At the beginning of 2011, the foodstuffs group contributed the most to inflation in the city of Bandar Lampung. Meanwhile, in December 2010, the group of prepared foods, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco was the largest contributing group, but in January 2011 it was ranked second. The increase in prices of various commodities in these two groups and some in other groups resulted in inflation in Bandar Lampung City of 0.83 percent.
A total of six groups in December experienced an increase in their index. The group that contributes most to inflation is food, especially due to rising prices of several commodities such as red chilies, tuna, shallots and cucumbers. Meanwhile, in the ready-made food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco groups, the most dominant commodities are filtered clove cigarettes, noodles and white cigarettes. Inflation in Bandar Lampung City was ranked 41st out of 66 cities where price developments were observed. A total of 62 cities experienced inflation and 4 cities experienced deflation. The highest inflation occurred in Padang at 3.70 percent, while the largest deflation occurred in Sorong at 1.07 percent.
Based on the calculation of the consumer price index (CPI), inflation occurred due to an increase in the index in six expenditure groups, namely foodstuffs 1.43 percent, ready-made food, drinks, cigarettes and tobacco 1.04 percent, housing 0.35 percent, clothing 1.31 percent , health 0.14 percent, and transport and communications 0.43 percent. The education, recreation and sports groups did not experience changes in the index.
Several commodities that dominantly contribute to inflation include red chilies, filtered clove cigarettes, gold jewelry, household fuel, gasoline, tuna, red onions, cement and cucumbers. Calendar year inflation (point to point) is the same as inflation in January 2011, namely 0.83 percent, while year on year (yoy) inflation in Bandar Lampung City was 10.32 percent.
