Like
the previous month, the city of Bandar Lampung in February was still
experiencing inflation. There are six expenditure groups that contribute
to the formation of inflation in Bandar Lampung City, namely the
foodstuffs group; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel groups;
prepared food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco groups; educational,
recreational, and sports groups; transport, communications and financial
services group; and health groups. Meanwhile, the clothing group makes a
negative contribution or restrains the rate of inflation. Price changes
in the seven expenditure groups caused inflation in Bandar Lampung City
of 0.73 percent.
Several
commodities that dominantly contribute to inflation include garlic,
tomatoes, non-foreman craftsmen, electricity rates, shallots, fried
chicken, young jackfruit, house contracts, fresh anchovies and fresh
goldfish.
Based
on the calculation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), inflation in
Bandar Lampung City occurred due to an increase in the index in the
foodstuffs group which rose 1.33 percent; housing, water, electricity,
gas and fuel group rose 1.09 percent; the education, recreation and
sports group rose 0.53 percent; the prepared food, beverages, cigarettes
and tobacco group rose 0.41 percent; the transportation, communications
and financial services group rose 0.12 percent; and the health group
rose 0.02 percent. Meanwhile, the clothing group experienced a decline
in the ind
