The island-wide numbers
BPS Bali, the provincial statistics office, reported that prices rose 3.45% year on year in August 2026. August alone added 0.61%.
By city, Denpasar posted 3.64%, Singaraja 3.61%, Tabanan 3.59% and Badung 2.88%. The release gives no separate figure for Gianyar or Ubud.
What got more expensive
Food, beverages and tobacco rose 3.70%, contributing 1.16 points to headline inflation. Transport climbed 6.98% and added 0.76 points.
Among individual items, petrol rose 7.92%, chicken 7.42% and cooking oil 9.10%. Gold jewellery jumped 43.36%.
The jump in gold reflects global metal prices more than local demand. Still, it added 0.15 points to the overall index.
The statisticians' view
BPS Bali head Agus Gede Hendrayana Hermawan said a level around 3.45% remains manageable as long as it stays under 5%. He urged local governments to focus on food supply itself rather than only on distribution channels.
With the upper edge of the target band at 3.5%, there is very little headroom left.
How Bali inflation is measured
BPS builds the consumer price index from a basket of goods and services in four cities: Denpasar, Singaraja, Tabanan and Badung. The Bali figure combines those cities.
Indonesia's inflation target for 2026 is 2.5% plus or minus 1 point. Moving above 3.5% would mean prices are rising faster than the government and central bank intend.
Transport was the fastest-rising group. Dearer petrol feeds not only into travel costs but also into deliveries of food and building materials around the island.