Ia mengatakan, Bank Indonesia BI sebelumnya menginginkan rupiah berada di bawah angka Rp9.200 per dolar AS berkisar antara Rp9.150-Rp9.175 per dolar, bahkan kalau memungkinkan menembus angka Rp9.100 per dolar AS.
He said Bank Indonesia the central bank/BI had earlier expected the rupiah to strengthen at a range of Rp9,150-Rp9,175 per dollar.