Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Prices in Manado City Down 0.02%

Prices of components contributing to non-alcoholic beverage inflation in Manado City in May decreased by 0.02%. Although this figure shows a decrease, it remains higher than the 2.34% decrease recorded the previous month. Among the nine inflation groups measured in this region, the food, beverage, and tobacco group contributed 0.98% to the region's inflation.

The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) for food, beverages, and tobacco in Manado City was at 99.21 in May 2024, lower than the previous month's 99.23.

Compared to the same month last year, food, beverage, and tobacco inflation has decreased by 22.19% (year-on-year/YoY). Compared to the beginning of the year, prices of components contributing to inflation in Manado City have experienced a growth of -2.53% (year-to-date/YTD).

This food, beverage, and tobacco inflation is the highest compared to other sub-groups (data as of May 2024).

The following is the inflation of food, beverage, and tobacco sub-groups measured by BPS in Manado City for May:

• Food group: 1.19%
• Food, beverage, and tobacco group: 0.98%
• Non-alcoholic beverage group: -0.02%

Compared to 118 other regencies/cities, the highest food, beverage, and tobacco inflation occurred in Palopo City at 0.18% with a CPI of 102.05, and the lowest occurred in Merauke Regency at -0.21% with a CPI of 99.69. Manado City ranked 83rd.

The following are the 10 regencies/cities with the highest food, beverage, and tobacco sub-group inflation in May 2024:

• Meulaboh: 6.41%
• South Sorong Regency: 6.3%
• Muara Enim Regency: 6.08%
• Dharmasraya Regency: 6.07%
• Bengkulu City: 4.86%
• Sorong Regency: 4.21%
• Bandar Lampung City: 3.79%
• Kota Baru Regency: 3.67%
• Jambi City: 2.77%
• Konawe Regency: 2.71%