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        "id": 1717290,
        "msgid": "bps-states-natural-gold-experiences-deflation-for-two-consecutive-months-in-april-2026-1777904662",
        "date": "2026-05-04 20:18:55",
        "title": "BPS States Natural Gold Experiences Deflation for Two Consecutive Months in April 2026",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that jewellery gold prices underwent monthly deflation of 3.76% in April 2026, following 1.17% deflation in March, marking the end of a 30-month inflation streak since September 2023. This decline, driven by falling international gold prices from $5,019.97 to $4,719.28 per troy ounce, made jewellery gold the largest contributor to deflation in the personal care and other services expenditure group, which saw 0.99% deflation\u2014the deepest since January 2020\u2014and helped moderate the overall monthly inflation rate to 0.13%. The development underscores the role of commodity price fluctuations in stabilising Indonesia's economic inflation amid broader annual rates of 2.42%.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics at\nthe Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Ateng Hartono, stated that\njewellery gold commodities experienced monthly deflation again in April\n2026, following March 2026. He explained that gold underwent monthly\ndeflation of 3.76% month-to-month (mtm) in April 2026, deeper than the\nprevious month\u2019s 1.17% mtm. \u201cJewellery gold in March and April\nexperienced a decline in its international price,\u201d Ateng said in Jakarta\non Monday. According to World Bank Commodity Price Data, the global gold\nprice fell from $5,019.97 per troy ounce in February 2026 to $4,881.13\nper troy ounce in March 2026, and further to $4,719.28 per troy ounce in\nApril 2026. \u201cPreviously, jewellery gold had been inflating for 30\nconsecutive months, from September 2023 to February 2026,\u201d Ateng said.\nHe noted that the jewellery gold commodity was the largest contributor\nto deflation in the personal care and other services expenditure group,\nwith a deflation contribution of 0.09%. The price drop in this commodity\ndrove the personal care and other services expenditure group to\nexperience 0.99% mtm deflation in April 2026, with a deflation\ncontribution of 0.07% to the overall monthly inflation rate. The\ndeflation rate in the personal care and other services expenditure group\nin April 2026 was recorded as the deepest since January 2020. As a\nresult, this expenditure group became one of the two dampeners of the\nmonthly inflation rate in April. \u201cBesides the food, beverages, and\ntobacco expenditure group, the personal care and other services\nexpenditure group also experienced deflation or moderated inflation in\nApril 2026,\u201d Ateng said. BPS recorded that Indonesia\u2019s economy in\ngeneral experienced monthly inflation of 0.13% mtm, annual inflation\n(year-on-year\/yoy) of 2.42% yoy, and calendar-year inflation\n(year-to-date\/ytd) of 1.06% ytd in April 2026.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bps-states-natural-gold-experiences-deflation-for-two-consecutive-months-in-april-2026-1777904662",
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