Bali Inflation Reaches 3.45% in August, Near Target Ceiling

Denpasar — Bali’s consumer prices rose 0.61% month on month in August 2026, while annual inflation accelerated to 3.45%, according to releases from the Bali Statistics Agency and Bank Indonesia’s Bali office published on 1-2 September 2026. The yearly rate was 0.05 percentage points below Indonesia’s 3.5% upper inflation ceiling.

The monthly figure compares August with July, when Bali recorded 0.51% deflation. The annual figure compares August 2026 with August 2025, showing the broader price increase over 12 months.

Bank Indonesia said Bali’s August inflation remained within the national target corridor of 2.5% plus or minus 1 percentage point. National inflation for August was 3.19%, while Bali’s annual rate was the highest in four years, according to regional reports citing the official statistics release.

What drove prices higher?

Food and transport were the main contributors to August’s inflation, with chicken meat, airfares, green beans, rice with side dishes and primary school fees among the items cited in local reporting based on the official data.

RRI reported that food, beverages and tobacco contributed 1.16 percentage points to Bali’s annual inflation, while transport contributed 0.76 points. It also said petrol made the largest commodity-level contribution, at 0.41 percentage points, after prices rose 7.92%.

Local reports also said chicken meat and airfares were key monthly drivers, alongside green beans and school-related costs. Balipost and Bisnis.com both reported that the monthly increase followed July’s deflation and was linked to stronger demand and price pressures in several food and transport items.

Annual inflation also rose

On a yearly basis, Bali’s inflation rose from 2.42% in July to 3.45% in August. That made August’s reading higher than the province’s August 2024 rate of 2.32% and August 2025 rate of 2.65%, according to RRI and IDN Times coverage of the BPS release.

Bank Indonesia’s Bali office said the province’s inflation was still considered manageable and expected to stay within the national target range in 2026. The central bank also pointed to continued monitoring of food supply, logistics and price stability measures.

In spatial terms, the Bali statistics release said Denpasar posted the highest annual inflation among the province’s consumer price index areas, followed by other local reporting that identified Buleleng and Tabanan above the provincial average.

Sources

• Bisnis.com
• RRI.co.id
• BALIPOST.com
• IDN Times Bali