In April 2020 the City of Denpasar experienced deflation of -0.32 percent as indicated by a decrease in the Consumer Price Index (base year 2018 = 100) from 104.76 in March 2020 to 104.42 in April 2020. Meanwhile, the inflation rate for the year April 2020 and year-on-year inflation rates (April 2020 against April 2019 or YoY) were recorded as high as 0.74 percent and 2.53 percent, respectively.
Of the eleven expenditure groups, four expenditure groups recorded deflation, namely group I (food, beverages and tobacco) at a depth of -0.97 percent; group VI (transportation) as deep as -0.84 percent; group XI (personal care and other services) as deep as -0.07 percent; and group III (housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels) at -0.02 percent. Meanwhile, two expenditure groups recorded inflation, namely group V (health) as high as 0.52 percent and group IV (equipment, equipment and household routine maintenance) as high as 0.09 percent. Five expenditure groups recorded that the index did not change or were stagnant, namely group II (clothing and footwear); group VII (information, communication and financial services); group VIII (recreation, sports and culture); group IX (education); and group X (providing food and beverage / restaurant).
Commodities recorded as contributing to or contributing to deflation in April 2020 include chicken meat, air transport rates, red chilies, eggs, cooking oil, ground coffee, bird's eye chilies, garlic, kale, and mustard greens.
Of the 90 CPI cities, 51 cities experienced deflation and 39 cities experienced inflation. The deepest deflation was recorded in Pangkal Pinang (Bangka Belitung) as deep as -0.92 percent while the lowest deflation was recorded in Bogor (West Java) and Semarang (Central Java) as deep as -0.02 percent respectively. Meanwhile, the highest inflation was recorded in Bau-Bau (Southeast Sulawesi) as high as 0.88 percent, while the lowest inflation was recorded in Cirebon (West Java), Depok (West Java), and Balikpapan (East Kalimantan) as high as 0.02 percent respectively. . If sorted from the deepest deflation, Denpasar ranks 15th out of 51 cities experiencing deflation.
