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INDEKS HARGA PENGGUNA

Consumer Price Index

(Jan 2010=100)

APRIL 2019 April 2019

Jabatan Perancangan dan Kemajuan Ekonomi Department of Economic Planning and Development

Kementerian Kewangan dan Ekonomi Ministry of Finance and Economy

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JABATAN PERANCANGAN DAN KEMAJUAN EKONOMI KEMENTERIAN KEWANGAN DAN EKONOMI

TAJUK UTAMA: INDEKS HARGA PENGGUNA (IHP) MENURUN SEBANYAK 0.1 PERATUS

TAHUN-KE-TAHUN PADA BULAN APRIL 2019

1. Indeks Harga Pengguna (IHP) bagi bulan April 2019 menurun sebanyak 0.1 peratus tahun-

ke-tahun berbanding dengan bulan April 2018. Harga Makanan dan Minuman Ringan

mencatatkan penurunan sebanyak 0.6 peratus. Manakala, harga Bukan Makanan

mencatatkan peningkatan sebanyak 0.005 peratus.

2. Penurunan IHP sebahagian besarnya adalah disebabkan oleh penurunan harga dan kos

Pakaian dan Kasut (2.9 peratus); Perumahan, Air, Elektrik, Gas dan Bahan Api Lain (2.7

peratus); dan Makanan dan Minuman Ringan (0.6 peratus). Walau bagaimanapun, ianya

diimbangi oleh peningkatan harga dan kos Rekreasi dan Kebudayaan (2.0 peratus);

Pengangkutan (1.2 peratus); dan Restoran dan Hotel (0.5 peratus).

3. Harga Pakaian dan Kasut menurun berikutan penurunan harga pakaian dan bahan untuk

pakaian. Manakala, penurunan harga Perumahan, Air, Elektrik, Gas dan Bahan Api Lain

mengambilkira harga rendah sewa rumah dan bahan untuk penyelenggaraan dan

pembaikan kediaman. Penurunan dalam Makanan dan Minuman Ringan pula adalah

disebabkan oleh harga sayur-sayuran, telur dan ayam yang menurun.

4. Bagi perubahan bulan-ke-bulan, IHP bagi April 2019 menurun sebanyak 0.6 peratus

berbanding dengan bulan Mac 2019. Kedua-dua Indeks Makanan dan Minuman Ringan dan

Indeks Bukan Makanan menurun sebanyak 0.6 peratus.

5. IHP mengukur perubahan harga barangan dan perkhidmatan yang dibayar oleh pengguna

dalam satu tempoh masa yang ditetapkan dan dikumpulkan setiap bulan. Senarai barangan

dan perkhidmatan dalam IHP adalah berdasarkan maklumat perbelanjaan purata sebuah

keluarga yang diperolehi melalui Kajian Perbelanjaan Keluarga. Laporan penuh IHP bagi

bulan April 2019 boleh didapati melalui laman sesawang JPKE: www.depd.gov.bn.

INDEKS HARGA PENGGUNA (IHP)APRIL 2019

IHP mengukur perubahan harga pada sebakul tetap barangan danperkhidmatan yang dibeli oleh sebahagian besar isi rumah di Negara BruneiDarussalam.

Perubahan tahunan (%)Apr 2019 / Apr 2018

Perubahan bulanan (%)Apr 2019 / Mar 2019

Pakaian dan Kasut ▼-2.9

Perumahan, Air, Elektrik, Gas danBahan Api Lain ▼-2.7

Perhiasan, Peralatan Isi Rumah danPenyelenggaraan Rutin Isi Rumah

▼-0.6

Kesihatan ▲ 3.6 -

Pengangkutan ▲ 1.2 ▼-1.0

Perhubungan ▲ 0.5 ▼-0.1

Rekreasi dan Kebudayaan ▲ 2.0 ▼-0.7

Pendidikan ▼-0.1

Pelbagai Barangan dan Perkhidmatan ▼-0.7 ▼-0.4

Restoran dan Hotel ▲ 0.5 ▲ 0.1

Bukan Makanan ▲0.005

Makanan dan Minuman Ringan ▼-0.6

Indeks Keseluruhan ▼-0.1 ▼-0.6

▼-0.6

▼-0.6

▼-3.8

▲ 0.003

▼-0.7

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INDEKS HARGA PENGGUNA (IHP)APRIL 2019

Tiga Penyumbang Utama Kepada Perubahan Tahunan

▼ Harga pakaian dan bahan untukpakaian

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Pakaian dan Kasut ▼-2.9

Makanan dan MinumanRingan

▼-0.6 ▼ Harga sayur-sayuran, telur danayam

3

▼ Harga sewa rumah dan bahanuntuk penyelenggaraan danpembaikan kediaman

2

Perumahan, Air, Elektrik, Gasdan Bahan Api Lain

▼-2.7

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MEDIA RELEASE

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY

HEADLINE: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) FELL BY 0.1 PER CENT

YEAR-ON-YEAR IN APRIL 2019

1. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April 2019 decreased by 0.1 per cent year-on-year

compared to April 2018. Prices of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages decreased by 0.6 per

cent. Meanwhile, Non-Food prices increased by 0.005 per cent.

2. The CPI decrease was largely attributed to decreases in the prices and costs of Clothing

and Footwear (2.9 per cent); Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (2.7 per

cent); and Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (0.6 per cent). However, this was moderated

by increases in prices and costs of Recreation and Culture (2.0 per cent); Transport (1.2 per

cent); and Restaurants and Hotels (0.5 per cent).

3. Prices of Clothing and Footwear decreased following the decrease in prices of clothing and

clothing materials. Meanwhile, the decrease in the prices of Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas

and Other Fuels was due to low prices of rental and materials for the maintenance and

repair of dwellings. The decline in Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages was attributed to the

reduced prices of vegetables, eggs and chicken.

4. On a month-on-month basis, the CPI in April 2019 decreased by 0.6 per cent compared to

March 2019. Both the Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Index and the Non-Food Index

decreased by 0.6 per cent.

5. The CPI is a measure of price changes of goods and services paid by the consumer in a

specified period and compiled on a monthly basis. The list of goods and services in the CPI

is based on the average expenditure per household from the Household Expenditure Survey

(HES). The CPI full report for April 2019 is available from DEPD’s website:

www.depd.gov.bn.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)APRIL 2019

CPI measures the changes in prices of a fixed basket of goods andservices purchased by the majority of household in Brunei Darussalam

Yearly Change (%)Apr 2019 / Apr 2018

Monthly Change (%)Apr 2019 / Mar 2019

Clothing and Footwear ▼-2.9

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels

▼-2.7

Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance

▼-0.6

Health ▲ 3.6 -

Transport ▲ 1.2 ▼-1.0

Communication ▲ 0.5 ▼-0.1

Recreation and Culture ▲ 2.0 ▼-0.7

Education ▼-0.1

Miscellaneous Goods and Services ▼-0.7 ▼-0.4

Restaurants and Hotels ▲ 0.5 ▲ 0.1

Non-Food ▲0.005

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages ▼-0.6

Overall Index ▼-0.1 ▼-0.6

▼-0.6

▼-0.6

▼-3.8

▲ 0.003

▼-0.7

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)APRIL 2019

TOP 3 CONTRIBUTORS TO YEARLY CHANGES

▼ Prices of garments and clothingmaterials

1

Clothing and Footwear ▼-2.9

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages

▼-0.6 ▼ Prices of vegetables, eggs andchicken

3

▼ Prices of rental and materialsfor the maintenance and repair ofdwellings

2

Housing, Water, Electricity,Gas and Other Fuels

▼-2.7