In April 2016, entered the 4th month in 2016 Metro deflation. Expenditure group that triggers deflation dominated by foodstuffs with donations deflation of 0.4977 percent. The main cause of deflation in the foodstuff due to the decline in the index in the subgroup of grains, tubers and results; subgroup eggs, milk and their products; spices subgroup; subgroup of fresh fish; subgroup glazed vegetables and nuts sub-group. Furthermore, the subsequent expenditure group that became the cause of deflation is the transportation, communications and financial services with a share of deflation 0.2521 percent; Group Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Fuel with a 0.0653 percent share of deflation; and health groups are contributing to deflation 0.0064 percent. Meanwhile, the group spending curb deflation namely clothing group with 0.0111 percent share of inflation and processed food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco contributed to inflation by 0.0070 percent. In education, recreation and sport does not change the index. Index changes on the expenditure groups led to deflation in Metro amounted to 0.80 percent.
Commodities that contributed sizeable deflation during the month of April 2016 include rice, gasoline, eggs, red peppers, solar, bloating, garlic, cement, squid, potato.
Based on the calculation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April 2016, Metro City deflation caused by the decline in the index in the transportation, communications and financial services with deflation of 2.09 percent; food group index declined by 1.70 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel dropped 0.31 percent and 0.09 percent deflation health. While the group experienced an increase in index and restrain the rate of deflation, namely the clothing group by 0.20 percent inflation and processed food, beverages, cigarettes, which experienced an inflation of 0.04 percent.
Metro City is ranked 69th nationally. Of the 82 cities, 77 cities experienced deflation and 5 cities experienced inflation. The highest deflation occurred in Sibolga of 1.79 percent, while deflation was lowest in Singaraja with deflation of 0.06 percent. The highest inflation was in Tarakan by 0.45 percent and the lowest inflation in Banjarmasin 0.04 percent.
Metro City in April 2016 based on the calculation of the rate of inflation (point to point) inflation of 0.38 percent and year on year inflation (year on year) amounted to 3.88 percent
