JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian said that the monthly inflation (month to month) in three disaster-affected provinces showed improvement as the distribution of goods and services recovered.
Tito said that the improvement was an indicator of efforts to normalize social and economic facilities and infrastructure that contributed positively to the availability of supplies and price control of basic commodities.
"This means that what has been done so far to normalize Aceh, West Sumatra, and North Sumatra in controlling the prices of goods and services is good enough, because many supplies have entered," said Tito in a Coordination Meeting for Controlling Inflation reported by ANTARA, Monday, April 6.
He explained that West Sumatra and Aceh recorded monthly inflation of 0.04 percent, while North Sumatra experienced deflation of 0.13 percent.
Specifically in Aceh, there was previously a fairly high annual inflation due to distribution disruptions such as the interruption of road access and supply of goods. However, on a monthly basis, the condition began to improve as distribution recovered.
The improvement is a signal of the availability of supplies and the smooth distribution in the affected areas is starting to stabilize.
Tito emphasized the importance of maintaining this momentum through monitoring the inflation component and strengthening coordination between the central and regional governments.
He assessed that the monthly inflation indicator reflected the real conditions more than the annual inflation (year on year) for the purpose of price control.
"Inflation data year on year is good for national and international holdings. But to control inflation, it is more appropriate to use month to month," he said.
Nationally, inflation was recorded as declining from 4.76 percent to 3.48 percent. Meanwhile, monthly inflation also fell from 0.68 percent to 0.41 percent.
This development is influenced by, among others, the normalization of electricity tariffs and increased mobility during long holidays and holidays which have an impact on the food, beverage, and transportation groups.
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