Monday (07/10/2024), as a member of the OKU Regency Regional Inflation Control Team, OKU Regency BPS has a role in maintaining and improving inflation control in OKU Regency. One of the routine activities carried out by TPID is attending the inflation control coordination meeting held virtually by the Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs which was broadcast in the Assistant Room II of the OKU Regional Secretariat.
The meeting was attended by the Head of the Economic Division, Head of Service, Head of BUMD and Head of vertical OPD or representative. Resource persons for this meeting came from various agencies such as BPS RI, Presidential Staff Office, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Agriculture, BULOG, Indonesian Prosecutor's Office. POLRI, etc. This meeting discussed the evaluation of developments in commodity prices that influence inflation. Based on PMK No. 124/PMK.010/2017 and PMK No. 101/PMK.010/2021, the inflation target for 2020-2023 is 3+-1% and the target for 2024 is 2.5+-1%.
The inflation rate until September 2024 is lower than inflation in September 2020-2023. Commodities contributing to the increase in IPH on Sumatra Island are dominated by purebred chicken meat and shallots. Based on the Price Development Index for the 1st week of October 2024, the OKU Regency IPH experienced deflation of 0.18 percent.
Commodities that contributed the most to changes in the IPH of OKU Regency were red chilies, wheat flour and cooking oil. Regional governments need to be alert to these commodities to avoid significant price increases.
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