No. 39/08/63 / Th. XVI, August 1, 2012: DEVELOPMENTS IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX / INFLATION SOUTH KALIMANTAN

In July 2012 the city of Banjarmasin mengalamiinflasi by 0.87 percent. Of the 66 cities in Indonesia, recorded all cities experiencing inflation. The highest inflation was in Pangkal Pinang by 3.17 percent and the lowest inflation was recorded at 0.11 percent Kota Sibolga.

Inflation Banjarmasin occur due to price increases shown by the rise in the index in foodstuffs at 2.10 percent, processed foods, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco by 1.05 percent, housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel by 0.69 percent, health group by 0.80 percent, and education, recreation and sport 0.04 percent. Meanwhile, the clothing group index declined by 0.72 percent and the transport, communication and financial services fell by 0.40 per cent.

According to its components, goods whose prices are influenced by government policies (administered goods inflation) generally experienced inflation of 0.97 percent, prices volatile (volatile goods inflation) inflation of 2.32 percent and core components (core inflation) inflation by 0.17 percent.

The inflation rate of calendar year (January-July) in 2012 amounted to 3.63 percent, while the rate of inflation "year on year" (July 2012 to July 2011) amounted to 6.40 percent.