Personal Care and Other Services Inflation in Aceh Tengah Regency, August: -3.97%
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Other personal care expenditures in Aceh Tengah Regency last August decreased by 3.97%. This figure is lower than the previous month's 0.47%. Among the eight inflation groups measured in this region, the other personal care and services group contributed -1.6% to the region's inflation.
The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) for other personal care and services in Aceh Tengah Regency was at 101.96 in August 2024, lower than the previous month's 106.18.
This regency/city 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, expenditures in Aceh Tengah Regency have grown by 1.19% (year to date/ytd).
Based on the BPS survey data for August 2024, these 11 inflation groups ranked eighth compared to other subgroups.
The following is the inflation of the other personal care and services subgroup measured by BPS for August in Aceh Tengah Regency:
- Other personal care group -3.97%
- Personal care group -0.66%
- Personal care and other services group -1.6%
Compared to 150 other regencies/cities, the highest inflation for other personal care and services occurred in Sidenreng Rappang Regency at 1.86% with a CPI of 127.07, and the lowest occurred in East Lampung Regency at -0.58% with a CPI of 139.26. Aceh Tengah Regency ranked 149th.
Indonesia's inflation rate in June 2024 reached 0.12% monthly and -23.07% annually. Although lower than the previous month's inflation, this monthly inflation rate was not as high as the same period last year, which was recorded at 3.28%.
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