Klojen (malangkota.go.id) – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Malang City in collaboration with the Malang City Government (Pemkot) released the Official Statistics News (BRS) from the Ngalam Command Center (NCC) of Malang City Hall, Monday (3/6/2024).
Regional Secretary of Malang City, Erik Setyo Santoso who was also present with representatives of related regional apparatuses revealed that the release of BRS this time was very special, because for the first time it was carried out from the NCC of Malang City Hall. "This activity is a real form of collaboration between the Malang City Government and BPS to jointly provide the best service to the community," said Erik.
Erik said that in terms of public service, his party always hopes that every program is right on target which of course requires a rational method. "This is where the output from BPS is needed to ensure that the work programs that have been created and implemented can be right on target," he added.
Every budget roll from the APBD, Erik hopes, can provide direct or indirect impacts that are beneficial to the community. "The indicators from BPS are the benchmarks and evaluation materials for the Malang City Government. Have the programs that have been carried out achieved the indicators that we have set or not? This is where it can be seen and then evaluated. The Malang City Government does not only use qualitative methods but also quantitative ones," Erik explained.
Head of BPS Malang City Umar Sjaifudin said that this time BPS Malang City released two statistical indicators, namely the Development of the Consumer Price Index of Malang City in May 2024 and the Development of Tourism in Malang City in April 2024.
Responding to the deflation in Malang City, Umar said that the deflation that occurred in Malang City was still very small, namely 0,08. This deflation mainly occurred for the food group because during the previous two months there was an increase in the food group, especially during Eid al-Fitr.
Meanwhile, in June, there was a decline but it did not have much of an impact. According to him, Malang City still has a very small deflation rate, especially when compared to Sumenep Regency which reached 0,87.
Rice commodities contributed the most to Malang City's deflation, which was 0,22 percent. In addition to rice, Umar said other commodities that drove deflation in Malang City were a 19,32 percent decline in tomato prices with a contribution of 0,04 percent. Broiler chicken meat fell 2,76 percent with a contribution of 0,04 percent.
In addition, cayenne pepper fell by 10,86 percent with a deflation contribution of 0,02 percent, fresh shrimp fell by 5,96 percent, oranges by 4,09 percent, long beans by 10,01 percent, potatoes fell by 2,9 percent. "In addition to the food group, train transportation rates also fell by 4,09 percent which contributed to deflation," explained Umar.
Meanwhile, other commodities that experienced inflation or price increases in May 2023 included gold jewelry by 4,89 percent, shallots by 13,58 percent, chicken eggs by 4,61 percent, and air transportation rates which increased by 6,04 percent. (cah/yon)
