The fasting month of Ramadan is still 12 days to go, but the price of basic needs in traditional markets in East Jakarta is already begun to increase for 5-20 percent. The price is predicted would keep increasing until Eid ul Fitr.

Among the basic needs which price increases significantly are egg, fish, and chicken meat. The traders quibbled that they had to increase the price because the supplies from distributors decrease since two weeks ago.

From beritajakarta.com observations in Perumnas Klender Market, the price of egg increases from Rp 16 thousand-Rp 18 thousand per kilogram to Rp 20 thousand per kilogram, chicken meat from Rp 18 thousand per kilogram to Rp 25 thousand per kilogram, red onion from Rp 20 thousand to Rp 24 thousand, garlic from Rp 16 thousand to Rp 24 thousand, and onion from Rp 13 thousand to Rp 17 thousand.

Responding this, Economic Assistant for East Jakarta Administration, Sus Christine Setiawati, stated that her party will continuously monitor basic needs price increase ahead of Ramadan.

“ The (East Jakarta) Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Sub-Department as well as Livestock and Fisheries Sub-Department should have done monitoring. But, both sub-departments still haven’t given the reports until now ,” she said.