Inflation Down

THE Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) registered inflation in February at only 0.58 percent. It is a drastic decrease of the previous rate of 1.36 percent. But, under the shadow of a planned increase in basic electricity tariffs, the inflation rate may well go up again.

In his announcement Wednesday last week, BPS head Choiril Maksum said the monthly reduction of inflation rate was due, among others, by emerging stable prices of ric