January 2018, Bandar Lampung City experienced an inflation of 1.42 percent due to an increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 131.31 in December 2017 to 133.17 in January 2018. Six expenditure groups contributed to the formation of inflation in Bandar Lampung City, namely the foodstuff category contributed to the formation of inflation by 0.64 percent; finished food, beverages, cigarette and tobacco by 0.25 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel by 0.37 percent; clothing by 0.04 percent; education, recreation and sports groups by 0.09 percent; and the transport, communication and financial services group by 0.03 percent. While the health group does not contribute to the formation of inflation or deflation.
Some of the dominant commodities contributed to the inflation, rice, non-foreman, red pepper, learning guidance, filter clove cigarettes, fried chicken, clove cigarettes, noodles, swallows / bengkol, and cayenne pepper.
Bandar Lampung City Inflation is ranked 1st of 82 cities observed by price developments. Of 82 cities, 79 cities experienced inflation and 3 deflationary cities. The highest inflation occurred in Bandar Lampung at 1.42 percent, while the lowest inflation occurred in Tangerang by 0.04 percent. The highest deflation occurred in Jayapura at -1.12 percent and the lowest deflation occurred in Meulaboh of -0.14 percent.
Bandar Lampung City, in January 2018 based on the calculation of year to point inflation of 1.42 percent, and year on year inflation (yoy) is 3.73 percent.
