April 2020, Bengkulu City experienced a deflation of 0.35

In April 2020, Bengkulu City experienced a deflation of 0.35 percent. The deflation in Bengkulu City in April 2020 was due to a decrease in prices as indicated by the decrease in several indexes of expenditure groups, namely: the food, beverage and tobacco group by 1.18 percent; clothing and footwear group of 0.03 percent; the transportation group by 0.07 percent and the information, communication and financial services group by 0.99 percent. While the group that experienced inflation was the group of equipment, equipment and routine household maintenance by 0.29 percent; health group of 0.19 percent; recreation, sports and culture group by 0.21 percent; the food and beverage / restaurant supply group by 0.11 percent and the personal care and other services group by 0.33 percent. While the expenditure groups that seemed stable were the housing, water, electricity, and household fuel and education groups. The amount of inflation in the calendar year (inflation rate) of -0.14 percent, and annual inflation (year on year) was recorded at 1.97 percent.