Development of the Consumer Price Index / Inflation in Denpasar City August 2020

In August 2020 the City of Denpasar experienced deflation of -0.12 percent as indicated by a decrease in the Consumer Price Index (base year 2018 = 100) from 103.92 in July 2020 to 103.80 in August 2020. Meanwhile, the inflation rate for the year running in August 2020 was recorded as high as 0.14 percent and the year-on-year inflation rate (August 2020 against August 2019 or YoY) was recorded as high as 0.38 percent.

Of the eleven expenditure groups, five expenditure groups recorded deflation, namely group IX (education) at -1.03 percent; group I (food, beverages, and tobacco) at -0.96 percent; group VI (transportation) as deep as -0.85 percent; group II (clothing and footwear) with a depth of -0.14 percent; group V (health) as deep as -0.07 percent. Meanwhile, four expenditure groups recorded inflation, namely group XI (personal care and other services) as high as 2.02 percent; group IV (equipment, tools, and household routine maintenance) as high as 1.85 percent; group VII (information, communication and financial services) as high as 0.28 percent; and group X (provision of food and beverages / restaurants) as high as 0.24 percent. Two expenditure groups recorded that the index did not change or were stagnant, namely group III (housing, water, electricity, and household fuel) and group VIII (recreation, sports, and culture).

Commodities recorded as contributing to or contributing to deflation in August 2020 include chicken meat, air transportation rates, elementary school education fees, onions, bananas, junior high school education costs, tomatoes, ground coffee, oranges, and chicken liver.