Brunei Inflation Rate2007-2020 Data | 2021-2023 Forecast | Calendar | Historical

The annual inflation rate in Brunei eased to 1.5% in September 2020, the least since February, from 2.1% in August. Prices of food & non-alcoholic beverages rose by 2.2%, slowing from a 2.5% gain in August, mainly due to vegetables, meat, and mineral waters. Also, cost of transport went up much softer (0.9% vs 1.62%), mainly due to prices of passenger transport by air of a few limited scheduled flights; motor car as well as passenger transport by road. In addition, cost rose less for clothing (0.1% vs 5.2%), furnishings, household maintenance (2.1% vs 2.8%), health (0.4% vs 0.6%), and miscellaneous goods & services (10.5% vs 11.4%). By contrast, cost fell for housing & utilities (-0.1% vs - 0.02%), recreation & culture prices (-0.2% vs -0.1%), and restaurants & hotels (-1.1% vs -1%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.1% after declining 0.2 percent in August.

The annual inflation rate in Brunei edged up to 2.1% in August 2020 from a three-month low of 2.0% in July. Prices of food & non-alcoholic beverages rose by 2.5%, accelerating from a 2.2% gain in July, mainly due to vegetables, meat, and fish and seafood. Also, cost of clothing went up much faster (5.2% vs 1.7%), mainly due to garments and clothing materials. At the same time, prices continued to rise for furnishings, household maintenance (2.8% vs 3%), health (0.6% vs 0.7%), transport (1.6% vs 2.2%), education (2% vs 2%), and miscellaneous goods & services (11.4% vs 10.6%). In contrast, cost fell for housing & utilities (-0.02% vs 0.01%), recreation & culture prices (-0.1% vs -0.2%), and restaurants & hotels (-1% vs -1.1%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.2% after a 0.1% drop in July.

The annual inflation rate in Brunei declined to 2.0 percent in July 2020 from 2.6 percent in the previous month. This was the lowest inflation rate since April, as food & non-alcoholic beverages prices decreased to a four-month low of 2.2% in July from 2.8% in June, while housing & utilities rose at a softer (0.01% vs 0.02%). Also, clothing prices rose much less (1.7% vs 11.5%), due to a softer increase in prices of clothing material as well as garments. In addition, prices went up softer for furnishings, household maintenance (3.0% vs 3.2%), health (0.7% vs 0.8%), and miscellaneous goods & services (10.6% vs 11.6%). Meanwhile, recreation & culture prices fell (-0.2% vs 0.5%), while cost of restaurants & hotels dropped more (-1.1% vs -1.0%). On the other hand, prices continued to rise for transport (2.2% vs 1.9%), while education inflation was steady (at 2%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices inched down by 0.1 percent, after a 0.03 percent rise in June.

The annual inflation rate in Brunei inched higher to 2.6 percent in June 2020 from 2.5 percent in the previous month. This was the highest inflation rate since October 2011, as clothing prices increased more (11.5% vs 4.7% in May), due to a faster rise in prices of garments; clothing material as well as shoes and other footwear. Also, prices rose faster for furnishings, household maintenance (3.2% vs 2.9%), recreation & culture (0.5% vs 0.1%), health (0.8% vs 0.7%), while education inflation was steady (at 2%). Meantime, prices increased less for food & non-alcoholic beverages (2.8% vs 3.6%), transport (1.9% vs 2%), housing & utilities (0.02% vs 0.03%), and miscellaneous goods & services (11.6% vs 11.7%). By contrast, cost of restaurants & hotels dropped more (-1.0% vs -0.4%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up by 0.03 percent, after a 0.2 percent drop in May.