Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Prices in Batam City Increased by 2.05% in December
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The price of food, beverage, and tobacco components contributing to inflation in Batam City in December reached 2.05%. This figure is higher than the previous month's 0.58%. Among the six inflation groups measured in this area, the food, beverage, and tobacco group contributed 2.05% to regional inflation.
The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) for food, beverages, and tobacco in Batam City was at 110.64 in December 2024, higher than the previous month's 108.42.
Compared to the same month last year, inflation for food, beverages, and tobacco has fallen by 14.96% (year-on-year/yoy). Compared to the beginning of the year, prices of components contributing to inflation in Batam City have grown by 1.18% (year-to-date/ytd).
This food, beverage, and tobacco inflation is the highest compared to other sub-groups (December 2024 data).
The following is the inflation of food, beverage, and tobacco subgroups measured by BPS in Batam City for December:
* Cigarettes and tobacco group: 0.77%
* Non-alcoholic beverages group: 0.28%
* Food group: 2.35%
* Food, beverage, and tobacco group: 2.05%
Compared to 150 other regencies/cities in Indonesia, the highest food, beverage, and tobacco inflation was 1.33% with a CPI of 110.41, and the lowest was in Jayawijaya Regency at -4.57% with a CPI of 120.33. Batam City ranked 19th.
National inflation (general) in September 2024 fell by 0.12% month-to-month (m-to-m). Compared to the beginning of the year, national general inflation reached 1.08% (ytd), and compared to November 2023, inflation fell by 8.4% (yoy).
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