As the Idul Fitri holiday nears, the Bank of Indonesia has announced that the circulation of cash as of last Thursday surged significantly to Rp 302 trillion (US$33 billion).
The huge figure means that the circulation of money has increased by Rp 22 trillion within three weeks, the bank spokesman Difi A. Johansyah said Monday as quoted by kompas.com.
Difi added that the cash flow was mainly concentrated in the Greater Jakarta area.