Audience with the Assistant II of Metro City

On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, the Head of the Statistics of Metro Municipality, along with the team of functional statisticians, met with Mr. Yeri Hewan, Assistant II for Economy and Development of Metro City, in his office. They were accompanied by Robby Kurniawan, Head of the Public Works and Spatial Planning Service (PUTR), and Yulia Candra Sari, Head of the Economic Section. This meeting was a form of collaboration between the Statistics of Metro Municipality and the Metro City government for city development planning.

During the audience, the Assistant II conveyed several messages from the Mayor regarding the absence of incentive funds for the inflation control team in several cities, including Metro City. Arum Purbowati, Head of the Statistics of Metro Municipality, along with Ade Fitriansyah, the team leader responsible for recording inflation in Metro City, explained the differences between the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the IPH calculated by the regencies other than the CPI cities. The CPI cities, like Metro, calculate inflation with a commodity package of 271 items, whereas the IPH only monitors 21 commodities under the Ministry of Home Affairs through the trade offices of the regencies.

Through Assistant II, the Metro City government hopes that the strategic data released by the Statistics of Metro Municipality, used as performance indicators for the Metro City government, can be obtained before the end of March each year.

On this occasion, Assistant II expressed the hope that coordination would continue and assured that the Metro City government is ready to support the Statistics of Metro Municipality in any activities that require the city's backing.