At the end of 2009, although there was an increase in several commodities with high consumption value, such as filtered cigarettes, rice and granulated sugar, there were several other commodities such as red chilies, several types of fresh fish and some electronic goods such as televisions and VCD/DVD players. experiencing a significant decline in prices, causing deflation in the city of Bandar Lampung of 0.25 percent. The group that contributed the most to deflation was the foodstuffs group, mainly due to the decline in prices of red chilies, spinach, mackerel, flying fish, cayenne pepper and several other commodities. Apart from foodstuffs, several other groups also experienced deflation, namely the housing group, the health services group and the education, recreation and sports group. Several commodities in the ready-made food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco and clothing groups also experienced price declines. Deflation in the city of Bandar Lampung is ranked 57th out of 66 cities where price developments were observed. Overall, 48 cities experienced inflation and 18 cities experienced deflation. The highest inflation occurred in Ambon at 3.49 percent. Meanwhile, the lowest inflation occurred in Maumere with deflation of 0.83 percent.
Based on the calculation of the consumer price index (CPI), deflation occurred due to a decrease in the index in four expenditure groups, namely foodstuffs 2.04 percent, housing 0.05 percent, health services 0.07 percent and education, recreation and sports 0.74 percent. Meanwhile, three other groups experienced inflation, namely processed food, drinks, cigarettes and tobacco at 1.70 percent, clothing at 1.14 percent and transport and communications at 0.01 percent.
Several commodities that dominantly contribute to deflation include red chilies, spinach, mackerel, flying fish, cayenne pepper, cucumbers, color television, green mustard greens, green beans and cassava leaves. Until December 2009, based on the calendar year (point to point) and year on year, inflation in Bandar Lampung City was 4.18 percent.
