BPS: Average Expenditure in Central Sulawesi Increased by 21.06% (December 2023 Data)

The average per capita monthly expenditure for food and non-food items in Central Sulawesi province was Rp. 1.31 million in 2023. This figure is up by Rp. 228,220.04 compared to the previous year's figure of Rp. 1.08 million.

The average expenditure in Central Sulawesi in December this year saw a significant increase compared to the lowest growth in December 2021, which was 1.54 percent. This year, the average expenditure in Central Sulawesi grew by 21.06 percent.

As stated in the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) report, the highest average expenditure growth in the province over the past ten years was 21.06 percent, and the lowest was 1.54 percent, with an upward trend in average expenditure. This year's average expenditure growth still recorded a higher figure than before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Based on the island, the average expenditure of Central Sulawesi province ranks fourth out of a total of six provinces in Sulawesi. Meanwhile, compared to the national average, growth in this province is recorded as higher.

Average Expenditure in Sulawesi:

• 1. North Sulawesi: Rp. 1.47 million
• 2. South Sulawesi: Rp. 1.37 million
• 3. Gorontalo: Rp. 1.36 million
• 4. Central Sulawesi: Rp. 1.31 million
• 5. Southeast Sulawesi: Rp. 1.29 million
• 6. West Sulawesi: Rp. 1.17 million