Jakarta's Inflation Reaches 0.15 Percent in August
Reported by Folmer | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
The Jakarta Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded Jakarta's inflation at 0.15 percent (month-to-month) in August 2026, while year-to-date inflation stood at 1.65 percent.
Food, beverages, and tobacco group
Head of Jakarta BPS, Kadarmanto, said that the inflation rate of 0.15 percent was driven primarily by a 0.18 percent rise in the price index for food, beverages, and tobacco, which contributed 0.15 percentage points.
Jakarta Inflation Hits 0.41% in June 2026"Jakarta's inflation in August 2026 was driven by an increase in the price index for the food, beverages, and tobacco group," he said, Tuesday (9/1).
He added that the commodities contributing the largest share to inflation within the food, beverage, and tobacco group were broiler chicken meat (0.14 percent), and machine-made clove cigarettes, yardlong beans, and green beans (0.01 percent each).
"Another commodity contributing to inflation is engine lubricant, at approximately 0.02 percent," he added.
Other commodities contributing to deflation and exerting downward pressure on the inflation rate in August 2026 included air transport (0.05 percent), gasoline and shallots (0.04 percent), followed by tomatoes and oranges (0.01 percent).
"Tomatoes have contributed to curbing inflation due to bumper harvests in several producing regions, such as West Java, East Java, and others," he stated.
