In January 2017 Pontianak City is inflation of 1.82 percent

Inflation occurs because of an increase in the index in six groups of expenditure and a decrease in the index in one group expenditure. The increase in the index occurred in foodstuff by 2.76 percent; food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco 0.76 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel 1.67 percent; health group 0.98 per cent; education, recreation and sport 0.01 percent; and transportation, communication and financial services 3.64