Inflation occurred due to an increase in prices as indicated by an increase in some indexes of the expenditure group, namely: the food, beverage and tobacco group by 2.88 percent; clothing and footwear group 0.17 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuel groups 0.13 percent; household equipment, equipment, and routine maintenance group by 0.15 percent; health group by 0.03 percent; transportation group by 0.65 percent; and the personal care and other services group by 0.52 percent. Meanwhile, the information, communication and financial services group; recreation, sports, and cultural groups; education group; and the food and beverage/restaurant supply group did not change.
Commodities that experienced an increase in prices in May 2021 in Manggar include round fish, tuna, yellow tail fish, chicken eggs, rice, broiler meat, krisi fish, raw tofu, selar fish, watermelon, lubricant/machine oil, water spinach. , vehicle minor repair, melons, coconut, mackerel, shampoo, beef, apples, motorcycle tires, gold jewellery, potatoes, cooking oil, wall paint, zinc, soft drinks, salted fish, shrimp paste, brown sugar, wine , clothing lubricant/perfumer, children's Muslim clothes, squid, meatballs, men's jeans, ceramics, live chicken, granulated sugar, cement, powdered milk for toddlers, men's shorts, water pump, mosquito repellent spray, powdered milk for pregnant women, nuggets, cleansers/fresheners, powdered milk for bones/seniors, other family planning devices, collarless shirts/men's t-shirts, and men's undershirts/singlets.Commodities that experienced a decline in prices in May 2021 in Manggar include cayenne pepper, wet shrimp, red chili, shallots, mackerel, spinach, eggplant, cucumber, mustard greens, oranges, long beans, chicory, tomatoes, milk powder, carrots, white cabbage/cabbage, fish crackers, sweetened condensed milk, and garlic.The calendar year inflation rate is 0.98 percent and the year-on-year inflation rate (May 2021 to May 2020) is 3.08 percent.
