DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX IN AUGUST 2025 IN DELI SERDANG REGENCY

Deli Serdang Regency Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded inflation of 1.67 percent (month-to-month) in August 2025. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased from 109.42 in July 2025 to 111.25 in August 2025. Compared to August 2024, the BPS recorded inflation of 0.02 percent. Annually, inflation was 5.79 percent, and calendar-year inflation was 3.85 percent.

The largest contributor to monthly inflation was food, beverages, and tobacco, which experienced 3.79 percent inflation, contributing 1.61 percent to inflation. Education experienced 1.85 percent inflation in August 2025, contributing 0.08 percent to inflation. The food and beverage supply group experienced 0.21 percent inflation, contributing 0.02 percent to inflation.

The commodities that contributed most to monthly inflation in August 2025 were red chilies, cayenne peppers, shallots, green chilies, dencis fish, tuna/ambu-ambu fish, chicken eggs, chicken meat, mackerel/gembung fish/banyar fish/gembolo fish/aso-aso fish, rice, academies/universities, white cabbage/cabbage, green mustard greens, eggplant, hand-rolled kretek cigarettes (SKT), white mustard greens/pecay/pitsai, machine-rolled kretek cigarettes (SKM), jengkol beans, cassava leaves, and ready-to-drink tea.

By region, monthly inflation was recorded in all regencies and cities in North Sumatra Province. The highest inflation occurred in Labuhan Batu Regency at 2.09 percent, and the lowest in Padang Sidempuan City at 0.31 percent.