Jakarta's annual inflation in June 2026 driven by gold jewellery

Jakarta’s annual inflation rate reached 2.78 percent in June 2026, primarily driven by the personal care and other services category, with gold jewellery being the largest contributing commodity. Kadarmanto, Head of BPS DKI Jakarta, stated on Wednesday that gold jewellery experienced an inflation rate of 35.18 percent and contributed 0.57 percent to Jakarta’s annual inflation in June 2026. “We know that although gold prices have fallen in recent months, on an annual basis, the 2.78 percent inflation is still mainly caused by gold jewellery inflation,” he said. The personal care and other services category, which includes gold jewellery, saw inflation of 9.61 percent, contributing 0.69 percent to overall inflation. Other main contributors to annual inflation in June 2026 were petrol, contributing 0.39 percent, followed by air transport fares (0.18 percent), rice (0.13 percent), and broiler chicken meat (0.12 percent). Petrol and air transport fares fall under the transport category, which experienced inflation of 5.04 percent with a contribution of 0.68 percent. Meanwhile, rice is part of the food, beverages, and tobacco category, which saw inflation of 3.50 percent and contributed 0.67 percent to inflation. On a monthly basis, Jakarta’s inflation in June 2026 was 0.41 percent, with the transport category being the main contributor, adding 0.34 percent, driven primarily by petrol and air transport fares.