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Indonesia's Clothing Prices Rise as Sales Volumes Fall

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:18:25 +0000

Prices and volumes moving in opposite directions

Indonesian shoppers paid a little more for clothing and footwear in August 2026 than they did a year earlier, but the amount they actually bought fell sharply. That combination shapes much of the retail picture at the moment: modest price growth, weaker volumes in fashion, and a consumer base that nonetheless reports growing confidence.

Clothing prices edge higher

Clothing and footwear prices rose 1.20 per cent year on year in August, up from 1.04 per cent in July, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS). Headline consumer price inflation climbed to 3.19 per cent from 2.88 per cent over the same period, which keeps it inside Bank Indonesia’s (BI) target band of 2.5 per cent, plus or minus one percentage point.

South Korea Fashion Prices Outpace the Sales Recovery

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:17:39 +0000

Prices hold steady while the wider index climbs

South Korean shoppers paid 2.8 per cent more for clothing and footwear in August 2026 than a year earlier, the same annual rate recorded in July, according to figures from the Ministry of Data and Statistics. That leaves apparel inflation running 0.3 percentage points below headline consumer price inflation, which accelerated to 3.1 per cent from 2.8 per cent the previous month and sits well above the Bank of Korea’s 2 per cent target.

Bangladesh Clothing Prices Outpace Inflation in August

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:14:26 +0000

Clothing prices pull further ahead of the headline rate

Garment and footwear costs in Bangladesh climbed 9.94 per cent year on year in August 2026, a slightly faster pace than the 9.75 per cent recorded in July. The figures come from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and put clothing inflation 1.68 percentage points above the general rate of consumer price inflation, which eased to 8.26 per cent from 8.32 per cent the month before.