Farmer Exchange Rate (NTP) in September 2019 amounted to 103.88, up 0.63 percent

Release Date	:	October 1, 2019
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Abstract

Farmer Exchange Rate (NTP) is a comparison of the index of prices received by farmers (It) against the price index paid by farmers (Ib).
NTP is one indicator to see the level of ability / purchasing power of farmers in rural areas. NTP also shows terms of trade of agricultural products with goods and services consumed and for production costs. The higher the NTP, the stronger the ability / purchasing power of farmers is relatively stronger.
The national NTP for September 2019 was 103.88, up 0.63 percent compared to the previous month's NTP. The increase in NTP was due to the Farmer Accepted Price Index (It) which rose by 0.14 percent, higher than the increase in the Farmer Paid Price Index (Ib) of 0.49 percent.
In September 2019, Jambi Province NTP experienced the highest increase (2.27 percent) compared to the increase in other provincial NTPs. In contrast, Maluku Utara Province NTP experienced the largest decrease (1.56 percent) compared to the decrease in other provincial NTPs.
In September 2019 there was rural inflation in Indonesia of 0.73 percent, caused by a increase in the index in the groceries group.
The national Agricultural Household Exchange (NTUP) value for September 2019 was 113.31 increase 0.02 percent compared to NTUP the previous month.

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