Inflation Slows Down, Food Commodity Prices Drop
1 October 2015 14:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Central Statistics Agency has stated that inflation rate for January-September 2015 period reached 2.24 percent, lower than January-August 2015 period which was 2.29 percent and January-September 2014 period which was 3.71 percent.
The inflation rate slowdown is caused by price decline of several commodities. Specifically, in September, deflation occurred in 36 out of 82 cities and the general price decline is 0.05 percent.
The price decline occurs in food material group (1.07 percent) and transportation, communication and financial services groups (0.40 percent). The groups that experience index increase are beverages, cigarettes and tobacco (0.39 percent), houses, water, electricity, gas and fuel (0.2 percent), clothing (0.83 percent), health (0.44 percent) and education, recreation and sport (0.89 percent).
The highest deflation is in Sibolga with 1.85 percent and Consumer Price Index (IHK) 120.15 percent and the lowest is in Bandung with 0.01 percent with IHK 120.61 percent. The highest inflation is in Merauke with 1.33 percent and IHK 123.2 percent and the lowest is in Jakarta with 0.01 percent with IHK 122.38.
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