Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Prices in Kerinci Regency Increased by 2.27% in December
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Food component prices contributing to inflation in Kerinci Regency in December reached 2.27%. This figure is higher than the previous month's 0.2%. Among the five inflation groups measured in this region, the food, beverage, and tobacco group contributed 1.77% to regional inflation.
The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) for food, beverages, and tobacco in Kerinci Regency was at 104.95 in December 2024, higher than the previous month's 102.62.
This regency 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, prices of components contributing to inflation in Kerinci Regency have grown by -3.57% (year to date/ytd).
Food, beverage, and tobacco inflation is the highest compared to other sub-groups (data as of December 2024).
The following is the inflation of the food, beverage, and tobacco subgroups measured by BPS per December in Kerinci Regency:
* Food, beverage, and tobacco group: 1.77%
* Food group: 2.27%
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. Kerinci Regency ranks 28th.
Indonesia's inflation in September 2024 decreased by 0.12% month-on-month and -8.4% year-on-year. Although lower than the previous month's inflation, this monthly inflation rate is not as high as the same period last year, which was recorded at 2.86%.
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