BPS Releases April 2024 Inflation, Bandung City Still Lowest in West Java

This number is the lowest in West Java. Followed by Cirebon City with 2.51 percent and Tasikmalaya with 2.71 percent.

Even so, month to month (MtM) inflation in Bandung City in April 2024 is 0.13 percent. This amount is higher than West Java MtM inflation of 0.15 percent, while National MtM inflation is 0.25 percent.

According to data from BPS Bandung City, several commodities that contributed to inflation (MtM) came from commodities: shallots (0.09 percent), gold jewelry (0.06 percent), machine-made kretek cigarettes (0.06 percent), inter-city transportation (0.05 percent), garlic (0.03 percent), and purebred chicken meat (0.03 percent).

Then, the share of inflation (YoY) in April 2024 is influenced by various commodities, starting from: rice (0.73 percent), machine-made kretek cigarettes (0.34 percent), gold jewelry (0.21 percent), purebred chicken meat (0. 15 percent), garlic (0.11 percent), nasi Gangan side dish (0.10 percent), house contract (0.10 percent), white kretek cigarettes (0.10 percent).

Meanwhile, the share of inflation (YtD) in April 2024 was influenced by the commodities rice (0.39 percent), gold jewelry (0.15 percent), machine-made kretek cigarettes (0.13 percent), purebred chicken meat (0.10 percent), shallots ( 0.09 percent), house contract (0.07 percent), garlic (0.06 percent), and rice with side dishes (0.06 percent).

On the other hand, the Bandung City Government (Pemkot) is planting shallots and cayenne peppers simultaneously in 30 sub-districts throughout Bandung City as an effort to control inflation. Symbolically, this activity was held at Buruan Sae Pemuda Mandiri, Sukawarna Village, Sukajadi District, Selesa 30 April 2024.

On this occasion, the Head of the Bandung City Food Security and Agriculture Service (DKPP), Gin Gin Ginanjar, said that as many as 375 Buruan Sae in Bandung City were planting chilies and onions simultaneously. He added that simultaneous planting of cayenne peppers, shallots and tomatoes is a strategic food commodity.

"However, this also often experiences price fluctuations, so it is hoped that planting and harvesting will be able to fulfill people's food needs," said Gin Gin.

The Bandung City Government also provided assistance for planting this time, including cayenne pepper seeds, 5 kg of red onion seeds, polybags, 1 seed house package, 1 sachet of tomato seeds, soil, 20 sacks of manure, 15 kg NPK and 1 pesticide. package.

The plan is that the results of this planting will be harvested simultaneously in the next two months or around July 2024. (ray)**

Head of Diskominfo Bandung City

Yayan A. Brilyana