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Percentage of Poor People September 2017 Reached 10.12 percent

Release Date : January 2, 2018
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Abstract

  • In September 2017, the number of poor (people with per capita expenditure per month below the Poverty Line) in Indonesia reached 26.58 million people (10.12 percent), decreased by 1.19 million people compared to March 2017 conditions amounting to 27.77 million people (10.64 percent).
  • The percentage of poor people in urban areas in March 2017 of 7.72 percent decreased to 7.26 percent in September 2017. While the percentage of poor people in rural areas in March 2017 of 13.93 percent decreased to 13.47 percent in September 2017.
  • During the period of March 2017-September 2017, the number of poor people in urban areas fell by 401.28 thousand people (from 10.67 million people in March 2017 to 10.27 million people in September 2017), while in rural areas fell by 786 , 95 thousand people (from 17.10 million people in March 2017 to 16.31 million people in September 2017).
  • The role of food commodities against the Poverty Line is much greater than the role of non-food commodities (housing, clothing, education, and health). The contribution of the Food Poverty Line to the Poverty Line in September 2017 was 73.35 percent. This condition is not much different from the condition in March 2017 that is equal to 73.31 percent.
  • The types of food commodities that affect the value of poverty line in urban and rural areas are rice, clove cigarettes filter, beef, chicken eggs, chicken meat, instant noodles, and sugar. While non-food commodities that have a big effect on the value of poverty line in urban and rural areas are housing, gasoline, electricity, education, and toiletries.
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