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INDEKS HARGA PENGGUNA

Consumer Price Index

(Jan 2010=100)

MEI 2019 May 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 0.6 PERATUS

TAHUN-KE-TAHUN PADA BULAN MEI 2019

1. Indeks Harga Pengguna (IHP) bagi bulan Mei 2019 menurun sebanyak 0.6 peratus tahun-ke-

tahun berbanding dengan bulan Mei 2018. Harga Makanan dan Minuman Ringan

mencatatkan penurunan sebanyak 0.7 peratus. Manakala, harga Bukan Makanan

mencatatkan penurunan sebanyak 0.6 peratus.

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

Pakaian dan Kasut (6.1 peratus); Perumahan, Air, Elektrik, Gas dan Bahan Api Lain (2.7

peratus); dan Makanan dan Minuman Ringan (0.7 peratus). Walau bagaimanapun, ianya

diimbangi oleh peningkatan harga dan kos Kesihatan (3.3 peratus); Rekreasi dan

Kebudayaan (2.0 peratus); dan Restoran dan Hotel (0.5 peratus).

3. Harga Pakaian dan Kasut menurun berikutan penurunan harga pakaian dan bahan 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 ayam, telur, serta air mineral dan minuman ringan yang menurun.

4. Bagi perubahan bulan-ke-bulan, IHP bagi Mei 2019 menurun sebanyak 0.3 peratus

berbanding dengan bulan April 2019. Indeks Makanan dan Minuman Ringan menurun

sebanyak 0.1 peratus, manakala Indeks Bukan Makanan menurun sebanyak 0.4 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 Mei 2019 boleh didapati melalui laman sesawang JPKE: www.depd.gov.bn.

INDEKS HARGA PENGGUNA (IHP)MEI 2019

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

Perubahan tahunan (%)Mei 2019 / Mei 2018

Perubahan bulanan (%)Mei 2019 / Apr 2019

Pakaian dan Kasut ▼-6.1

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

Perhiasan, Peralatan Isi Rumah danPenyelenggaraan Rutin Isi Rumah

▼-1.2

Kesihatan ▲ 3.3 -

Pengangkutan ▼-0.2

Perhubungan ▲ 0.5 ▼-0.1

Rekreasi dan Kebudayaan ▲ 2.0

Pendidikan ▼-0.1

Pelbagai Barangan dan Perkhidmatan ▼-1.2 ▼-1.0

Restoran dan Hotel ▲ 0.5 ▲0.01

Bukan Makanan

Makanan dan Minuman Ringan ▼-0.7

Indeks Keseluruhan ▼-0.6 ▼-0.3

▼-0.1

▼-0.4

▼-5.3

▼-0.7

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▼-0.6

▼-0.2

▼-0.04

▲ 1.0

Sumber: Jabatan Perancangan dan Kemajuan Ekonomi, Kementerian Kewangan dan Ekonomi

INDEKS HARGA PENGGUNA (IHP)MEI 2019

Tiga Penyumbang Utama Kepada Perubahan Tahunan

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Pakaian dan Kasut ▼-6.1

Makanan dan MinumanRingan

▼-0.7 ▼

3

2

Perumahan, Air, Elektrik, Gasdan Bahan Api Lain

▼-2.7

Harga ayam, telur, ikan beku,air mineral dan minuman ringan

Harga pakaian dan bahanpakaian▼

Harga sewa rumah dan bahanuntuk penyelenggaraan danpembaikan kediaman

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Sumber: Jabatan Perancangan dan Kemajuan Ekonomi, Kementerian Kewangan dan Ekonomi

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MEDIA RELEASE

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY

HEADLINE: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) FELL BY 0.6 PER CENT

YEAR-ON-YEAR IN MAY 2019

1. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in May 2019 decreased by 0.6 per cent year-on-year

compared to May 2018. Prices of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages decreased by 0.7 per

cent. Meanwhile, Non-Food prices decreased by 0.6 per cent.

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

Footwear (6.1 per cent); Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (2.7 per cent); and

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (0.7 per cent). However, this was moderated by increases

in prices and costs of Health (3.3 per cent); Recreation and Culture (2.0 per cent); and

Restaurants and Hotels (0.5 per cent).

3. Prices of Clothing and Footwear decreased following the decrease in prices of garments 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 chicken, eggs, as well as mineral water and soft drinks.

4. On a month-on-month basis, the CPI in May 2019 decreased by 0.3 per cent compared to

April 2019. The Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Index decreased by 0.1 per cent, while

the Non-Food Index decreased by 0.4 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 May 2019 is available from DEPD’s website: www.depd.gov.bn.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)MAY 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 (%)May 2019 / May 2018

Monthly Change (%)May 2019 / Apr 2019

Clothing and Footwear ▼-6.1

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels

▼-2.7

Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance

▼-1.2

Health ▲ 3.3 -

Transport ▼-0.2 ▼-0.2

Communication ▲ 0.5 ▼-0.1

Recreation and Culture ▲ 2.0 ▲ 1.0

Education ▼-0.1

Miscellaneous Goods and Services ▼-1.2 ▼-1.0

Restaurants and Hotels ▲ 0.5 ▲ 0.01

Non-Food ▼-0.6

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages ▼-0.7

Overall Index ▼-0.6 ▼-0.3

▼-0.1

▼-0.4

▼-5.3

▼-0.7

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▼-0.04

Source: Department of Economic Planning and Development,Ministry of Finance and Economy

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)MAY 2019

TOP 3 CONTRIBUTORS TO YEARLY CHANGES

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1

Clothing and Footwear ▼-6.1

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages

▼-0.7 ▼

3

2

Housing, Water, Electricity,Gas and Other Fuels

▼-2.7

Prices of garments andclothing materials

Prices of chicken, eggs,frozen fish, mineral waterand soft drinks

Prices of rental and materialsfor the maintenance andrepair of dwellings

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Source: Department of Economic Planning and Development,Ministry of Finance and Economy