The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in February 2009 was 114.02 or inflated 0.21 %

Release Date	:	March 2, 2009
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Abstract

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in February 2009 was 114.02 or inflated 0.21 % from January 2009 at 113.78. In February 2009, the changes of each expenditure group as follows: the foodstuff increased from 123.63 to 124.80 or inflated 0.95 %; the prepared food, beverages, cigarette and tobacco increased from 116.07 to 117.13 or inflated 0.91 %; the housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel increased from 112.95 to 113.27 or inflated 0.28 %; the clothing increased from 112.89 to 116.11 or inflated 2.85 %; the health increased from 109.53 to 109.72 or inflated 0.17 %; the education, recreation and sport increased from 109.97 to 110.01 or inflated 0.04 %, and the transportation, communication and financial services decreased from 104.55 to 102.01 or deflated 2.43 %. 1
The inflation in February 2009 was mainly caused by price increases of several commodities, i.e.: gold accessories, rice, sugar, shallot, small chili, purebred chicken meat, filter cigarette, leasing house fee, fresh fish, spinach, string bean, rental house fee, city water fare, car, preserved fish, corn, creeping water-plan, cucumber, cooked rice & side dishes served together, clove-flavored cigarette, cigarette without clove flavoring, wages of labor, housemaid cost, and motorcycle. Meanwhile, the prices of the following commodities were decreased, i.e.: urban transportation fare, gasoline, red chili, purebred chicken eggs, potato, tomato (vegetable), tomato (fruit), coconut, iron rods for reinforced concrete, household fuel, and interurban transportation fare.

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