Metro Municipality, August 2020 Inflation of 0.06 Percent

In August 2020 there was inflation of 0.06 percent with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 105.2. Of the 90 CPI cities, 37 cities experienced inflation and 53 cities experienced deflation. The highest inflation occurred in Meulaboh at 0.88 percent with a CPI of 107.53 and the lowest occurred in Batam, Kediri and Kotamobagu at 0.02 percent with CPI of 103.24 each; 104,51, \; and 105.93. Meanwhile, the highest deflation occurred in Kupang at 0.92 percent with the CPI of 102.48 and the lowest occurred in Tembilahan, Bekasi and Banyuwangi, at 0.01 percent with CPI of 105.06 each; 106.97; and 103.49.

Inflation occurred due to an increase in prices as indicated by the increase in most indices of the expenditure group, namely: the Transportation group by 1.29 percent; the Information, Communication and Financial Services group of 0.44 percent; the Recreation, Sports and Culture group by 0.13 percent; the health group of 0.09 percent; the education group by 0.38 percent, the provision of food and beverages / restaurants by 0.68 and the personal care and other services group by 1.63 percent. While the groups that experienced deflation were the Food, Beverages and Other Tobacco by 0.92 percent, Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels by 0.12, Equipment, Equipment and Household Routine Maintenance by 0.83, and Health. of 0.44, meanwhile, in the Clothing and Footwear group there was no change in index.

The inflation rate for the calendar year (August 2020 against December 2019) is 1.46 percent and the year-on-year inflation rate (August 2020 against August 2019) is 2.00 percent.