Healthcare Costs in Jember Regency Decreased by 0.33% in August
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Healthcare expenditure on medicines and health products in Jember Regency decreased by 0.33% in August. Although this represents a decrease, it is still higher than the 0.78% decrease recorded the previous month. Among the eight inflation groups measured in this region, the health group contributed -0.18% to inflation in Jember Regency.
Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) reported that the consumer price index (CPI) for health in Jember Regency was at 98.94 in August 2024, lower than the previous month's 99.27.
Compared to the same month last year, health inflation has decreased by 11.44% (year on year/yoy). Compared to the beginning of the year, expenditure in Jember Regency has experienced a growth of -1.55% (year to date/ytd).
Based on BPS survey data for August 2024, these 11 inflation groups ranked seventh compared to other subgroups.
The following are the sub-group health inflation rates measured by BPS for August in Jember Regency:
- Medicines and health products group -0.33%
- Inpatient care services group -0.18%
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. Jember Regency ranked 78th.
The following are the 10 regencies/cities with the highest health subgroup inflation in August 2024:
- Maluku Tengah 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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