Development of Denpasar City Consumer Price / Inflation Index January 2020

In January 2020 Denpasar City recorded inflation as high as 0.55 percent which is the same as the inflation rate for the January 2020 calendar year as indicated by the Consumer Price Index (CPI 2018 = 100) of 104.23. Meanwhile, the year-on-year inflation rate (January 2020 against January 2019 or YoY) was recorded as high as 2.42 percent.

Of the eleven expenditure groups, six expenditure groups recorded inflation (m to m), namely group I (food, beverages, and tobacco) as high as 2.72 percent; group XI (personal care and other services) as high as 0.65 percent; group V (health) as high as 0.38 percent; group VIII (recreation, sports, and culture) as high as 0.29 percent; group IX (education) as high as 0.27 percent; group IV (household equipment, tools, and routine maintenance) as high as 0.09 percent. Meanwhile, three expenditure groups recorded deflation, namely group VI (transportation) as deep as -1.43 percent; group II (clothing and footwear) as deep as -0.14 percent; group VII (information, communication and financial services) as deep as -0.02 percent. Group III (housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels) and group X (food and beverage / restaurant supply) were recorded as not experiencing changes in the index or stagnating.

Commodities recorded contributing to or contributing to inflation in January 2020 include, cayenne pepper, rice, red chillies, cooking oil, onions, white cigarettes, gold jewelry, foreign language courses, papaya, and squid.

From 90 CPI cities, 79 cities experienced inflation and 11 cities experienced deflation. The highest inflation was recorded in Meulaboh City (Aceh) as high as 1.44 percent while the lowest inflation was recorded in Gorontalo City (Gorontalo) as high as 0.03 percent. Meanwhile, the deepest deflation was recorded in Bau-Bau City (Southeast Sulawesi) as deep as -1.39 percent while the shallow deflation was recorded in Kota Kudus (Central Java) as deep as -0.01 percent. If sorted from the highest inflation, then Denpasar ranks 32nd out of 79 cities experiencing inflation.