Per capita weekly expenditure on native chicken meat in East Sumba Regency is Rp4,164.11.

The average expenditure of people in East Sumba Regency to buy free-range chicken meat in 2023 was Rp4,164.11 per capita per week. This figure is lower than the previous year's expenditure, which was recorded at Rp4,650.04 per capita per week.

Per capita expenditure is the cost incurred for the consumption of all household members over a month, divided by the number of household members. This expenditure can be grouped into two parts: food and non-food needs.

Expenditure on food consumption is calculated weekly, while non-food expenditure 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.

The five largest expenditures of the population for meat groups in East Sumba Regency, from highest to lowest, are: free-range chicken meat Rp4,164.11 per capita per week, pork Rp3,459.81 per capita per week, broiler chicken meat Rp2,781.23 per capita per week, other fresh meat Rp424.19 per capita per week, and the lowest expenditure is for beef shank at Rp0.2 per capita per week.

According to a publication by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the average per capita expenditure in this regency reached Rp1.34 million per capita per month in March 2023. This figure increased by 36.84% compared to March 2022, which was Rp977,91 thousand per capita per month.

Based on region, the highest household expenditure on free-range chicken meat was in Nagan Raya Regency and the lowest was in Tarakan City. East Sumba Regency's expenditure on free-range chicken meat ranks 12th. Meanwhile, the national average per capita expenditure for free-range chicken meat is Rp257.5 per capita per week.

The following are the 10 regencies/cities with the highest per capita expenditure on free-range chicken meat:

• Nagan Raya Rp7,485.62
• Sumba Tengah Rp7,330.73
• Pegunungan Arfak Rp6,062.57
• Yahukimo Rp5,633.36
• South Central Timor Rp5,576.06
• Sabu Raijua Rp5,447.28
• Ngada Rp5,163.90
• Lamandau Rp4,789.07
• Yalimo Rp4,664.00
• Manokwari Rp4,373.29