Impact of Imports and Interest Rates on Inflation: A Case Study in ASEAN Countries 2006-2019

Abstract: This research is a descriptive and explanative on the effect of imports interest rates inflation. study tries to understand factors that influence inflation in ASEAN countries for 2006-2019 period. The results show that: 1) Imports have significant inflation, this evidenced by sig 0.0001 <0.05. 2) Interest 0.0001<0.05 Fcount 15.43226 with determinant coefficient (R2) 0.573003. means 57.3% impact determined as contribution independent variables (imports rates) jointly dependent variable (inflation). While rest (42.7%) external not examined study.