During the 2017 Ramadan fasting month, most food commodity prices increased by an average of 4.8 percent. Based on data from the Strategic Food Price Information Center (PIHPS), the highest increase was experienced by shallots, which rose by 20.91 percent. Before Ramadan, the price of shallots was around Rp 29,650 per kilogram (kg); currently, the price has reached Rp 35,850/kg. Meanwhile, garlic prices decreased. Currently, the price of garlic is around Rp 42,850, down 20.42 percent compared to before Ramadan.
Although dominated by price increases in several commodities, the average price of basic necessities during this year's Ramadan fasting month was relatively more controlled. Indeed, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution estimated that the inflation rate throughout Ramadan or June this year would only be 0.39 percent. This projection shows the lowest figure since Ramadan 2007, or in the last decade.
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