August: Health Inflation in Bandung City -0.1%
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Healthcare expenditure on medicines and health products in Bandung City in August decreased by 0.1%. This figure is lower than the previous month's 0.2%. Among the eight inflation groups measured in this area, the health group contributed -0.05% to inflation in Bandung City.
Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) for health in Bandung City was at 106.16 in August 2024, lower than the previous month's 106.27.
Compared to the same month last year, health inflation has fallen by 14.93% (year on year/yoy). Compared to the beginning of the year, expenditure in Bandung City has grown by 1.12% (year to date/ytd).
Compared to the other 11 groups, this inflation group ranked sixth.
The following are the sub-group health inflation rates measured by BPS for August in Bandung City:
* Medicines and health products group: -0.1%
* Inpatient care services group: -0.05%
Compared to 89 other regencies/cities, the highest health inflation occurred in Sorong City at 1.1% with a CPI of 104.63, and the lowest occurred in Singaraja at 0.26% with a CPI of 101.14. Bandung City ranked 69th.
The following are the 10 regencies/cities with the highest sub-group health inflation in August 2024:
* Central Maluku Regency: 7.99%
* Bandar Lampung City: 3.3%
* Gunung Kidul Regency: 1.57%
* Nabire Regency: 1.42%
* Karimun Regency: 1.37%
* Bojonegoro Regency: 1.32%
* Watampone: 1.22%
* Morowali Regency: 1.18%
* Sorong City: 1.1%
* Kerinci Regency: 0.81%
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