BPS: West Kalimantan's inflation 1.2 percent yoy as of June 2025

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) West Kalimantan Province recorded 1.2 percent year-on-year (yoy) annual inflation as of June 202, with the province's consumer price index (CPI) rising from 106.43 in June 2024 to 107.71 in June 2025. BPS West Kalimantan Head Muh. Saichudin explained that the increased inflation occurred due to price increases in nine of eleven expenditure groups.

"The expenditure grouping which experienced the highest inflation was personal care and other services at 3.91 percent, followed by education at 2.6 percent, then recreation, sports, and culture at 1.84 percent," Saichudin explained in Pontianak City, West Klaimantan on July 1, 2025.

Furthermore, the clothing and footwear group experienced a 1.72 percent increase in inflation, the food, beverages, and tobacco group rose by 1.33 percent, the food and beverage or restaurant supplies group increased by 1.27 percent, the transportation group rose by 1.05 percent, the health expenses group increased by 1.04 percent, and the housing, water, electricity, and household fuel group rose 0.2 percent. However, two expenditure groups experienced price decreases, namely the household equipment, tools, and routine maintenance group which saw 0.02 percent deflation, while the information, communication, and financial services group recorded 0.57 percent deflation.

Saichudin stated several commodities that contributed to annual inflation, included gold jewelry, cooking oil, mackerel, fresh shrimp, ground coffee, catfish, tuna, squid, cars, and pork. Meanwhile, the commodities that contributed to year-on-year (yoy) deflation encompassed broiler chicken, green mustard greens, mackerel, tomatoes, white cabbage, cayenne and red chilies, garlic, cell phones, and kale. He added that BPS West Kalimantan recorded the province's monthly inflation rate in June 2025 was 0.32 percent month-to-month (mtm), while its calendar-year inflation reached 0.83 percent year-to-date (ytd).

"Commodities that predominantly contributed to mtm inflation included air transportation, shallots, tuna, carrots, rice, fresh shrimp, tomatoes, broiler chicken, milkfish, and fried fish," said Saichudin.

Meanwhile, commodities contributing to monthly deflation included cayenne pepper, kale, mustard greens, garlic, red chilies, pomfret, mackerel, and naval transportation.

Saichudin revealed that the food, beverage, and tobacco group recorded the highest contribution to annual inflation at 0.47 percent, followed by personal care and other services at 0.26 percent, and transportation at 0.12 percent. The education group contributed 0.10 percent, the food and beverage and restaurant group supplies 0.11 percent, the clothing and footwear group contributed 0.08 percent. The housing, water, electricity, and household fuels groups, the health group, as well as the recreation, sports, and culture group each contributed 0.03 percent. Only the information, communication, and financial services group contributed to deflation, namely by 0.03 percent.