November 3, 2025 | 02:27 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia’s Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the country’s monthly inflation rate in October 2025 stood at 0.28 percent (month-to-month/mtm), bringing the Consumer Price Index (CPI) up from 108.74 in September to 109.04.
BPS Deputy for Distribution and Service Statistics Pudji Ismartini said that gold jewelry was the main contributor to October’s inflation, accounting for 0.21 percent of the increase.
Other commodities driving inflation included red chili (0.06 percent), eggs (0.04 percent), and chicken meat (0.02 percent).
“October’s inflation was mainly driven by the personal care and other services category, which recorded 3.05 percent inflation and contributed 0.21 percent to the overall rate,” Pudji said during a press conference in Jakarta on Monday, November 3, 2025.
She added that annual inflation reached 2.86 percent, while calendar year inflation, from January to October 2025, stood at 2.10 percent.
Several commodities, however, helped curb inflation by exerting a deflationary effect, including shallots and bird’s eye chili (each -0.03 percent), tomatoes (-0.02 percent), as well as rice, yardlong beans, and green chili (each -0.01 percent).
On the components side, Pudji noted that all inflation components saw price increases in October. The core inflation component recorded the highest rise at 0.39 percent with a 0.25 percent contribution, largely influenced by higher gold jewelry prices and college tuition fees.
Meanwhile, government-regulated prices rose 0.10 percent with a 0.02 percent contribution, mainly due to increases in machine-rolled kretek cigarette (SKM) prices and airfare rates.
The volatile price component experienced 0.03 percent inflation with a 0.01 percent contribution, driven by rising prices of red chili, eggs, and chicken meat.
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