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Staple food contributes deflation in September: BPS
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Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Suryamin said staple food contributed a lot to the deflation in September, which stood at 0.05 percent with a consumer price index (IHK) of 121.67.
'The 0.05 percent deflation in September was triggered by a deflation in staple food, which stood at 1.7 percent, followed by transportation, communication and finance services at 0.4 percent,' he said as quoted by Antara in Jakarta on Thursday.
Suryamin said prices of food commodities had returned to normal after Ramadhan and Idul Fitri festivities. 'Eggs, chicken, milk, vegetables, fruits and cooking spices have all suffered a deflation,' he said.
BPS data said five groups experienced an increased index. The processed food, beverages, cigarette and tobacco recorded a 0.39 percent inflation in September, followed by housing, tap water, electricity, gas and fuel (0.20 percent), clothing (0.83 percent), health (0.44 percent) and education, recreation and sports (0.89 percent).
With such an inflation development in September, the calendar year inflation rate (January-September) stood at 2.24 percent while the year-on-year inflation stood at 6.83 percent.
Meanwhile, core components experienced a 0.44 percent inflation in September so that the calendar year core component inflation rate (January-September) stood at 3.32 percent and the year-on-year core component inflation rate stood at 5.07 percent.
Of total 82 IHK cities, 36 cities experienced a deflation while the 46 others suffered an inflation. The highest deflation rate occurred in Sibolga, which stood at 1.85 percent with an IHK level of 120.15 and the lowest deflation was in Bandung, which reached 0.01 percent with an IHK of 120.61.
The highest inflation occurred in Merauke, which stood at 1.33 percent with an IHK of 123.20, while the lowest inflation was in Jakarta, which stood at 0.01 percent and IHK 122.38. (ebf)(++++)
