In January 2014 in Pasuruan an inflation of 1.00 percent in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) amounted to 112.35. Pasuruan
city as a beginner in the calculation of inflation independently which
is a collaboration between the Regional Planning Board Pasuruan by the
Central Bureau of Statistics Pasuruan. From 8 cities in East Java CPI, recorded all cities experiencing inflation. The
highest inflation was in Kediri by 1.28 percent, followed by Jember at
1.24 percent, 1.18 percent Surabaya, Probolinggo City 0.95 percent, 0.85
percent Madiun, Sumenep at 0, 78 percent, Malang 0.76 percent, the lowest inflation was in Banyuwangi by 0.59 percent.
Inflation in Pasuruan month of January 2014 is due to the increased
expenditure group price indices indicated by the increase in housing,
water, electricity, gas, and fuel by 2.95 percent, foodstuffs of 1.61
percent, the group clothing
by 0.50 percent, 0.38 percent health, transport, communications, and
financial services by 0.09 percent, education, recreation, and sport
0.03 percent, while processed foods, beverages, cigarettes, and tobacco decreased prices with deflation of 0.10 percent.
The top ten commodity price increases that provide the largest share of
the inflation in Pasuruan in January 2014 is a household fuel, eggs,
chicken, tuna / ambu-ambu, bloating / bloated / Banyar / Dioscorea
bulbifera / aso- aso, milk powder, gold jewelry, milk for babies, tomatoes and squid.
While ten commodity prices decline so as to provide the largest
share of deflation in Pasuruan City 2014 are: sugar, kite / bump, red
onion, banana, coconut, wafers, cob boiled, cayenne pepper, flavoring
dishes / MSG and mullet.
The inflation rate of the calendar year (December 2013 - January 2014)
Pasuruan reaches 1:00 per cent while the inflation rate year on year
(January 2014 to January 2013) Pasuruan of 8.44 percent.
