Official Statistics Press Release, September 1, 2025

BPS-Statistics Banten Province recorded that in August 2025, there was a month-to-month deflation of 0.32 percent, or a decrease in the Consumer Price Index from 108.14 in July 2025 to 107.79 in August 2025. Meanwhile, year-on-year inflation was 1.95 percent and year-to-date inflation was 1.11 percent.

Meanwhile, the main cause of deflation in August 2025 was the Food, Beverages and Tobacco group, which experienced deflation of 1.04 percent. This expenditure group contributed 0.34 percentage points to deflation. Meanwhile, another expenditure group that contributed significantly to deflation was the Transportation group, which experienced deflation of 0.22 percent with a contribution of 0.02 percentage points.

The five commodities that were the main drivers of month-to-month deflation in August were tomatoes, which contributed 0.19 percentage points to deflation, cayenne pepper 0.09 percentage points, chicken meat 0.04 percentage points, chicken eggs 0.03 percentage points, and gasoline 0.02 percentage points. Meanwhile, the five commodities that experienced price increases and contributed to inflation in August 2025 were, first, gold jewelry with an inflation contribution of 0.01 percentage points, second, cucumbers with 0.01 percentage points, third, mackerel with 0.01 percentage points, fourth, elementary school tuition with 0.01 percentage points, and fifth, machine-rolled kretek cigarettes with 0.01 percentage points.

The Farmer’s Term of Trade (FTT) for Banten Province in August 2025 rose by 1.77 percent compared to July 2025. 

In the Official Statistics Press Release dated September 1, 2025, BPS-Statistics Banten Province also recorded an increase in the Farmer’s Term of Trade of 111.42, or a rise of 1.77 percent compared to July 2025. This occurred because the Price Index Received by farmers increased by 1.20 percent, while the index paid by farmers (ib) decreased by 0.56 percent. The Price Index Paid by Farmers includes the Household Consumption Index and the Production Cost and Capital Goods Addition Index (BPPBM).

The commodities that predominantly influenced the increase in the Price Index Received by Farmers were unhusked rice, free-range chickens/broilers, and corn cobs. Meanwhile, the commodities that predominantly influenced the decline in the Farmer Price Index were tomatoes, cayenne pepper, and jengkol. Three agricultural subsectors experienced an increase in NTP in August 2025, including the Food Crops Subsector, the Livestock Subsector, and the Fisheries Subsector. The highest increase occurred in the Food Crops Subsector, whose NTP rose by 2.71 percent. Meanwhile, the other two subsectors, namely Smallholder Plantation Crops and Horticulture, experienced a decline.

Total exports from Banten from January to July 2025 amounted to US$7.49 billion.

From January to July 2025, Banten's total exports increased by 8.36 percent compared to January to July 2024, totaling US$7.49 billion, with oil and gas exports amounting to US$0.06 billion and non-oil and gas exports amounting to US$7.43 billion. The main contributor to the increase in export value was the manufacturing sector, which accounted for 96.76 percent. The three export destinations for Banten from January to July 2025 are the United States with US$1.12 billion, China with US$0.87 billion, and India with US$0.68 billion. Banten's leading commodities from January to July 2025 are plastics and plastic products (HS code 39), which increased by 3.56 percent with a share of 8.96 percent, cocoa/chocolate (HS code 18), which increased by 256.58 percent with a share of 8.52 percent, while Footwear (HS code 64) decreased by 45.78 percent, accounting for 7.84 percent.

Meanwhile, BPS-Statistics Banten Province also recorded Banten's total imports from January to July 2025 at US$22.13 billion, an increase of 2.51 percent compared to January to July 2024, with details of oil and gas imports amounting to US$3.29 billion and non-oil and gas imports amounting to US$18.84 billion. The main contributor to the increase in import value was imports of raw materials/auxiliary materials, which contributed 67.62 percent. The largest importing countries are China with a value of US$4.85 billion, Singapore with US$2.33 billion, Australia with US$1.30 billion, the ASEAN region (excluding Singapore) with US$1.63 billion, and others with US$8.73 billion.

Tourism Development in July 2025

The number of foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia through Soekarno-Hatta Airport in July 2025 reached 290,369 visits, an increase of 23.03 percent compared to June 2025 (month to month) and an increase of 6.88 percent compared to July 2024 (year on year). Cumulatively from January to July 2025, the total number of foreign tourist visits to Indonesia through Soekarno-Hatta Airport reached 1,485,787 visits, an increase of 8.99 percent compared to the same period in 2024.

BPS-Statistics Banten Province also recorded that the number of domestic tourist trips to Banten reached 5.13 million trips, a decrease of 4.13 percent compared to June 2025 (month to month) and cumulatively from January to July 2025, the number of domestic tourist trips to Banten reached 37.50 million trips, an increase of 34.48 percent compared to the same period in 2024. The number of domestic tourist trips from outside Banten Province to Banten was 19.85 million trips, lower than the number of domestic tourists from Banten to other provinces outside Banten, which was 27.76 million trips.

The Room Occupancy Rate (ROR) of star-rated hotels in Banten in July 2025 reached 53.13 percent, an increase of 6.51 percentage points compared to June 2025 (month to month). The OR for non-star hotels in July 2025 reached 26.65 percent, an increase of 2.59 percentage points compared to June 2025 (month-to-month) and an increase of 6.11 percentage points compared to July 2024 (year-on-year).

The average length of stay (RLMT) of guests at star-rated hotels (foreign and Indonesian) in Banten in July 2025 reached 1.33 nights, an increase of 0.04 nights compared to June 2025 (month to month). The average length of stay (RLMT) of guests at non-star hotels (foreign and Indonesian) in Banten reached 1.17 nights, an increase of 0.06 nights compared to June 2025 (month to month) and also an increase of 0.12 nights compared to July 2024 (year on year).

For more information on the Official Statistics News Release, please download it from the website: https://banten.bps.go.id/pressrelease.html

-BPS Banten Public Relations Team-

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