Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Prices in Luwu Timur Regency Increased by 1.38% in December
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In December, the prices of components contributing to food inflation in Luwu Timur Regency reached 1.38%. This figure is higher than the previous month's 0.23%. Among the six inflation groups measured in this region, the food, beverage, and tobacco group contributed 1.06% to regional inflation.
The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) for food, beverages, and tobacco in Luwu Timur Regency was at 108.82 in December 2024, higher than the previous month's 107.34.
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, data on inflation in this region has only been available since the beginning of 2024. Compared to the beginning of the year, prices of components contributing to inflation in Luwu Timur Regency have grown by 1.1% (year to date/ytd).
Food, beverage, and tobacco inflation was 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 per December in Luwu Timur Regency:
* Food, beverage, and tobacco group: 1.06%
* Food group: 1.38%
* Non-alcoholic beverage group: -0.06%
* Cigarette and tobacco group: 0.1%
Compared to 150 other regencies/cities, the highest food, beverage, and tobacco inflation in Indonesia was 1.6% with a CPI of 109.34, and the lowest was in Jayawijaya Regency at 4.5% with a CPI of 117.86. Luwu Timur Regency ranked 91st.
The following are the 10 regencies/cities with the highest food, beverage, and tobacco sub-group inflation in December 2024:
* Bau Bau City: 5.83%
* Maumere: 4.83%
* South Central Timor Regency: 4.63%
* Jayawijaya Regency: 4.5%
* Merauke Regency: 3.85%
* Tanjung Pandan: 3.82%
* Gunung Sitoli City: 3.68%
* East Belitung Regency: 3.65%
* Lhokseumawe City: 3.5%
* Deli Serdang Regency: 3.35%
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