Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Prices in Pekanbaru City Increased by 1.36% in January
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In January, the price of components contributing to inflation in cigarettes and tobacco in Pekanbaru City reached 1.36%. This figure is higher than the previous month's 0.02%. Among the 10 inflation groups measured in this region, the food, beverage, and tobacco group contributed 2.88% to regional inflation.
The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) for food, beverages, and tobacco in Pekanbaru City was at 118.56 in January 2025, higher than the previous month's 116.97.
Compared to the same month last year, inflation for food, beverages, and tobacco reached 5.84% (year-on-year/YoY). Compared to the beginning of the year, the prices of components contributing to inflation in Pekanbaru City have shown 0% growth (year-to-date/YTD).
This food, beverage, and tobacco inflation was the highest compared to other sub-groups (January 2025 data).
The following is the inflation of food, beverage, and tobacco sub-groups measured by BPS for January in Pekanbaru City:
* Cigarettes and tobacco group: 1.36%
* Non-alcoholic beverages group: -0.23%
* Food group: 3.38%
* Food, beverage, and tobacco group: 2.88%
Compared to 115 other regencies/cities in Indonesia, the highest food, beverage, and tobacco inflation was 0.47% with a CPI of 118.66, and the lowest was in Tanah Laut Regency at -1.54% with a CPI of 111.85. Pekanbaru City ranked 12th.
National inflation (general) in September 2024 decreased 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 decreased by 8.4% (YoY).
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