In March 2016, entered the 3rd month in 2016 Metro back inflation. Group expenditure to trigger the occurrence of inflation dominated by food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco with an inflationary contribution of 0.0717 percent. The main cause of inflation in processed food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco due to the increase in the index in the subgroup of alcoholic beverages. Further expenditure groups is the cause of inflation is the group Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Fuel with a 0.0344 percent share of inflation; health group contributed to inflation by 0.0093 percent; clothing group contributing to inflation 0.0089 percent and education, recreation and sports with inflation share 0.0080. Subsequent expenditure group that foodstuffs with a 0.0076 percent share of inflation. Meanwhile, the group spending curb inflation namely transportation, communication and financial services with a share of 0.0093 percent deflation. Index changes in all seven such spending causes inflation in Metro City by 0.13 percent.
Commodities that contributed high inflation during the month of March 2016 include the onion, garlic, catfish, red chillies, bottled water, a new brick, sand, tomatoes, cayenne pepper, and live chickens.
Based on the calculation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in March 2016, inflation Metro City due to increases in the index for processed food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco with an inflation of 0.40 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel which increased the index by 0.17 percent; clothing were up 0.15 percent; health groups with inflation of 0.13 percent; education, recreation and sports with inflation of 0.12 percent and foodstuffs with inflation of 0.03 percent. While the group index declines and keep the rate of inflation namely transportation, communication and financial services with deflation of 0.08 percent.
Metro City ranks 43 nationally. Of the 82 cities, 58 cities experienced inflation and 24 cities experienced deflation. The highest inflation was in Bukit Tinggi by 1.18 percent, while the lowest inflation in Singkawang with inflation of 0.02 percent. The highest deflation occurred in Tanjung Pandan 1.22 percent and the lowest deflation in Meulaboh 0.07 percent.
Metro City in March 2016 based on the calculation of the rate of inflation (point to point) of 1.20 percent and year on year inflation (year on year) amounted to 4.83 percent
