Ø In August 2014 in Pasuruan an inflation of 0.34 percent in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) amounted to 114.45. From 8 cities CPI in East Java, six cities experienced inflation and the two cities experienced deflation. The
highest inflation was at 0.50 percent in Surabaya, Malang followed by
0.47 percent, 0.35 percent Madiun, Sumenep of 0.31 percent, Probolinggo
0.07 percent, the lowest inflation was in Kediri of 0.06 percent. While deflation occurred in Banyuwangi by 0.12 percent and 0.06 percent in Jember.
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Inflation occurs because of the significant price increases in some
expenditure groups, namely: foodstuffs at 0.82 percent, processed foods,
beverages, cigarettes, and tobacco by 0:35 percent, transport,
communications and financial services by 0:26 percent, clothing 0.25 percent, education, recreation and sports at 0:07 percent. While expenditure groups deflation is a group, and group health 0.08 percent. This month the group housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel is relatively no change.
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The top commodity price increases so as to provide the largest share of
the inflation in Pasuruan in August 2014, among others: cell phone, cob
/ ambu-ambu, wet shrimp, rice, fish crackers, bloated / swollen /
Banyar, garlic, cumi- squid, cayenne pepper and catfish.
Ø commodity prices decline so as to provide the largest share of
deflation are: onion, gasoline, oil, eggs, grilled fish / dazed,
potatoes, chicken meat, oranges, beans and Muslim clothes.
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Inflation calendar year (December 2013 - August 2014) reached 2.88
percent Pasuruan and the inflation rate year-to-year period (August 2014
to August 2013) Pasuruan at 3:01 percent.
