East Nusa Tenggara’s July 2026 inflation eases to 2.43%

Kupang — East Nusa Tenggara’s annual consumer inflation eased to 2.43% in July 2026, down from 3.56% in June, according to data released by the Central Statistics Agency (Badan Pusat Statistik, BPS) and cited by provincial officials and local media.

Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) reported that BPS Nusa Tenggara Timur head Matamira Kale had previously noted June’s year-on-year inflation at 3.56% with inflation since the start of 2026 at 2.20%, and said overall price developments remained within the national target range of 2.5% plus or minus one percentage point.

An official communication from the Ministry of Finance’s regional treasury office in NTT, published in early August, stated that based on BPS’s 3 August release the province recorded year-on-year inflation of 2.43% in July, within the national target band and below the national inflation rate of 2.88%.

Headline figures

The July data indicate that inflation pressures in NTT moderated significantly after June.

According to RRI’s earlier coverage of the June release, BPS reported month-on-month inflation of 0.67% in June and year-to-date inflation of 2.20%. The July figures, cited by the Finance Ministry’s regional office and later by national and local media, show July year-on-year inflation at 2.43%, with the province experiencing deflation on a monthly basis, though detailed month-on-month and year-to-date numbers for July have not yet been published in full by BPS.

Officials highlighted that NTT’s July inflation was among the lowest of Indonesia’s provinces and remained inside the government’s formal inflation target corridor.

June surge, July moderation

Earlier BPS releases and regional reports provide context for the July slowdown.

In its June 2026 inflation briefing for NTT, BPS reported a year-on-year rate of 3.56% with a Consumer Price Index level of 111.34. Local coverage of the same release noted that inflation pressures in June were driven by higher prices across 10 of 11 expenditure groups, including food, clothing and transport, with only one group recording a decline.

The provincial government and regional economic officials publicly warned in July that the June spike had pushed inflation above the upper edge of the national target range and said they would coordinate with central authorities to keep price increases under control, including through market operations and food price stabilisation programmes.

By early August, however, the Ministry of Finance’s NTT office reported that July’s annual inflation had fallen to 2.43%, and described the province’s inflation as “within target” and below the national average, signalling that price pressures had eased.

Provincial and national context

BPS’s inflation monitoring shows that, at the national level, consumer price inflation in 2026 has broadly remained within the central bank and government’s 2.5% ±1 percentage-point target range, though some regions temporarily recorded higher rates.

In NTT, June’s inflation was above the target band, prompting closer scrutiny by the provincial government and central agencies. By July, NTT’s inflation had retreated into the target range and was reported to be among the lowest across the country, according to regional officials citing BPS data.

Subsequent reporting on August 2026 inflation indicated that NTT’s year-on-year rate edged up again to 2.59%, but remained within the national target corridor.

For residents, the July moderation suggests that overall price increases slowed compared with the previous month, though the detailed breakdown of which goods and services contributed most to July inflation has not yet been fully disclosed in publicly available provincial statistics. For visitors and investors, the data point to an environment of relatively contained consumer price pressures in mid-2026, following a brief spike at mid-year.

Sources

• RRI Kupang – "Inflasi NTT Semester I 2026 Terkendali, Kenaikan Harga Masih Dalam Kisaran Ideal"
• RanakaNews – "Perkembangan IHK Provinsi NTT Juni 2026, Inflasi Tertinggi di Kota Kupang dan Terendah di Kab TTS"
• Kanwil Direktorat Jenderal Perbendaharaan NTT – social media post on July 2026 inflation
• Detik Bali – "Gempa Flores Ancam Pertumbuhan Ekonomi NTT, Gubernur Siapkan Langkah Pemulihan"