September 2010 Inflation was 0.44 %

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in September 2010 was 123.21 or inflated 0.44 percent from August 2010 at 122.67. In September 2010, the changes of each expenditure group as follows: the foodstuff increased from 141.83 to 142.46 or inflated 0.44 percent; the prepared food, beverages, cigarette and tobacco increased from 130.19 to 130.87 or inflated 0.52 percent; the housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel increased from 118.51 to 118.81 or inflated 0.25 percent; the clothing increased from 120.87 to 122.18 or inflated 1.08 percent; the health increased from 115.04 to 115.30 or inflated 0.23 percent; the education, recreation and sport increased from 116.86 to 117.16 or inflated 0.26 percent, and the transportation, communication and financial services increased from 105.84 to 106.44 or inflated 0.57 percent.

The inflation in September 2010 was mainly caused by price increases of several commodities, i.e.: fresh fish, purebred chicken meat, interurban transportation fare, gold accessories, beef, rice, housemaid cost, passenger plane fare, lived free-range chicken, free-range chicken meat, string bean, potato, cucumber, petai, mustard greens, tofu, fermented soybean cake, apple, banana, melon, coconut, cooking oil, fried chicken, cookies, cooked noodle, cooked rice & side dishes served together, satay, soto (special soup), clove-flavored cigarette, filter cigarette, leasing house fee, rental house fee, wages of labor, household fuel, academy/university tuition fees and train fare. Meanwhile, the prices of the following commodities were decreased, i.e.: red chili, small chili, purebred chicken eggs and shallot.