February
2011, the prepared food, beverage, cigarette & tobacco and health
groups contributed the most to the formation of inflation in Bandar
Lampung City. Meanwhile, in January 2011 the food ingredients group was
the largest contributing group, in February 2011 it was ranked fourth.
The increase in prices of various commodities in these three groups and
some in other groups resulted in inflation in Bandar Lampung City of
0.70 percent.
A
total of four groups in February 2011 experienced an increase in their
index. The two groups that contributed most to inflation were the
ready-made food, beverages, cigarettes & tobacco group, mainly due
to the increase in prices of several commodities such as clove
cigarettes, white cigarettes and porridge; and health groups caused by
increases in hospital rates. Meanwhile, in the housing, water,
electricity, gas & fuel group, the most dominant commodities are
house contracts and bricks. Inflation in Bandar Lampung City was ranked
9th out of 66 cities where price developments were observed. A total of
40 cities experienced inflation and 26 cities experienced deflation. The
highest inflation occurred in Singkawang at 1.75 percent, while the
largest deflation occurred in Sumenep at 0.80 percent.
Based
on the calculation of the consumer price index (CPI), inflation
occurred due to an increase in the index in four expenditure groups,
namely foodstuffs 0.55 percent, prepared food, drinks, cigarettes and
tobacco 1.10 percent, housing 0.67 percent, and health 6. 55 percent.
The education, recreation and sports group and the transport,
communication and financial services group did not experience changes in
the index, while the clothing group experienced a decline in the index
of 0.84 percent.
Several
commodities that dominantly contribute to inflation include hospital
rates, filtered kretek cigarettes, house contracts, bricks, coconuts,
tuna, kretek cigarettes, mackerel, shallots and porridge. Calendar year
(point to point) inflation in February 2011 was 1.53 percent, while year
on year (yoy) inflation in Bandar Lampung City was 10.49 percent.
