Press Release from BPS-Statistics of Rembang Regency

Deflation Occurred in August 2025

The Rembang Regency Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded deflation of 0.20 percent (month-to-month) in August 2025. "There was a decrease in the consumer price index (CPI) from 112.20 in July 2025 to 111.97 in August 2025," explained Jubaedi. This contrasts with August 2024, when inflation was 0.03 percent. Annually, inflation in August was 2.82 percent, and calendar-year inflation was 1.39 percent.

The expenditure group contributing the most to monthly deflation was food, beverages, and tobacco, which experienced deflation of 0.86 percent, with a contribution of 0.29 percent. Transportation experienced deflation of 0.12 percent in August 2025, contributing 0.02 percent. The housing, water, electricity, and household fuels group experienced deflation of 0.11 percent and contributed 0.01 percent to the deflation. Meanwhile, the education group, which experienced inflation of 3.58 percent and contributed 0.11 percent, was the main driver of deflation.

Commodities contributing predominantly to deflation in August were tomatoes (0.13 percent); cayenne pepper (0.06 percent); chicken eggs (0.05 percent); garlic and bananas (0.03 percent each); oranges, shallots, and gasoline (0.02 percent each). Meanwhile, commodities that held back deflation or experienced inflation were rice and colleges/universities (0.07 percent each); broiler chicken and elementary school students (0.07 percent each).

Hotel Room Occupancy Rate Decreases

The tourism indicators for July 2025 in Rembang Regency that will be released are the Hotel Room Occupancy Rate (TRPK) and Hotel Room Occupancy Rate (RLM). In July 2025, the Room Occupancy Rate (RTR) in Rembang Regency was 15.68 percent, and the Average Length of Stay (ALO) was 1.18 nights. This means that, on average, out of 100 available rooms in a hotel in Rembang Regency, 15 to 16 rooms were sold, with guests staying between 1 and 2 nights.

In Rembang Regency, the ROR in July 2025 was 15.68 percent, a decrease of 2.83 points compared to 18.51 percent in June 2025. Compared to 24.44 percent in July 2024, the ROR in July 2025 also experienced a significant decrease of 8.76 points.

The ROR figures also indicate a decrease in the average length of stay in July 2025, with an ROR of 1.18 nights. Compared to the previous month, the RLM for July 2025 decreased by 0.06 points. However, compared to the RLM for July 2024, which was 1.05 nights, the RLM for July 2025 increased by 0.13 points.

Domestic tourist visits decline

The next tourism indicator released by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) is the number of domestic tourist trips, both by city of origin (from Rembang Regency) and by city of destination (to Rembang Regency). The number of domestic tourist visits from Rembang Regency in July 2025 reached 191,820 trips. This number represents a 1.67 percent increase compared to the previous month's 188,669 trips. However, compared to the same month last year (July 2024), there was a decrease of 7.81%, out of a total of 208,063 trips.

Meanwhile, the number of domestic tourist visits to Rembang Regency in July 2025 reached 130,644, a 7.50% decrease compared to the previous month's 141,241 trips (m-to-m). This also represents an 18.43% decrease compared to the same period in the previous year, when July 2024 recorded 160,156 trips.

From January to July 2025, the number of domestic tourist trips to Rembang Regency reached 1,052,440. This number decreased 21.62 percent compared to the cumulative 1,342,707 trips for the same period in 2024 (c-to-c). Throughout this period, the highest number of domestic tourist trips to Rembang Regency was in April 2025, reaching 236,398. Meanwhile, the number of domestic tourist trips from Rembang Regency from January to July 2025 reached 1,440,793 trips, down 9.58 percent compared to the cumulative number recorded for the same period in 2024, which was 1,593,494 trips.