<![CDATA[In Indonesia, crude oil plays a significant role in the country’s economy as it serves as a source of income and meets the country's energy needs. Therefore, fluctuations in crude oil prices have a significant impact on the economic activities of the society. Forecasting the price of Indonesian crude oil is thus crucial. The international price of crude oil in Indonesia is known as the Indonesian Crude Oil Price (ICP). One commonly used statistical method for forecasting is the ARIMA method. However, the ARIMA method has certain assumptions that need to be fulfil, and many real-world data cannot meet these assumptions. Hence, forecasting using the Fuzzy Time Series (FTS) method, which does not rely on assumptions, is employed. Some popular FTS methods include the Cheng FTS method and the Markov Chain FTS method. This study implements the Cheng FTS and Markov Chain FTS methods on the ICP data from May 2018 to June 2023 to determine the most appropriate method for forecasting. The analysis results using the Cheng FTS method on the testing data yield a Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) value of 4,083%, while the Markov Chain FTS method has MAPE value of 4,585%. The Cheng FTS method selected as the appropriate model for forecasting the ICP data since it has a smaller MAPE value. Using the Cheng FTS method, the predicted ICP value for July 2023 is US$72,907 per barrel.Keywords: ICP; FTS Cheng; FTS Markov Chain; MAPE]]>
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