April
2011, the food ingredients group contributed the most to the formation
of deflation in Bandar Lampung City. Meanwhile, the groups that are
holding back the rate of deflation are the clothing group and the
housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel groups. The decline in prices
of various commodities in the foodstuffs group resulted in deflation in
Bandar Lampung City of 0.10 percent.
Only
one group in April 2011 experienced a decline in the index which caused
deflation, namely the foodstuffs group which was mainly due to the
decline in prices of red chilies, rice, spinach, cayenne peppers, green
chilies, purebred chicken eggs and red onions. Five other groups
experienced an increase in the index which held back the rate of
deflation, namely the clothing group, the housing, water, electricity,
gas & fuel group, the transport, communication & financial
services group, the health group, and the ready-made food, beverages,
cigarettes & tobacco group. Deflation in Bandar Lampung City was
ranked 16th out of 66 cities where price developments were observed. A
total of 9 cities experienced inflation and 57 cities experienced
deflation. The highest inflation occurred in Ternate at 0.52 percent,
while the largest deflation occurred in Jambi at 1.57 percent.
Based
on the calculation of the consumer price index (CPI), deflation
occurred due to a decline in the index in the food expenditure group of
0.96 percent. The education, recreation and sports group did not
experience a change in the index, while the clothing group experienced
an increase in the index of 0.57 percent, the housing group rose 0.48
percent, the transportation group 0.05 percent, health 0.04 percent, and
ready-made food, drinks , cigarettes, & tobacco 0.01 percent.
Several
commodities that dominantly contributed to deflation include red
chilies, rice, spinach, cayenne pepper, powder, green chilies, purebred
chicken eggs, cement, shallots and granulated sugar. Calendar year
(point to point) inflation in April 2011 was 1.00 percent, while year on
year (yoy) inflation in Bandar Lampung City was 9.94 percent.
