In April 2019 the city of Denpasar recorded inflation of 0.26 percent with the Consumer Price Index (CPI 2012 = 100) of 132.39. The April 2019 calendar year inflation rate was 0.68 percent while the year-on-year inflation rate (April 2019 against April 2018 or YoY) was 2.24 percent.
Four expenditure groups recorded inflation (m to m), namely group VII (transport, communication and financial services) by 1.12 percent; group VI (education, recreation and sports) by 0.51 percent; group I (food stuff) by 0,10 percent; and group III (housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel) by 0.04 percent. Meanwhile, three other groups recorded deflation, namely group II (processed food, beverages, cigarettes, and tobacco) by -0.08 percent, group V (health) by -0.06 percent; and group IV (clothing) by -0.03 percent.
Commodities recorded contributing to or contributing to inflation in April 2019 include: onion, garlic, air freight rates, motorbikes, and tuition fees.
From 82 CPI cities, 77 cities experienced inflation and 5 cities experienced deflation. The highest inflation was recorded in Medan (North Sumatra) by 1.30 percent while the lowest inflation was recorded in Pare-pare (South Sulawesi) by 0.03 percent. The deepest deflation was recorded in Manado (North Sulawesi) by -1.27 percent and was shallowest in Maumere (East Nusa Tenggara) by -0.04 percent. If sorted from the highest inflation, then Denpasar ranks 61st out of 77 cities experiencing inflation.
