In
February 2023, the combined inflation for the City of Palangka Raya and
Sampit was 0.10 percent with a Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 115.91. Of
the 90 CPI cities in Indonesia, 63 cities experienced inflation, while
27 cities experienced deflation.
The
highest inflation occurred in Ternate at 1.85 percent with a CPI of
114.42, while the highest deflation occurred in Gunung Sitoli at 0.98
percent with a CPI of 115.65.The
combined inflation for the City of Palangka Raya and Sampit in February
2023 occurred due to an increase in the price index in the recreation,
sports and culture group (0.51 percent), the health group (0.44
percent), the clothing and footwear group (0.29 percent ), the food,
beverage and tobacco group (0.26 percent), the personal care and other
services group (0.17 percent), the supplies, equipment and household
routine maintenance group (0.09 percent), the education group (0 .07
percent), the housing, water, electricity and household fuel group (0.06
percent), and the food and beverage/restaurant supply group (0.06
percent).Calendar
year inflation (February 2023 to December 2022) for the combined
Municipalities of Palangka Raya and Sampit was recorded at 0.23 percent
and year-on-year inflation (February 2023 against February 2022) was
recorded at 5.93 percent.Commodities
contributing to inflation in February 2023 include rice, filter clove
cigarettes, long beans, white cigarettes, shallots, garlic, prescription
drugs, household fuels, parking fees, and biscuits.Commodities
that contributed to deflation in February 2023 included air
transportation, tomatoes, baung fish, snakehead fish, purebred chicken
eggs, bird's eye chilies, kale, carrots, tuna/ambu-ambu fish, and
snacks/snacks.