Residents of West Seram Regency spend Rp226.71 per capita per week on tuna.

In West Seram Regency in 2023, per capita weekly household expenditure on preserved skipjack tuna/tuna/cakalang was Rp226.71. This figure is lower than the previous year's expenditure of Rp704.42 per capita per week.

The five largest components of per capita weekly household expenditure on fish in West Seram Regency, in descending order, were: other fresh/wet fish (Rp6,019.42), lema/tatare (Rp3,510.74), cakalang.dencis (Rp3,429.83), skipjack tuna (Rp1,420.90), and the lowest was preserved selar (Rp0.24).

Per capita average expenditure refers to the cost incurred for the consumption of all household members over a month, including purchases, gifts, and self-produced goods, divided by the number of household members. Household consumption is categorized into food and non-food consumption, regardless of the origin of goods, and is limited to household needs only, excluding consumption/expenditure for business purposes or given to others.

Food consumption expenditure 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 per capita average consumption/expenditure figures presented in BPS publications are obtained by dividing the total consumption of all households (both consuming food and non-food) by the total population.

According to BPS, this decrease in expenditure is due to the month-to-month inflation rate in the region, which reached 4.67%. Meanwhile, economic growth in 2023 was recorded at 4.67%.

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) publication, the average per capita expenditure in this regency reached Rp1.21 million per capita per month in March 2023. This figure increased by 27.33% compared to March 2022, which was Rp949,390 per capita per month.

By region, the highest per capita household expenditure on preserved skipjack tuna/tuna/cakalang was in Gianyar Regency, and the lowest was in South Central Timor Regency. West Seram Regency ranked 166th in terms of expenditure on preserved skipjack tuna/tuna/cakalang. The national average per capita weekly expenditure on preserved skipjack tuna/tuna/cakalang was Rp243.5.

The following are the 10 regencies/cities with the highest per capita expenditure on preserved skipjack tuna/tuna/cakalang:

• Gianyar Regency Rp3,709.72
• Bangli Regency Rp3,050.82
• Bondowoso Regency Rp2,804.25
• Kotamobagu City Rp2,783.41
• Klungkung Regency Rp2,525.67
• Karangasem Regency Rp2,509.35
• Tabanan Regency Rp2,310.54
• Badung Regency Rp2,151.29
• Denpasar City Rp2,076.53
• Lumajang Regency Rp2,018.33