Weekly Household Expenditure on Cigarettes and Tobacco in Gayo Lues Regency

The average expenditure of people in Gayo Lues Regency to buy filtered kretek cigarettes in 2023 was Rp13,810 per capita per week. This figure is down compared to the previous year's expenditure, which was recorded at Rp15,970 per capita per week.

The five largest expenditures of the population for cigarettes and tobacco in Gayo Lues Regency, from highest to lowest, were spent on filtered kretek cigarettes (Rp13,810 per capita per week), unfiltered kretek cigarettes (Rp7,044.92 per capita per week), tobacco (Rp447.07 per capita per week), white cigarettes (Rp320.61 per capita per week), and lastly, other cigarettes and tobacco (Rp67.15 per capita per week).

Average per capita expenditure is the cost incurred for the consumption of all household members over a month, whether from purchases, gifts, or self-production, divided by the number of household members. Household consumption is differentiated into food and non-food consumption, regardless of the origin of the goods, and is limited to household needs only, excluding consumption/expenditure for business purposes or given to other parties.

Expenditure on food consumption is calculated weekly, while non-food consumption is calculated monthly and for the past 12 months. Both food and non-food consumption are then converted into average monthly expenditure. The average per capita consumption/expenditure figures presented in BPS publications are obtained by dividing the total consumption of all households (both consuming food and not) by the total population.

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) publication, the average per capita expenditure in this regency reached Rp1.31 million per capita per month in March 2023. This figure decreased by 0.31% compared to March 2022, which was Rp1.31 million per capita per month.

Based on region, the highest expenditure by residents to buy filtered kretek cigarettes was in Halmahera Tengah Regency, and the lowest was in Nduga Regency. Gayo Lues Regency's expenditure on filtered kretek cigarettes ranked 362nd. Meanwhile, the national average per capita expenditure for filtered kretek cigarettes is Rp257.5 per capita per week.

The following are the 10 regencies/cities with the highest per capita expenditure for filtered kretek cigarettes:

• Halmahera Tengah Regency: Rp37,350
• Teluk Bintuni Regency: Rp36,080
• Puncak Jaya Regency: Rp35,450
• Belitung Timur Regency: Rp35,290
• Bolaang Mongondow Timur Regency: Rp31,550
• Sumenep Regency: Rp31,540
• Bangka Tengah Regency: Rp30,870
• Lamandau Regency: Rp30,320
• Seruyan Regency: Rp30,090
• Lanny Jaya Regency: Rp30,040