The City of Surakarta in October 2020 Experienced Inflation of 0.10 Percent

In October 2020 the city of Surakarta experienced inflation of 0.10 percent with a Consumer Price Index of 104.10. This inflation was caused by an increase in prices as indicated by an increase in the consumer price index. Expenditure groups that experienced an increase in the price index, namely: the food, beverage and tobacco group increased by 0.27 percent, the clothing and footwear group increased by 0.21 percent, the housing, water, electricity and household fuels group increased by 0.02 percent, the group health rose 0.01 percent, the transportation group by 0.10 percent, the recreation, sports and culture group by 0.27 percent and the personal care and other services group by 0.15 percent. In contrast, the equipment, equipment and household routine maintenance group fell 0.22 percent and the information, communication and financial services group fell 0.01 percent. Meanwhile, the education group and the food, beverage / restaurant supply group were relatively stable.
The inflation rate for the calendar year (January - October) 2020 is 0.88 percent, while the "year on year" inflation rate (October 2020 against October 2019) is 1.36 percent.
Of the 6 cities in Central Java Province whose inflation figures were calculated, in October 2020 all cities recorded inflation. The highest inflation occurred in the city of Tegal at 0.22 percent, followed by Semarang at 0.20 percent, Kudus by 0.16 percent, Cilacap at 0.12 percent, Surakarta at 0.10 percent and Purwokerto at 0. 07 percent.
Of the 90 national CPI cities, 66 cities experienced inflation and 24 cities experienced deflation. The city with the highest inflation was Sibolga at 1.04 percent and the lowest inflation occurred in DKI Jakarta, Cirebon city, Bekasi city and Jember city each at 0.01 percent. On the other hand, the largest deflation occurred in the city of Manokwari at 1.81 percent and the smallest deflation occurred in the city of Surabaya at 0.02 percent.