November 22, 2013 | Other Activities
In February 2013 the city of Banjarmasin experienced inflation of 0.43 percent. Of the 66 cities in Indonesia, there were 60 cities experiencing inflation, while 6 other cities experiencing deflation. The highest inflation in Jayapura of 3.15 percent and the lowest occurred in Sibolga by 0.12 percent, while the highest deflation occurred in Ambon by 2.29 percent and the lowest deflation occurred in the city of Sampit of 0.01 percent.
Inflation Banjarmasin occur due to increases in the price indices shown by the increase in processed food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco by 0.73 percent, housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel increased by 1.68 percent, the health of 1.64 percent, education, recreation, and sport of 0.06 percent and the transport, communications and financial services by 0.38 percent. Meanwhile, foodstuffs fell by 0.44 percent, and clothing fell by 0.78 percent.
According components, goods whose prices are influenced by government policy (administered goods inflation) generally experienced inflation of 1.71 percent, the volatile prices (volatile goods inflation) deflation of 0.73 percent and core components (core inflation) inflation amounted to 0.63 percent.
Inflation calendar year (February to February) 2013 by 1.58 percent, while the rate of inflation "year on year" (February 2013 to February 2012) of 4.90 percent.
