Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Prices in Sorong Regency Increased by 0.11% in December
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In December, the price of non-alcoholic beverage components contributing to inflation in Sorong Regency reached 0.11%. This figure is lower than the previous month's 0.15%. Among the six inflation groups measured in this region, the food, beverage, and tobacco group contributed 0.76% to regional inflation.
The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) for food, beverages, and tobacco in Sorong Regency was at 102.74 in December 2024, higher than the previous month's 102.63.
This regency is a new area included in the 2024 CPI calculation. Previously, based on the 2018 CPI, BPS only calculated 90 regencies/cities. Starting in 2024, using the 2022 base year, the CPI is calculated based on the consumption patterns from the Cost of Living Survey (SBH) in 150 regencies/cities in 2022 (2022=100).
Historically, regional inflation data for this area has only been available since the beginning of 2024. Compared to the beginning of the year, prices of components contributing to inflation in Sorong Regency have grown by 1.89% (year to date/ytd).
Food, beverage, and tobacco inflation is the highest compared to other sub-groups (data as of December 2024).
The following is the inflation of food, beverage, and tobacco sub-groups measured by BPS for December in Sorong Regency:
* Food, beverage, and tobacco group: 0.76%
* Food group: 0.95%
* Non-alcoholic beverage group: 0.11%
* Cigarette and tobacco group: 0.07%
Compared to 106 other regencies/cities, the highest food, beverage, and tobacco inflation in Indonesia was 0.37% with a CPI of 109.75, and the lowest was in Timor Tengah Selatan Regency at 14.42% with a CPI of 111.25. Sorong Regency ranks 72nd.
National general inflation in September 2024 decreased by 0.12% month-on-month and -8.4% year-on-year. Although lower than the previous month's inflation, this monthly inflation rate is not as high as the same period last year, which was recorded at 2.86%.
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