Jayapura, Sept. 3 -- Acting Papua Governor Agus Fatoni has called on all regional leaders in nine districts and cities to consistently organize the Affordable Food Movement (GPM) as a step to maintain price stability and public purchasing power.

"According to data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Papua's consumer price index (CPI) recorded a month-to-month deflation of minus 0.93 percent in August 2025. On a year-on-year basis, the province saw an inflation rate of 0.54 percent," Agus said in Jayapura on Wednesday.

He explained that the August deflation was influenced by several commodities and tariffs, including airfares, tuna, tomatoes, mumar fish, areca nut, kawalina fish, water spinach, skipjack tuna, senior high school fees, univer...