1. Farmer Exchange Rate (NTP) * South Sumatra in March 2016 amounted to 94.48 percent, indicating that in general the purchasing power of farmers in March 2016 still decreased compared to the base year of 2012. When compared to the previous month, March 2016 NTP also decreased by 0.54 percent due to the price index received by farmers is lower than the price index paid by farmers.
2. South Sumatra Agricultural Exchange (NTUP) in March 2016 amounted to 101.75 percent, indicating that in general the purchasing power of farmers in March 2016 was better than the base year of 2012. But when compared to the previous month, NTUP in March 2016 fell by 0.04 percent.
3. NTP Without the Fisheries Sector of South Sumatra in March 2016 was 94.33 percent, indicating that in general the purchasing power of farmers in March 2016 also declined compared to the base year of 2012. Similarly, when compared to the previous month, NTP without fisheries in March 2016 also fell by 0.50 percent.
4. NTUP Without the South Sumatra Fisheries Sector in March 2016 amounted to 101.56 percent, indicating that in general the purchasing power of farmers in March 2016 was better than the base year of 2012. However, when compared to the previous month, NTUP in March 2016 experienced an increase of 0 , 01 percent.
5. Based on the NTP and NTUP sub-sector, in March 2016 the sector that experienced an increase compared to February 2016 was the smallholder sector. While the sectors that experienced a decline were the food crops, horticulture, livestock, fisheries, capture fisheries and aquaculture sectors
6. Rural inflation / deflation is indicated by changes in the price index of goods and services consumed by farm households. In March 2016 rural areas in South Sumatra experienced inflation of 0.79 percent. The expenditure groups that experienced inflation were foodstuffs, health, prepared foods, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco, education, recreation and sports and housing, while other expenditure groups experienced deflation.
