Weekly Household Expenditure on Spices in Pakpak Bharat Regency

Household spending on other cooking spices (kencur, nutmeg, cardamom, etc.) in Pakpak Bharat Regency in 2023 was Rp311.79 per capita per week. This figure surged compared to the previous year's expenditure, which was recorded at Rp280.52 per capita per week.

The five largest household expenditures for spices in Pakpak Bharat Regency, in descending order, were: salt at Rp651.19 per capita per week, ginger at Rp426.07 per capita per week, turmeric at Rp397.01 per capita per week, candlenut at Rp373.22 per capita per week, and the lowest expenditure was for shrimp paste/petis at Rp10.88 per capita per week.

Average per capita expenditure is 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 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 BPS, this increase in expenditure was driven by the monthly inflation rate (month-to-month) in this region, which reached 5.1%. Meanwhile, economic growth in 2023 was recorded at 5.1%.

Based on the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) publication, the average per capita expenditure in this regency reached Rp1.35 million per capita per month in March 2023. This figure increased by 20.24% compared to March 2022, which was Rp1.13 million per capita per month.

By region, the highest household expenditure on other cooking spices (kencur, nutmeg, cardamom, etc.) was in Yalimo Regency and the lowest in Lembata Regency. Pakpak Bharat Regency's expenditure on other cooking spices (kencur, nutmeg, cardamom, etc.) ranked 116th. Meanwhile, the national average per capita expenditure on other cooking spices (kencur, nutmeg, cardamom, etc.) is Rp256.5 per capita per week.

The following are the 10 regencies/cities with the highest per capita expenditure on other cooking spices (kencur, nutmeg, cardamom, etc.):

• Yalimo Regency Rp2019.8
• Lanny Jaya Regency Rp1,998.63
• South Halmahera Regency Rp1937.7
• Nduga Regency Rp1,548.01
• West Halmahera Regency Rp1,473.06
• Central Halmahera Regency Rp1,466.34
• Tidore Islands City Rp1,443.74
• Ternate City Rp1,211.63
• Siau Tagulandang Biaro Rp1,209.65
• Sula Islands Regency Rp1,193.34