BPS: Rice, Eggs, and Chicken Meat Drive March 2026 Inflation to 0.41 Percent
Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS), through Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics Ateng Hartono, reported that in March 2026, there was monthly inflation of 0.41 percent, or a rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 110.50 in February 2026 to 110.95 in March 2026.
He explained that this March 2026 inflation figure is lower than the previous year’s 1.65 percent. Meanwhile, calendar-year inflation was recorded at 0.94 percent.
“The expenditure group contributing the largest to monthly inflation is food, beverages, and tobacco at 1.07 percent, contributing 0.32 percent to inflation,” said Ateng during a teleconference press briefing on Wednesday, 1 April 2026.
He detailed that the dominant commodities driving inflation in this group were fresh fish, broiler chicken meat, rice, broiler chicken eggs, cayenne peppers, cooking oil, and beef.
“Meanwhile, commodities that still contributed to deflation in March 2026 include air transport tariffs and jewellery gold, each at 0.03 percent,” he stated.
Ateng added that, when viewed by components, inflation in March 2026 was mainly driven by the volatile component, with a contribution of 0.27 percent. The dominant commodities contributing to inflation were broiler chicken meat, rice, broiler chicken eggs, cayenne peppers, and beef.
Next, the core component contributed 0.08 percent to inflation, with dominant commodities in this group being cooking oil and rice with side dishes.
Meanwhile, Ateng continued, the government-regulated price component recorded a contribution to inflation of 0.06 percent, with dominant commodities including petrol, intercity transport tariffs, and Machine-Made Kretek Cigarettes (SKM).
When viewed by region, Ateng explained that monthly, 34 provinces experienced inflation, while 4 provinces experienced deflation.
“The highest inflation occurred in Papua Pegunungan at 2.57 percent, while the deepest deflation was in Maluku at 0.75 percent,” said Ateng.