April 2017 Kendari City experienced 0.13 Percent Deflation

Deflation of Kendari City in April 2017, recorded at 0,13 percent with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 122,90. Nationally from 82 cities counting inflation, twenty-nine cities recorded deflation and fifty-three cities recorded inflation. The highest deflation was recorded in Singaraja (Bali Province) of 1,08 percent and the lowest deflation recorded in DKI Jakarta (DKI Jakarta) and Manado (Sulawesi Utara Province) 0,02 percent. Meanwhile, the largest inflation recorded in Pangkal Pinang (Kepulauan Bangka Belitung Province) 1,02 percent.
Deflation in Kendari city was caused by the decrease of price index in foodstuff group 1,19 percent and clothing 0,34 percent. While the inflation recorded groups are housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel 0,57 percent; Transportation, communication and financial services 0,11 percent; Health 0,05 percent; Education, recreation and sports 0,02 and finished food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco 0,01 percent.
Commodities contributing the largest deflation are cayenne pepper; Tembang; Rambe; spinach; layang/benggol; sugar; Katamba; cooking oil; Chicken and red onions.
Commodities contributing to inflation are electricity tariffs; kembung/gembung /banyar/gembolo/aso-aso; cakalang/sisik; Cell phone pulse rate; Vegetable tomatoes; Tomato fruit; sweet bread; Pomfret; Green mustard greens and clove cigarettes filter.
From the eleven cities on the island of Sulawesi, four cities recorded deflation and seven cities recorded inflation. The highest deflation was recorded in Baubau (Sulawesi Tenggara Province) 0,67 percent with CPI 128,42 and the lowest deflation recorded in Manado (Sulawesi Utara Province) 0,02 percent with CPI of 128,77.
The inflation rate of Kendari City in calendar year (January-April) 2017 was recorded at 1,00 percent and year-on-year inflation rate (April 2017 to April 2016) was 2,91 percent.
The inflation rate of the same period of calendar year (January-April) 2016 was 1,66 percent and the year-on-year inflation rate (April 2016 to April 2015) was recorded at 4,20 percent.
National Inflation on April 2017 was 0,09 percent, inflation rate (January - April 2017) was 1,28 percent and year on year inflation rate (April 2017 to April 2016) was recorded at 4,17 percent.