Meanwhile, the rate of inflation (cumulative) until March 2017 amounted to (0.52 percent). Inflation "year on year" (March 2017 to March 2016) amounted to (3.77 percent). By
expenditure group, indicating that the two (2) groups experienced a
decrease in the price index, namely the foodstuff by (-0.47 percent); and transportation, communication and financial services by (-0.27 percent). While the five (5) groups increased expenditure price index, namely food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco by (0.26 percent); clothing group by (0.18 percent); health group by (0.09 percent); education, recreation and sports amounted to (0.04 percent); and housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel by (0.02 percent). Largest contributor commodity deflation in Palembang, among others: rice, red pepper, pulse rate of mobile phones, eggs, and
tomatoes. While commodity price increases, among others: onion, electricity tariff, dencis fish, shrimp wet, Sepat siam and chicken meat.