Inflation rate in Banjarmasin fell in February compared to January.
Head of the South Kalimantan Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Iskandar Zulkarnain said in Friday, inflation in Banjarmasin January 2013 was at 1.14 percent down to 0.43 percent in February 2013.
Among the causes was foodstuffs prices fell by 0.44 percent and clothing’s prices fell 0.78 percent, he added.
But the housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel rose by 1.68 percent, 1.64 percent of the health, education, recreation and sport 0.06 percent. In addition, the transportation, communications and financial services by 0.38 percent,
According components, goods whose prices are influenced by government policy (administered goods inflation) generally experienced an inflation of 1.71 percent.
While the price is volatile (volatile goods inflation) deflation of 0.73 percent and core components (core inflation) inflation at 0.63 percent.
The inflation rate of calendar year (February to February) 2013 by 1.58 percent, while the rate of inflation "year to year" (February 2013 to February 2012) of 4.90 percent.
