Bekasi City Residents Spend Rp13,210 per Capita per Week on Fruit

The average expenditure of residents in Bekasi City for purchasing fruits in 2023 was Rp13,210 per capita per week. This figure is lower than the previous year's expenditure, which was recorded at Rp13,810 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 for 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) by the total population.

The five largest expenditures of residents in Bekasi City for fruits, in descending order, are: pomelos (Rp3,407.78 per capita per week), Ambon bananas (Rp1,735.3 per capita per week), papayas (Rp1,410.34 per capita per week), other fruits (Rp1,095.08 per capita per week), and the lowest is langsat (Rp11.14 per capita per week).

Based on region, the highest expenditure for purchasing fruits is in Mamberamo Tengah Regency and the lowest is in Puncak Regency. Bekasi City ranks 13th in terms of fruit expenditure. Meanwhile, the national average per capita expenditure for purchasing fruits is Rp257.5 per capita per week.