Heaptalk, Jakarta — Acting Secretary-General of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri), Tomsi Tohir, called on local governments to closely monitor the inflation trends. He emphasized that relevant ministries and agencies, mainly those responsible for overseeing inflation rates, should also remain vigilant in observing inflation developments.
“For certain products with rising prices, we ask stakeholders to critically evaluate the data, aligned with their duties and functions, and conduct thorough checks on regional data,” Tomsi conveyed during the Regional Inflation Control Coordination Meeting 2024.
He urged stakeholders to take immediate action if they observe continued price increases in certain regional products. He hopes that the country’s relatively stable inflation rate could be maintained with these efforts.
Acting Head of Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, reported that the archipelago experienced a deflation rate of -0.12% month-on-month in September 2024, while year-on-year inflation stood at 1.84%. Amalia attributed the deflation primarily to factors in the food, beverages, and tobacco sectors.
“From our observations, consumer prices decreased, resulting in month-to-month deflation as part of falling prices in certain high-supply volatile food commodities,” she noted.
Amalia elaborated that deflation was further caused by decreased non-subsidized fuel prices, which adjusted in response to global oil prices. Amalia detailed inflation and deflation developments across Indonesia’s provinces for September 2024.
Of the nation’s 38 provinces, 14 experienced inflation, while 24 saw deflation. The highest inflation rates were recorded in North Maluku, Southwest Papua, and Gorontalo, while the provinces with the highest deflation were West Papua, South Papua, and Mountain Papua.
In ensuring the accuracy of inflation measurement, Amalia affirmed BPS’s commitment to maintaining independence and avoiding external influence. She added that BPS follows internationally recognized methodologies to provide reliable data.
“For this reason, we guarantee strict quality control in every stage of producing statistical figures—not only for inflation but also for any data we release, ensuring quality is upheld,” she concluded.
