Development of the Consumer Price Index / Inflation in Singaraja City December 2020

In December 2020, Singaraja City experienced inflation as high as 1.08 percent with the Consumer Price Index (base year 2018 = 100) of 106.20. The inflation rate for the calendar year in December 2020 was recorded as high as 2.48 percent, which is the same as the year-on-year inflation rate (December 2020 against December 2019 or YoY) was recorded as high as 2.48 percent.

Six expenditure groups were recorded to experience inflation (m to m), namely group I (food, beverages and tobacco) as high as 2.86 percent; group IV (equipment, tools, and household routine maintenance) as high as 1.64 percent; group V (health) as high as 0.56 percent; group III (housing, water, electricity, and household fuel) as high as 0.08 percent; group II (clothing and footwear) as high as 0.04 percent; group VI (transportation) as high as 0.03 percent. Meanwhile, two expenditure groups recorded deflation, namely, group XI (personal care and other services) at -0.29 percent; and group VII (information, communication and financial services) at -0.23 percent. Three other expenditure groups recorded that the index did not change or were stagnant, namely, group VIII (recreation, sports and culture), group IX (education) and group X (provision of food and beverages / restaurants).

Commodities recorded as contributing to inflation in December 2020 include cayenne pepper, purebred chicken, red chilies, canang sari, eggs, pork, shallots and tomatoes.

Of the 90 CPI cities, 87 cities experienced inflation and 3 cities experienced deflation. The highest inflation was recorded in Gunungsitoli (North Sumatra) as high as 1.87 percent while the lowest inflation was recorded in Tanjung Selor (North Kalimantan) as high as 0.05 percent. Meanwhile, the deepest deflation was recorded in Luwuk (Central Sulawesi) at -0.26 percent while the lowest deflation was recorded in Ambon (Maluku) as deep as -0.07 percent. If ordered from highest inflation, Singaraja ranks 8th out of 87 cities experiencing inflation.