Kendari
City inflation in August 2020 was recorded at 0.21 percent with a
Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 105.28. Of the 90 cities, 37 cities
experienced inflation and 53 cities experienced deflation. The highest
inflation was recorded in Meulaboh (Aceh Province) 0.88 percent with a
CPI of 107.53 and the lowest inflation was recorded in Batam (Riau
Islands Province), Kediri (East Java Province), and Kotamobagu (North
Sulawesi Province) at 0.02 percent respectively with CPI 103.24, 104.51,
and 105.93, respectively.
The
inflation that occurred in Kendari City was caused by an increase in
the price index in the personal care and other services group by 2.74
percent; education group 1.43 percent; the recreation, sports, and
culture group 0.39 percent; health group 0.24 percent; equipment, tools,
and household routine maintenance group 0.23 percent; and the
transportation group at 0.08 percent. Groups that experienced a decrease
in index were the information, communication and financial services
group of 0.22 percent; the food, beverage and tobacco group 0.21
percent; and the housing, water, electricity, and household fuel group
at 0.05 percent. Meanwhile, the clothing and footwear group and the food
and beverage / restaurant supply group did not experience any changes /
were relatively stable.Commodities
contributing to inflation include gold jewelery, colleges /
universities, lime / limes, moringa leaves, baby corn, spinach, bird's
eye chilies, skipjack / hawksbill, toothpaste and tissue.Commodities
contributing to deflation include garlic, shampoo, milkfish / sponge
fish, laptop / notebook, live chicken, sugar, flying fish / gnarled
fish, mackerel / mackerel / banyar fish / gembolo / aso-aso fish,
anchovies and shallots
