Padang Sidempuan City Residents' Weekly Expenditure on Pre-mixed Spices: Rp205 per Capita

Household expenditure on ready-to-use/packaged spices and spice blends in Padang Sidempuan City in 2023 was Rp205 per capita per week. This figure surged compared to the previous year's expenditure, which was recorded at Rp149.37 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 categorized 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 household expenditures on spices in Padang Sidempuan City, in descending order, were: salt at Rp405.76 per capita per week, nutmeg at Rp323.67 per capita per week, spice blends at Rp205 per capita per week, flavor enhancers/MSG at Rp193.52 per capita per week, and the lowest expenditure was on ready-made chili sauce at Rp3.53 per capita per week.

Based on region, the highest household expenditure on ready-to-use/packaged spices and spice blends was in Lanny Jaya Regency, and the lowest was in Paniai Regency. Padang Sidempuan City's expenditure on ready-to-use/packaged spices and spice blends ranked 326th. Meanwhile, the national average per capita expenditure on ready-to-use/packaged spices and spice blends is Rp257 per capita per week.

The following are the 10 regencies/cities with the highest per capita expenditure on ready-to-use/packaged spices and spice blends:

• Lanny Jaya Regency Rp2,246.17
• Badung Regency Rp1,310.02
• Puncak Jaya Regency Rp1,170.61
• Denpasar City Rp1,137.83
• Surabaya City Rp1,115.48
• South Tangerang City Rp1,010.69
• Tangerang City Rp965.93
• South Jakarta City Rp906.29
• West Kutai Regency Rp878.51
• Cirebon City Rp855.48