During May 2019, Sampit City experienced an increase in commodity prices in general (inflation) by 1.01 percent with a consumer price index was 139.06. The calendar year inflation rate is 1.34 percent and the year on year inflation rate (May 2019 to May 2018) is 4.82 percent.
Inflation in the City of Sampit during May 2019 occurred because of increased in the index in six expenditure groups, respectively the Foodstuffs Group by 2.17 percent, the Transportation, Communication and Financial Services Group by 2.02, the Fast Food, Beverage, Cigarettes and Tobacco by 0.33 percent, Health Group by 0.33 percent, Clothing Group by 0.11 percent and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Fuel Group by 0.01 percent.
The commodities that had the highest share of a significant increase in the price index in Sampit City during May 2019 were air transportation, oranges and chicken.
Among the 9 CPI cities on Kalimantan Island that calculate inflation in May 2019, sequentially inflation occurred in Sampit City by 1.01 percent, Tanjung City (Tabalong) by 0.98 percent, Singkawang City by 0.91 percent, Banjarmasin City by 0.90 percent, Tarakan City by 0.77 percent, Balikpapan City by 0.75 percent, Pontianak by 0.56 percent, Palangka Raya City by 0.55 percent and Samarinda by 0.42 percent.
