JAKARTA - The pace of inflation in April 2026 is still maintained. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a monthly inflation (m-to-m) of 0.13 percent. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose slightly from 110.95 in March to 111.09 in April. Meanwhile, inflation since the beginning of the year has reached 1.06 percent (YoY).
The main contributor to the price increase in April came from the transportation sector. This group recorded inflation of 0.99 percent with the largest contribution to total inflation, namely 0.12 percent.
BPS Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics, Ateng Hartono, said the increase in air transportation rates and gasoline prices was the dominant factor.
"The dominant commodities that drive inflation in the transportation group include air fares and gasoline. Air fares contribute 0.11 percent to inflation, while gasoline contributes 0.02 percent to inflation," said Ateng in Jakarta, Monday (4/5).
In addition to transportation, several food items also contributed to inflation, such as cooking oil, tomatoes, as well as rice and rice with lauk.
Even so, inflationary pressure was successfully dampened by the decline in the price of a number of commodities. The food, beverage, and tobacco group actually experienced deflation of 0.20 percent. This price reduction contributed to holding inflation overall.
Ateng said that several commodities that play a role as a brake on inflation include chicken meat, gold jewelry, chili, and chicken eggs. Several commodity prices have been recorded to have declined.
"Several commodities also contribute to deflation, including broiler chicken with a deflation contribution of 0.11 percent, gold jewelry with a deflation contribution of 0.09 percent, chili and broiler eggs each 0.06 percent and 0.04 percent," he said.
In terms of components, core inflation was recorded at 0.23 percent. This increase was triggered by the price of a number of goods such as cooking oil, ready-to-eat food, to electronic goods such as mobile phones and laptops.
Meanwhile, the government-regulated prices also increased by 0.69 percent, mainly due to adjustments to air transportation, gasoline, household fuel, and cigarette tariffs.
On the other hand, the volatile price component actually experienced a fairly deep deflation, namely 0.88 percent. The decline in the price of food commodities such as chicken meat, chili, and eggs is the main factor that holds back the inflation rate this month.
In terms of regions, the majority of areas experienced price increases. A total of 30 provinces recorded inflation, while 8 provinces experienced deflation.
The highest inflation occurred in West Papua at 2.00 percent, while the deepest deflation was recorded in Maluku at 0.17 percent.
With this condition, April 2026 inflation is still within the safe limit, supported by the decline in the price of a number of food commodities that are able to withstand pressure from rising transportation costs.
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