Jakarta, June 3 -- Indonesia will take the International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) projection of 5 percent national unemployment rate for this year into account in designing anticipatory measures to sustain growth, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) head Hasan Nasbi said.

According to Nasbi, the government will also pay heed to inputs from other economic institutions, considering their analysis can help it anticipate turmoil and maintain economic growth.

"Analysis from institutions such as the IMF is certainly an important input for the government to anticipate, to maintain our economy," he said in Jakarta on Tuesday.

However, the government will still refer to the results of the National Labor Force Survey ( Sakernas ), an officia...