Personal Care and Other Services Spending in Medan City Decreased by 0.14% in December
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Other personal care expenditures in Medan City decreased by 0.14% in December. This figure is lower than the previous month's 1.21%. Among the eight inflation groups measured in this area, the other personal care and services group contributed 0.36% to inflation in Medan City.
The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) for personal care and other services in Medan City was at 135.15 in December 2024, lower than the previous month's 135.34.
Compared to the same month last year, inflation for personal care and other services reached 3.44% (year on year/yoy). Compared to the beginning of the year, expenditures in Medan City have grown by 19.98% (year to date/ytd).
Compared to the other 11 groups, this inflation group ranked fifth.
The following is the inflation of personal care and other services sub-groups measured by BPS for December in Medan City:
* Other personal care and services group: 0.36%
* Personal care group: 0.61%
* Other personal care group: -0.14%
Compared to 149 other regencies/cities, the highest inflation for other personal care and services occurred in Indonesia at 0.3% with a CPI of 128.44, and the lowest occurred in East Lampung Regency with a decrease of 0.27% and a CPI of 145.17. Medan City ranked 85th.
National inflation (general) in September 2024 decreased by 0.12% month-to-month (m-to-m). Compared to the beginning of the year, national general inflation reached 1.08% (ytd), and compared to November 2023, inflation decreased by 8.4% (yoy).
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