Bus Transport Fares Become Major Contributor to Transport Inflation During Eid

In the last five years, inflation in the transport sector has occurred every Ramadan and Eid period, except for Ramadan and Eid in 2025. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reports that intercity transport fares and petrol prices were the main contributors to transport sector inflation during the Eid 2026 period. “In the last five years, inflation in the transport sector has always occurred during every Ramadan and Eid moment, except for Ramadan and Eid 2025,” said Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics at BPS, Ateng Hartono, during the BPS Release press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday. In March 2026, the transport sector experienced 0.41% inflation (month-to-month/mtm), reversing the record deflation of 0.11% (mtm) in February 2026. According to Ateng, in general, transport sector inflation tends to be higher during the Eid period compared to the start of Ramadan. He detailed that intercity transport fares experienced 12.46% inflation (mtm) in March 2026, contributing 0.03% to general inflation and 0.23% to the sector. Meanwhile, petrol recorded 0.98% inflation (mtm), with a contribution to general inflation of 0.04% and to the transport sector of 0.38%. On the other hand, several transport commodities actually dampened inflation due to deflation. One of them is air transport fares, which experienced 4.01% deflation (mtm), with a deflation contribution to general inflation of 0.03% and to the transport sector of 0.24%. Besides air transport, other transport commodities that also experienced deflation include toll road fares, sea transport fares, ASDP, and train fares. The deflation rates were recorded at 0.87%, 7.45%, 3.17%, and 3.18% respectively. “This deflation occurred in line with the implementation of economic stimulus in the form of transport fare discounts during the Eid al-Fitr 2026 period,” said Ateng. Overall, Indonesia’s economy experienced 3.48% annual inflation (year-on-year/yoy) in March 2026. Meanwhile, monthly inflation in March was recorded at 0.41% (month-to-month/mtm) and calendar year inflation at 0.94% (year-to-date/ytd).