December 2022, Average Expenditure in Bengkulu Rp. 1.2 Million

The average per capita monthly expenditure for food and non-food items in Bengkulu province was Rp. 1.2 million in 2022. This figure is up by Rp. 57,911.36 compared to the previous year's figure of Rp. 1.14 million.

Average expenditure in Bengkulu in December this year saw a significant increase compared to the lowest growth recorded in December 2019, which was 1.03 percent. This year, the average expenditure in Bengkulu grew by 5.09 percent.

Looking back, the average increase in average expenditure over the past three years was 1.98 percent. This figure is lower than the average for the previous three years (2016-2019), which stood at 10.95 percent.

As stated in the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) report, the highest average expenditure growth in the province over the past nine years was 14.91 percent, and the lowest was 1.03 percent, with a downward trend in average expenditure. This year's average expenditure growth is lower than before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Based on island, out of a total of 10 provinces in Sumatra, Bengkulu's average expenditure ranks seventh. However, compared to the national average, growth in this province is higher.

The following is a list of average expenditures in Sumatra:

• 1. Riau Islands: Rp. 1.83 million
• 2. Bangka Belitung Islands: Rp. 1.65 million
• 3. Riau: Rp. 1.43 million
• 4. West Sumatra: Rp. 1.34 million
• 5. Jambi: Rp. 1.26 million
• 6. North Sumatra: Rp. 1.22 million
• 7. Bengkulu: Rp. 1.2 million
• 8. Aceh: Rp. 1.18 million
• 9. South Sumatra: Rp. 1.15 million
• 10. Lampung: Rp. 1.07 million