In September 2016, entering the 9th 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 0.0862 percent. The main cause of inflation in the food group due to the increase in the index in the sub-group education services. Furthermore a subsequent expenditure is the cause of inflation is the share of foodstuffs with inflation of 0.0746 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel contributed to inflation by 0.0164 percent; health group contributed to inflation by 0.0087 percent and clothing with a 0.0020 percent share of inflation. While the group curb inflation ie the processed food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco with deflation share 0.0356 percent and the transport, communication and financial services with a share of 0.0018 percent deflation. Index changes on groups such spending causes inflation in Metro City by 0.15 percent. Commodities that contributed high inflation during the month of September 2016 adalahcabai including red rice, the cost of Colleges / Universities, garlic, chicken, electricity tariff, kale, dencis, cooking oil and squid.
Based on the calculation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in
September 2016, inflation Metro City caused by the increase in the index of education, recreation and sports with inflation of 1.17 percent; foodstuffs with inflation of 0.25 percent; health groups with inflation of 0.10 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel by 0.07 percent inflation and clothing which increased the index by 0.03 percent. While the group curb inflation ie the processed food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco by 0.20 percent deflation as well as groups of transport and communication and financial services 0.02 percent deflation.
In September 2016, based on the calculation of the inflation of the 82 cities observed price changes, there are 58 cities that experienced inflation and 24 cities experienced deflation. The highest inflation was in Sibolga of 1.85 percent, while the lowest inflation was in Purwokerto and Banyuwangi with inflation of 0.02 percent. Meanwhile, the highest deflation occurred in Pontianak by 1.06 percent, while the lowest deflation was in Kendari with deflation of 0.01 percent. Metro City with inflation of 0.15 percent ranks 39th nationally.
