October 2017 inflation of 0.01 percent

Release Date	:	November 1, 2017
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Abstract

In October 2017 there was inflation of 0.01 percent with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 130.09. Out of 82 CPI cities, 44 cities experienced inflation and 38 cities experienced deflation. The highest inflation occurred in Tual at 1.05 percent with the CPI of 155.24 and the lowest occurring in Surakarta and Cilegon respectively by 0.01 percent with the CPI of 124.65 and 136.75, respectively. While the highest deflation occurred in Palu by 1.31 percent with CPI of 130.33 and the lowest occurred in Palopo by 0.01 percent with CPI of 127.47.

Inflation was attributable to rising prices as indicated by the rise of some expenditure group indexes, namely: processed food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco by 0.28 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel by 0.18 percent; clothing group by 0.18 percent; health group by 0.21 percent; and the education, recreation and sports group by 0.16 percent. While the expenditure group experienced a decline in index, namely: foodstuffs by 0.45 percent and the transport, communication, and service groups

finance 0.13 percent.

The inflation rate for calendar year (January-October) 2017 is 2.67 percent and the year-on-year inflation rate (October 2017 to October 2016) is 3.58 percent.

The core component in October 2017 experienced inflation of 0.17 percent. The inflation rate of core components for the calendar year (January-October) 2017 experienced inflation of 2.68 percent and the year-on-year core component inflation rate (October 2017 to October 2016) of 3.07 percent.

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