December 2022, Average Expenditure in Southeast Sulawesi Rp. 1.11 Million

The average per capita monthly expenditure for food and non-food items in Southeast Sulawesi province was Rp. 1.11 million in 2022. This figure is up by Rp. 41,102.09 compared to the previous year's figure of Rp. 1.07 million.

The average expenditure in Southeast Sulawesi in December this year has seen a significant increase compared to the lowest growth in December 2020, which was 1.62 percent. This year, the average expenditure in Southeast Sulawesi grew by 3.84 percent.

Looking back, the average increase in average expenditure over the past three years was 3.48 percent. This figure is lower than the average for the previous three years (2016-2019), which stood at 13.07 percent.

As stated in the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) report, the highest average expenditure growth in nine years in this province was 29.84 percent, and the lowest was 8.43 percent, with a downward trend in average expenditure. This year's average expenditure growth is still higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Based on the island, out of a total of six provinces in Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi's average expenditure ranks fourth. This year, growth in this province was lower than the national average.

Average Expenditure in Sulawesi:

• 1. North Sulawesi: Rp. 1.24 million
• 2. Gorontalo: Rp. 1.14 million
• 3. South Sulawesi: Rp. 1.14 million
• 4. Southeast Sulawesi: Rp. 1.11 million
• 5. Central Sulawesi: Rp. 1.08 million
• 6. West Sulawesi: Rp. 955,905.28