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        "msgid": "inflation-in-semarang-city-remains-stable-during-eid-1775609599",
        "date": "2026-04-07 12:51:31",
        "title": "Inflation in Semarang City Remains Stable During Eid",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Inflation in Semarang City for March 2026 stood at a controlled 0.37 per cent, despite seasonal pressures from heightened demand during Eid al-Fitr, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). This marks a decline from the previous month's year-on-year rate of 4.65 per cent, largely due to a low base effect from government electricity tariff discounts in early 2025, while food availability remains assured and prices accessible to residents. The stability underscores the effectiveness of local government strategies, including market operations and coordination with Bulog, in safeguarding purchasing power amid festive consumption surges.",
        "content": "<p>Seasonal pressures from the surge in demand during Eid al-Fitr 2026\ndid not cause inflation in Semarang City to spike sharply. The Central\nStatistics Agency (BPS) recorded March 2026 inflation at 0.37 per cent,\nstill under control despite increased consumption activity.\nCumulatively, inflation from January to March 2026 was 0.80 per cent,\nwhile the annual inflation rate stood at 3.57 per cent. This figure\nindicates a decrease compared to the previous month, which reached 4.65\nper cent, signalling that price stability remains maintained. This\ndecline suggests that price pressures are beginning to ease, although\nthe public still feels increases in the prices of several staple needs\nduring Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. The Head of BPS Semarang City, Rudi\nCahyono, explained that the high inflation in the February 2026 period\nwas more influenced by the low base effect due to the government\u2019s 50\nper cent electricity tariff discount policy implemented in February\n2025. \u201cIn the previous month, year-on-year inflation in Semarang City\nwas recorded at 4.65 per cent. This was mainly influenced by the low\nbase effect due to the electricity tariff discount at the beginning of\n2025,\u201d he said on Saturday, 4 April 2026. Rudi explained that the impact\nof that policy still lingers in the inflation dynamics up to March 2026,\nboth monthly and annually. This means, he said, that fundamentally, real\nprice pressures in society are not as high as reflected in the previous\nannual figures. From the food perspective, conditions on the ground are\nrelatively more encouraging. The Head of the Economy and Natural\nResources Section of the Semarang City Regional Secretariat, M. Luthfi\nEko Nugroho, stated that the availability of goods remains guaranteed,\nand prices are still within reach of the public. \u201cAlhamdulillah, in the\nfood sector, the availability of goods can be assured, and the prices\nare still affordable for the public. There are increases, but not to\nlevels that are unaffordable,\u201d he said. He emphasised that monitoring\nand interventions for inflation-contributing commodities, especially\nfood items, continue to be intensified. Coordination across regional\ndevice organisations (OPD) has also been strengthened to maintain price\nstability while protecting residents\u2019 purchasing power. With this\nachievement, Semarang City\u2019s inflation is deemed still within a safe\ncorridor. This condition also serves as a reflection that the price\ncontrol strategies implemented by the local government, including market\noperations and cooperation with Bulog, have proven quite effective in\nfacing seasonal shocks like Eid al-Fitr. This stability is hoped to\ncontinue post-Eid al-Fitr, along with the normalisation of demand and\nsmoother distribution.<\/p>",
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