BPS Records Inflation In The Highest Papua In Indonesia In November 2024

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JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that 33 provinces in Indonesia are experiencing inflation. Where the province of Papua recorded the highest inflation reaching 1.41 percent.

Plt. Head of BPS Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti said 33 provinces out of 38 provinces in Indonesia experienced inflation while 5 other provinces experienced deflation.

"The highest inflation occurred in Papua at 1.41 percent and the deepest deflation occurred in West Sulawesi at 0.17 percent," he said at a press conference, Monday, December 2.

Amalia conveyed that four other provinces experienced the highest inflation, namely West Papua, amounting to 0.74 percent, South Sumatra 0.58 percent, West Nusa Tenggara 0.56 percent and North Sumatra 0.54 percent.

Meanwhile, the five provinces that experienced deflation were West Sulawesi 0.17 percent, Papua Mounting 0.15 percent, North Kalimantan 0.12 percent, Southwest Papua 0.04 percent and Central Sulawesi 0.01 percent.

In addition, Amalia said that monthly inflation occurred in November 2024 which was recorded at 0.30 percent on a monthly basis or month to month (mom) or higher when compared to October 2024 of 0.08 percent.

Amalia conveyed that inflation in November 2024 was deeper than in October 2024.

"There was an increase in the consumer price index from 106.01 in October 2024 to 106.33 in November 2024," he said at a press conference in Jakarta, Monday, December 2.

Amalia said that on an annual basis or year on year (yoy) inflation in November 2024 was 1.55 percent. Meanwhile, inflation in the calendar year or year to date (ytd) is 1.12 percent.

"The monthly inflation in November 2024 is higher than in October 2024, but it is still lower if we compare it with November 2023," he said.

According to Amalia, the largest monthly inflation contributor expenditure group is food, beverages and tobacco with an inflation of 0.78 percent with an inflationary contribution of 0.22 percent.

Meanwhile, there are commodities that encourage inflation in this group, namely shallots and tomatoes with a share of inflation of 0.01 percent each.

In addition, other commodities that contributed to inflation, such as gold jewelery with a share of 0.04 percent, broiler meat and cooking oil 0.03 percent, as well as garlic, fresh fish, machine kretek cigarettes, and powdered coffee 0.01 percent each.