NTB, March 2020: Consumer Price Index Decreased By 0,21 Percent

In March 2020, Nusa Tenggara Barat experienced deflation about 0,21 percent, in other words Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased from 103,67 in February 2020 to 103,45 in March 2020. The national level also experienced deflation about 0,10 percent.

Looking at the regional level, both Mataram and Bima city experienced deflation which were 0,30 percent and 0,09 percent, respectively.

Deflation was due to decreasing price index of the following expenditure groups: food, beverages and tobbaco about -0,53 percent; clothing and footwear about -0,04; housing, water, electricity, and household fule about 0,02 percent; and transportation about 1,27 percent. Meanwhile, the price index of the other expenditure group was increasing.

Inflation rate of Nusa Tenggara Barat in March 2020, based on calendar year, was about 0,28 percent. It was higher compared to March 2019 which was around 0,04 percent. Meanwhile, inflation rate of year on year in March 2020 documented at 1,63 percent which was lower than the inflation rate of year on year in March 2019 that was about 2,44 percent.