December 2018, Bandar Lampung City experienced inflation of 0.31 percent due to an increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 134.73 in November 2018 to 135.15 in December 2018. Seven (all) expenditure groups experienced inflation in Bandar Lampung City, the foodstuffs group experienced inflation of 0.50 percent; processed foods, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco 0.70 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel group 0.04 percent; clothing group 0.48 percent; health group 0.20 percent; education, recreation and sports group 0.02 percent; and the transport, communication and financial services group 0.21 percent.
The contribution of the expenditure group in the formation of inflation in December 2018 was 0.31 percent. The foodstuffs group contributed to the formation of inflation by 0.11 percent; processed foods, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco group of 0.12 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas & fuel group 0.01 percent; clothing group 0.03 percent; health group 0.01 percent; and the transport, communication and financial services group 0.03 percent. Meanwhile, the education, recreation and sports groups did not contribute to the formation of inflation or deflation.
Some commodities that predominantly contribute to the formation of inflation in December include: filtered clove cigarettes, chicken eggs, shallots, broiler meat, leather sandals, wet shrimp, air transport, vehicle washing, cung kediro, and jengkol.
