In August 2016, entering the 8th month in 2016, Metro City experienced inflation. Group expenditure to trigger the occurrence of inflation dominated by education, recreation and sports with inflationary contribution of 0.2966 percent. The main cause of inflation in the food group due to the increase in the index in the subgroup of educational services. Furthermore a subsequent expenditure is the cause of inflation is the share of foodstuffs with inflation of 0.2947 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel contributed to inflation by 0.0546 percent; food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco by inflation 0.0042 percent and the transport, communications and financial services with 0.0001 percent inflation.
While the group curb inflation that health groups to share perrsen 0.0050 deflation and deflation clothing group with 0.0048 percent. Index changes on groups such spending causes inflation in Metro City 0.64 percent.
Commodities that contributed high inflation during the month of July 2016 include charges Elementary School, rice, chili, eggs, electricity tariff, the onion, the cost of junior high schools, cigarette filters, cassava leaves and live chickens. Based on the calculation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August 2016, inflation Metro City caused by the increase in the index of education, recreation and sports with inflation of 4.15 percent; foodstuffs with inflation of 1.01 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel by 0.26 percent inflation; food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco index increased by 0.02 percent. While the group curb inflation, namely clothing and health groups experienced deflation of 0.08 percent respectively.
In August 2016, based on the calculation of the inflation of the 82 cities observed price changes, there are 33 cities that experienced inflation and 49 cities experienced deflation. The highest inflation was in Sorong and Manokwari 1.27 percent, while the lowest inflation in Kendari and Jakarta with inflation of 0.01 percent. Meanwhile, the highest deflation occurred in Kupang by 0.87 percent, while the lowest deflation was in Cilegon with deflation of 0.01 percent. Metro City with inflation of 0.64 percent ranks 10th nationally.
