Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Prices in Tembilahan Fall 0.07% in June

Prices of components contributing to food, beverage, and tobacco inflation in Tembilahan in June decreased by 0.07%. This figure is lower than the previous month's 0.97%. Among the six inflation groups measured in this area, the food, beverage, and tobacco group contributed -0.07% to regional inflation.

The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) for food, beverages, and tobacco in Tembilahan was at 111.22 in June 2024, lower than the previous month's 111.3.

Compared to the same month last year, food, beverage, and tobacco inflation has fallen by 6.06% (year-on-year/yoy). Compared to the beginning of the year, prices of components contributing to inflation in Tembilahan have grown by 5.05% (year-to-date/ytd).

Compared to 11 other groups, this inflation group ranked fifth.

The following are the inflation rates for food, beverage, and tobacco sub-groups measured by BPS in Tembilahan for June:

• Cigarettes and tobacco group: 2.31%


• Non-alcoholic beverages group: -0.13%


• Food group: -0.41%


• Food, beverage, and tobacco group: -0.07%

Compared to 150 other regencies/cities, the highest food, beverage, and tobacco inflation occurred in Bangka Barat Regency, down 1.11% with a CPI of 100.58, and the lowest occurred in Medan City, down 1.51% with a CPI of 111.3. Tembilahan ranked 49th.

National inflation (general) in June 2024 was 0.12%, down from the previous month (month-to-month/m-to-m). Compared to the beginning of the year, national general inflation reached 1.04% (ytd), and compared to June 2019, inflation decreased by 23.07% (yoy).