In November 2016, entering the 11th month in 2016, Metro City experienced inflation. Group expenditure to trigger the occurrence of inflation dominated by foodstuffs with inflationary contribution of 0.4753 percent followed by housing, electricity, water, gas and fuel with 0.0828 percent contribution to inflation. Then followed by food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco with inflation donations 0.0215 percent, health by contributing to the inflation 0.0126 percent and the transport, communication and financial services with 0.0042 percent contribution to inflation.
Further, the group Clothing and education, recreation and sports are also experiencing inflation with inflation each foreign donations amounting to 0.0032 percent and 0.0014 percent. Index changes in all seven groups such spending causes inflation in Metro amounted to 0.60 percent.
Commodities that contributed high inflation during the month of November 2016 include red chili, onion, rice, household fuel, cayenne pepper, garlic, clove cigarette filter, oranges, tomatoes, and toothpaste.
Based on the calculation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in November 2016, inflation Metro City caused by increase in the index foodstuff with inflation of 1.63 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel by 0.38 percent inflation; health groups with an inflation of 0.19 percent; food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco with an inflation of 0.13 percent; clothing group that experienced inflation of 0.05 percent; groups of transport and communications and financial services are experiencing inflation of 0.04 percent and education, recreation and sports with inflation of 0.01 percent.
In November 2016, based on the calculation of the inflation of the 82 cities observed price changes, there are 78 cities that experienced inflation and 4 cities experiencing deflation. The highest inflation was in Manado by 2.86 percent, while the lowest inflation was in Singkawang with inflation of 0.05 percent. Meanwhile, the highest deflation occurred in Bau-Bau by 1.54 percent, while the lowest deflation was in Kendari with deflation of 0.22 percent. Metro City with inflation of 0.60 percent ranked 26th nationally. Of the 23 cities on the island of Sumatra, all of which inflation with the highest inflation occurred in Pekanbaru is 1.30 percent and the lowest occurred in Bengkulu at 0.06 percent. Metro City with inflation of 0.60 per cent was ranked 12th on the island of Sumatra.
