Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Inflation in Pematang Siantar City, August: -0.01%
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In Pematang Siantar City in August, prices of components contributing to food, beverage, and tobacco inflation decreased by 0.01%. Although this represents a decrease, it is still higher than the 1.64% decrease recorded the previous month. Among the five inflation groups measured in this region, the food, beverage, and tobacco group contributed -0.01% to regional inflation.
The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food, beverages, and tobacco in Pematang Siantar City was at 107.48 in August 2024, lower than the previous month's 107.49.
Compared to the same month last year, food, beverage, and tobacco inflation decreased by 11.43% (year-on-year/YoY). Compared to the beginning of the year, prices of components contributing to inflation in Pematang Siantar City have shown a -0.85% growth (year-to-date/YTD).
Based on BPS survey data for August 2024, these 11 inflation groups ranked fourth compared to other subgroups.
The following is the inflation of food, beverage, and tobacco subgroups measured by BPS for August in Pematang Siantar City:
* Food, beverage, and tobacco group: -0.01%
* Food group: -0.28%
* Cigarette and tobacco group: 1.47%
Compared to 150 other regencies/cities, the highest food, beverage, and tobacco inflation occurred in Mataram City (-0.12% with a CPI of 107.71), and the lowest in Bekasi City (-0.45% with a CPI of 112.83). Pematang Siantar City ranked 23rd.
The following are the 10 regencies/cities with the highest food, beverage, and tobacco inflation in August 2024:
* Tanjung Pandan: 4.25%
* Belitung Timur Regency: 1.68%
* Kotamobagu City: 1%
* Kerinci Regency: 1%
* Gunung Sitoli City: 0.92%
* Aceh Tamiang Regency: 0.9%
* Labuhan Batu Regency: 0.85%
* Halmahera Tengah Regency: 0.67%
* Tabanan Regency: 0.55%
* Depok City: 0.47%
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