Governor Anies Sees Price Drop at Kramat Jati Main Market

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan accompanied by Jakarta Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) and Food Task Force, visited the Kramat Jati Main Market, East Jakarta, on Wednesday (4/27). It aimed at checking the availability of food stocks.

We saw a decline in selling prices for some commodities

Based on the Jakarta Maritime, Agriculture, and Food Security Agency's data, the stock of strategic food commodities was sufficient and safe, ranging from rice, beef/buffalo, chicken meat, chicken eggs, curly chilies, red chilies, garlic, shallots, sugar and, cooking oil.

"Food stock is still safe. We saw a decline in selling prices for some commodities. So, don't worry, conditions like this will last five days before Eid al-Fitr," Governor expressed, as quoted by Jakarta PPID's press release.

TPID Inspects Kramat Jati Market to Ensure Food Supply for Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr

Those who experienced a price decline were curly red chili (12.96%), red chili TW (1.03%), red chili pepper (27.77%), and red onion (0.90%). Additionally, prices were stable for rice, beef, chicken eggs, granulated sugar, and 3-kg LPG commodities.

He went on to say that the Jakarta administration was making efforts to maintain the stability of food availability and prices in the capital city. That is the distribution of subsidized food for certain people. The food items distributed are 5 kg of rice, 1 kg of beef, 1 kg of chicken meat, 24 boxes of UHT milk, 1 kg of mackerel, and 1 kg of eggs, with a public purchase price of Rp 126,000, with the number of beneficiaries:

- Laborers: 49,234 people

- Honorary teachers: 33,659 people

- PKK cadres: 15,215 people

- Lancia: 107,573 people

- PHL/PPSU: 51,436 people

- KJP: 816,690 people

- Disabilities: 14,459 people

- Flat occupants: 31,000 people

- KAJ: 10,993 people

The second is through cooperation with BUMDs, including PT PPI to distribute 192,000 liters of bulk cooking oil at prices following HET (Rp 14,000 per liter) for traders and small business actors in 12 traditional markets within the Perumda Pasar Jaya area (Enjo Market, Tomang Barat Market, Tanah Abang Market, Grogol Market, Palmeriam Market, Rawamangun Market, Ciplak Market, Cibubur Market, Tebet Market, Pos Pongumben Market, Kelapa Gading Market, and Santa Market) and with BULOG Divre Jakarta Banten for the provision of frozen buffalo meat as an alternative other than beef.

The third is ensuring food availability by optimizing BUMD by conducting inter-regional cooperation carried out by the administration through Food BUMDs (PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya, Perumda Dharma Jaya, and Perumda Pasar Jaya).

The fourth is the optimization of food distribution points managed by Perumda Pasar Jaya in 5 cities and 1 district. The fifth is to carry out food bazaar activities at the urban village, sub-district, and mayoral levels.

The sixth is cooperating with Polda Metro Jaya related to activities to supervise the supply and distribution of food as well as law enforcement related to violations that occur.

Then the last is to coordinate with the Central Government regarding activities related to supply availability and price stability, especially before Eid al-Fitr.

As for information, the public can monitor food prices every day through:

- Info Pangan Jakarta (IPJ) or JakPangan feature in JAKI application. IPJ provides information on daily food price developments for 37 commodities from 48 market locations

- PT Food Station website (www.foodstation.id) provides information on the development of rice prices and stocks at the Cipinang Rice Main Market (PIBC)

Jakarta's Inflation Development

Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Jakarta was observed to have surged in line with the rising prices of several goods and services commodities. The price hikes for gas, gold, and red chili pushed inflation in Jakarta to a fairly high level of 0.44%. Various factors that drive inflation include the increase in the price of 12-kg LPG gas which adjusts to developments in world oil and gas prices, the global economic uncertainty that drives gold prices to fluctuate, limited supply of red chilies, and increased consumption ahead of the month of Ramadan.

If this is seen from the comparison of Jakarta - Indonesia inflation, in March 2022 (mtm), Jakarta's inflation was 0.44% while Indonesia's was 0.66%. For January 2022 to March 2022 (YTD) calendar year inflation, Jakarta's inflation is 0.85% while Indonesia's is 1.20%. Meanwhile, for year-on-year inflation from March 2021 to March 2022 (YoY), Jakarta's inflation was 2.00% while Indonesia's was 2.64%.

Jakarta's inflation in 2022 is predicted to be higher than in 2021, in line with improving demand conditions driven by higher economic activity. Nevertheless, inflation is estimated to remain within the set inflation target range of 3% plus minus 1%.