In October 2016, entering the 10th month in 2016, Metro City experienced inflation. Group expenditure to trigger the occurrence of inflation dominated by housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel to the inflationary contribution of 0.0773 percent. The main cause of inflation in housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel due to the increase in the index in the sub-group of fuel, lighting and water. Furthermore a subsequent expenditure is the cause of inflation is the education, recreation and sports with a share of 0.0400 percent inflation, food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco contributed to inflation of 0.0209 percent, transport, communication and financial services with a share inflation of 0.0128 percent, and health groups to share 0.0006 percent inflation.
While the group curb inflation that foodstuffs with a share deflation of 0.1024 percent and clothing to share deflation of 0.0125 percent. Index changes on groups such spending causes inflation in Metro City at 0.04 percent.
Commodities that contributed high inflation during the month of October 2016 include red chili, electricity, tutoring, rice, household fuel, milk for infants, a light meal / snack, paint, mobile phones and carrots. Based on the calculation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in October 2016, inflation Metro City caused by the increase in the index of education, recreation and sports with inflation of 0.53 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel inflation at 0.36 percent; food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco by 0.12 percent inflation; group transport, communications and financial services with inflation of 0.11 percent and the health services index increased by 0.01 percent. While the group curb inflation which food group experienced deflation of 0.35 percent and clothing by 0.21 percent deflation.
In October 2016, based on the calculation of the inflation of the 82 cities observed price changes, there are 48 cities that experienced inflation and 34 cities experienced deflation. The highest inflation was in Sibolga at 1.32 percent, while the lowest inflation occurred in Manado with inflation of 0.01 percent. Meanwhile, the highest deflation occurred in Sorong amounted to 1.10 percent, while the lowest deflation was in Banda Aceh with deflation of 0.02 percent. Metro City with inflation of 0.04 percent ranks 43 nationally.
