June 2018, Bandar Lampung City experienced an inflation of 0.98 percent due to an increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 133.32 in May 2018 to 134.62 in June 2018. Five expenditure groups experienced inflation in Bandar Lampung City, the transport group , communications and financial services increased by 2.48 percent; food ingredients 2.06 percent; clothing group of 1.38 percent; finished food, beverages, cigarette and tobacco 0.24 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel 0.02 percent. While for health groups and education, recreation and sports groups did not experience any changes in index.
The contribution of expenditure groups in the formation of inflation in June 2018 was in the foodstuff category by 0.51 percent, the transport, communication and financial services group by 0.37 percent; clothing group 0.06 percent; and food, beverage, cigarette and tobacco 0.04 percent. Meanwhile, for the housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel groups; health groups; and education, recreation and sports groups do not contribute to the formation of inflation or deflation.
Some of the dominant commodities contributed to the formation of inflation, inter-city transportation, red peppers, onions, charter / rental vehicles, live chickens, chicken meat, Muslim clothes, squid, spinach, and vegetable tomatoes.
