Brunei's annual inflation rate rose to 0.3% in June 2026 from 0.1% in each of the previous two months, marking the highest reading since December 2023 and extending the pickup in consumer prices to a third consecutive month. Price pressures broadened across several categories, including food and non-alcoholic beverages, which accelerated to 1.5% from 1.2%, clothing and footwear, which swung to a 3.5% increase from a 1.5% decline, furnishings and household maintenance at 0.4% from 0.2%, health at 0.6% from 0.4%, restaurants and hotels at 0.5% from 0.4%, and recreation and culture, which moved to a 0.4% increase from a 1.0% fall. Education held at 0.3%. Housing and utilities were nearly flat at 0.03% after 0.2%, communication remained negative at 0.2% after a 3.4% decline, miscellaneous goods and services stayed at -0.6%, and transport prices fell 0.2% after a 0.4% increase in May. On a monthly basis, the consumer price index rose 0.2%, reversing a 0.1% decline in May.