In February 2016, entered the 2nd month in 2016 Metro back inflation. Group expenditure to trigger the occurrence of inflation dominated by housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel to the inflationary contribution of 0.2575 percent. The main cause of inflation in housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel due to the increase in the index in the subgroup of living quarters.
Furthermore a subsequent expenditure is the cause of inflation is food, drinks, cigarettes, and tobacco with a 0.2007 percent share of inflation and clothing contributing 0.0172 percent inflation. Meanwhile, four (4) groups spending curb inflation namely transportation, communication and financial services with a share of deflation 0.0342 percent; foodstuffs with a 0.0240 percent share of deflation; Health groups are contributing to deflation 0.0012 percent and education, recreation and sports with a 0.0008 percent share of deflation. Index changes in all seven of these expenses resulted in inflation of 0.42 percent of Metro City.
Commodities that contributed high inflation during the month of February 2016 include worker wages foreman, with a side dish of rice, sugar, kale, garlic, sand, house rent, satay, wages of domestic helpers and home contracts.
Based on the calculation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in February 2016, inflation Metro City due to increases in the index for processed food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco with an inflation of 1.16 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and materials fuel index increased by 1.20 percent and clothing which rose 0.31 percent. While the group has decreased and curb inflation index that foodstuffs with deflation of 0.08 percent; health groups with deflation of 0.01 percent; education, recreation and sports with deflation of 0.02 percent as well as transportation, communication and financial services with deflation of 0.28 percent.
Metro City is ranked fifth nationally. Of the 82 cities, 30 cities experienced inflation and 52 cities experienced deflation. The highest inflation was in Tanjung Pandan 1.02 percent, while the lowest inflation in Banda Aceh with inflation of 0.02 percent. The highest deflation occurred in Merauke by 2.95 percent and the lowest deflation in Sibolga 0.02 percent.
