In July 2012, the city of Bandar Lampung experienced inflation like the previous month. All seven expenditure groups contribute to the formation of inflation in Bandar Lampung City. The increase in prices of various commodities in the seven expenditure groups resulted in inflation in Bandar Lampung City of 0.52 percent.
Seven expenditure groups in July 2012 experienced an increase in the index which caused inflation. Inflation in Bandar Lampung City was ranked 51st out of 66 cities where price developments were observed. Of the 66 cities, all experienced inflation, high inflation occurred in Pangkal Pinang at 3.17 percent, Palu at 1.86 percent, and Cirebon at 1.81 percent, while low inflation occurred in Sibolga at 0.11 percent and Pekan Baru at 0.12 percent. .
Based on the calculation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), inflation occurred due to an increase in the index in the clothing group, up 1.76 percent; health group rose 1.54 percent; the education, recreation and sports group rose by 0.66 percent; the foodstuffs group rose 0.64 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel group rose 0.38 percent; the prepared food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco group rose 0.23 percent; and the transportation, communications and financial services group rose 0.10 percent.
Several commodities that dominantly contribute to inflation include purebred chicken eggs, children's school uniforms, purebred chicken meat, house rent, granulated sugar, powder, watermelon, jeans trousers, beef, garlic, house contracts, coconuts, brown sugar and chickens. life. Calendar year (point to point) inflation in July 2012 in Bandar Lampung City was 2.20 percent, while year on year (yoy) inflation in July 2012 was 4.34 percent.
