Boyolali Regency residents spend Rp12,970 per capita per week on rice and other cereals.

The average expenditure of people in Boyolali Regency for purchasing cereals in 2023 was Rp12,970 per capita per week. This figure surged compared to the previous year's expenditure, which was recorded at Rp11,400 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 goods, and is limited to household needs only, excluding consumption/expenditure for business purposes or given to others.

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 non-food items) by the total population.

The five largest expenditures of residents in Boyolali Regency for cereals, in descending order, are: superior quality rice (Rp12,090 per capita per week), wheat flour (Rp780.29 per capita per week), other cereals (Rp27,93 per capita per week), glutinous rice (Rp27,09 per capita per week), and the lowest expenditure is for shelled corn/corn rice/corn grits (Rp16,74 per capita per week).

According to a publication by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the average per capita expenditure in this regency reached Rp1.18 million per capita per month in March 2023. This figure increased by 15.45% compared to March 2022, which was Rp1.02 million per capita per month.

Based on region, the highest expenditure for purchasing cereals was in Lanny Jaya Regency, and the lowest was in Puncak Regency. Boyolali Regency's cereal expenditure ranked 501st. Meanwhile, the national average per capita expenditure for purchasing cereals is Rp257.5 per capita per week.