• In August 2021, 34 of Indonesia's 90 CPI cities experienced inflation, while 56 suffered deflation.
• Tual City saw 0.10 percent inflation with a CPI of 109.47, while Ambon City suffered 0.11 percent deflation with a CPI of 107.32.
• The highest inflation was 0.62 percent with a CPI of 108.48 in Kendari, while the lowest was 0.01 percent with a CPI of 108.17 in Tanjung. Meanwhile, the biggest deflation was 1.04 percent with a CPI of 107.20 in Sorong, while the lowest was 0.03 percent with CPIs of 109.93, 108.14, and 106.56 in Meulaboh, Timika, and Sukabumi, respectively.
• In August 2021, Tual City's monthly inflation was ranked 18th (Ambon City 53rd), Tual's calendar year inflation was ranked 4th (12th Ambon City), and Tual City was ranked 4th year after year (Ambon City ranked 89th).
• Inflation occurred as a result of increases in many price indices across a variety of expenditure categories. The greatest gain was 0.49 percent with a CPI of 115.47 in the Food, Beverage, and Tobacco sector.
• Price fluctuations affect 85 different sorts of goods and services, the majority of which are food, beverages, and cigarettes. Tuna/komu, shallots, kangkong, anchovies, white cigarettes, young papaya, filter kretek cigarettes, eggplant, lime, and toothpaste were among the 48 types of goods and services that saw price increases this month in Tual City, with the highest increases occurring in tuna/komu, shallots, kangkong, anchovies, white cigarettes, young papaya, filter kretek cigarettes, eggplant, lime, and toothpaste.
• Meanwhile, prices fell in August 2021 for 37 different commodities and services, with the biggest drops in scad/momar fish, selar fish, mackerel, air transportation, clothing, bananas, cassava leaves, chicken meat, cayenne pepper, and papaya.
