensus. "For the whole year...a 5.5% growth might be realistic." (andreasismar.sandiwan@wsj.com)
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        May 05, 2014 02:54 ET (06:54 GMT)