The opening of the year in January 2025 was greeted by an inflation rate of 0,76%. This figure is lower than January 2024 which was 2,57%. The inflation that occurred in January 2025 on a year-on-year (YoY) basis was driven by price increases in several expenditure groups such as price increases in the personal care group and other types with a rate of 7,27%, the food, beverage and tobacco group with an inflation rate of 3,69% and the food and beverage/restaurant provider group with an inflation rate of 2,47%. In addition, apart from the three expenditure groups, on a YoY basis the housing, water and electricity group experienced deflation of 8,75% in January 2025 and the information, communication and financial services group experienced deflation of 0,30%. If traced in detail, the commodities that drove the YoY inflation rate in January 2025 came from price increases in rice, chicken eggs, chicken meat, shallots, garlic, cayenne pepper and fresh fish. However, there were also commodities that contributed to the YoY deflation in January 2025, namely tomatoes, spring onions, papaya, powdered milk for toddlers and electricity tariffs.
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