There Was An Increase In Fuel, The Poor Added 200,000 People In Six Months

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JAKARTA The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that in September 2022 the number of poor people in Indonesia is estimated at 26.36 million people.

Head of BPS Margo Yuwono said that the number increased by around 200,000 people in just six months from the last calculation of March 2022, when the poor amounted to 22.16 million people.

"The increase in fuel oil prices (BBM) is accompanied by increased poverty," he told the media crew on Monday, January 16.

According to Margo, in March 2022 the percentage of poor people was at the level of 9.54 percent and rose to 9.57 in September 2022.

"However, when compared to last year, the number of poor people decreased by 140,000 people from September 2021," he said.

Margo explained, compared to March 2022, the number of poor people in September 2022 in urban areas increased by 160,000 people.

"Meanwhile, the number of rural poor people increased by 40,000 people," he added.

Meanwhile, the poverty line in September 2022 was recorded at IDR 535,547 per capita per month with a composition of the food poverty line of IDR 397,125 and a non-food poverty line of IDR 138,422.

In September 2022, on average, poor households in Indonesia have 4.34 household members. Thus, the average average poverty line per poor household is IDR 2,324,274 / poor / month household, "said Margo.