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Commodities garlic is the highest contributor to the rise in inflation in the month of August 2009. In August, inflation reached 0.56 percent or higher compared to July 2009 last month.

This was revealed Head Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Rusman Heriawan, Tuesday (1 / 9). “Surprisingly, the highest contribution to inflation of basic foodstuffs by disumang garlic hrgnya increase nearly 50 percent in this Aagustus,” said Rusman, the Office of BPS, Jakarta.

Furthermore, the increase in fresh fish also meyumbang inflation increase of 0.06 percent and sugar before Lebaran also contributed 0.05 percent. In addition, rates of tuition fees rose by an annual cycle for both secondary also affect inflation. “Eggs and chicken meat is also an impact on inflation. Then the household fuel, increase in LPG, rice, chili, and chicken eggs are also key inflation,” he said.

In the group, contributed commodity inflation is the danger of 0.28 percent for food, processed food, beverages, tobacco dna of 0.14 percent, 0.05 percent of the housing group, 0.02 percent of the health, education, recreation and sports 0.08 percent. Meanwhile, commodity groups contributed to the deflation of the transport, communication and financial services 0.01 percent. “The clothing in August did not provide a significant contribution,” he said.