Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Prices in Wajo Regency Increased by 0.97%
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The price of components contributing to inflation in cigarettes and tobacco in Wajo Regency in August was 0.97%. This figure is higher than the previous month's 0.04%. Among the five inflation groups measured in this region, the food, beverage, and tobacco group contributed 0.23% to inflation in Wajo Regency.
The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) for food, beverages, and tobacco in Wajo Regency was at 130.51 in August 2024, higher than the previous month's 129.25.
This regency is a new area included in the 2024 CPI calculation. Previously, referring to 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, inflation data for this region has only been available since the beginning of 2024. Compared to the beginning of the year, the prices of components contributing to inflation in Wajo Regency have grown by 5% (year to date/ytd).
Compared to 11 other groups, this inflation group ranks third.
The following is the inflation of the food, beverage, and tobacco sub-groups measured by BPS for August in Wajo Regency:
* Food, beverage, and tobacco group: 0.23%
* Non-alcoholic beverages group: -0.09%
* Cigarettes and tobacco group: 0.97%
* Food group: 0.08%
Compared to 122 other regencies/cities, the highest food, beverage, and tobacco inflation occurred in Sukabumi City at 0.04% with a CPI of 114.3, and the lowest occurred in Sibolga City at 0.08% with a CPI of 120.06. Wajo Regency ranks 30th.
National inflation (general) in June 2024 was 0.12%, down from the previous month (month to month/m-to-m). Compared to the beginning of the year, national general inflation reached 1.04% (ytd), and compared to June 2019, inflation decreased by 23.07% (yoy).
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