Residents of Karangasem Regency spend Rp73,700 per capita per week on glutinous rice.
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The average expenditure of people in Karangasem Regency for purchasing glutinous rice in 2023 was Rp73.7 per capita per week. This figure is lower than the previous year's expenditure, which was recorded at Rp182.15 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) by the total population.
The five largest expenditures of the population for the rice group in Karangasem Regency, from highest to lowest, are spent on superior quality rice (Rp23,410 per capita per week), wet corn with husks (Rp124.61 per capita per week), glutinous rice (Rp73.7 per capita per week), shelled corn/corn grits/corn kernels (Rp71.67 per capita per week), and the lowest is spent on other grains (Rp1.59 per capita per week).
According to a publication by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the average per capita expenditure in this regency reached Rp1.08 million per capita per month in March 2023. This figure increased by 30.12% compared to March 2022, which was Rp828,730 per capita per month.
Based on region, the highest expenditure for purchasing glutinous rice is in Puncak Jaya Regency and the lowest is in Sampang Regency. For Karangasem Regency, the nominal expenditure for purchasing glutinous rice is ranked 217th. Meanwhile, the national average per capita expenditure for purchasing glutinous rice is Rp247 per capita per week.
The following are the 10 regencies/cities with the highest per capita expenditure for purchasing glutinous rice:
- Puncak Jaya Regency Rp2,098.04
- Mahakam Hulu Regency Rp756.52
- Nagan Raya Regency Rp747.12
- Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency Rp729.56
- Wajo Regency Rp728.36
- Yalimo Regency Rp609.77
- Kapuas Hulu Regency Rp568.47
- Toraja Utara Regency Rp503.9
- Gayo Lues Regency Rp500.79
- Luwu Regency Rp484.92
Note: The currency (Rp) is Indonesian Rupiah. Some numbers in the list appear to be missing thousands separators; I have left them as they appear in the original text.
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