Lampung Province's NTP in December 2010 for each subsector was recorded at 127.59 for the Rice & Secondary Crops Subsector (NTP-P), 107.18 for the Horticulture Subsector (NTP-H), 112.80 for the People's Plantation Crops Subsector (NTP-Pr ), 106.26 for the Livestock Subsector (NTP-Pt) and 112.53 for the Fisheries Subsector (NTP-Pi). Meanwhile, the Provincial/Combined NTP was recorded at 118.10.
The increase in the price of grain due to the new start of the rice planting season as well as the increase in the price of chocolate and coffee which was triggered by the increase in the price of these two commodities on the world market made Lampung's NTP increase 0.23 percent compared to the previous month.
If the NTP per subsector in December 2010 is compared with November 2010, it can be seen that two of the five NTP subsectors experienced an increase, the food crops subsector rose 0.41 percent and the smallholder plantation crops subsector rose 1.20 percent while three subsectors experienced a decline, namely sub horticultural crop sector (0.33%), livestock sub-sector (0.95%) and fisheries sub-sector (0.68).
Of the 32 provinces reported in December 2010, 12 provinces experienced an increase in NTP, 19 provinces experienced a decrease in NTP and 1 province experienced no change. The highest increase in NTP in December 2010 occurred in North Maluku Province, namely 0.67 percent, this was because the price paid by farmers only rose 0.38 percent, while the price received by farmers rose 1.06 percent. Meanwhile, the largest decline in NTP occurred in Maluku Province, which fell by 1.01 percent, due to an increase in prices paid by farmers of 0.87 percent while prices received by farmers fell by 0.14 percent.
In December 2010, inflation occurred in rural areas in Lampung Province of 0.70 percent. Inflation in rural areas was caused by a fairly high increase in the price index in the foodstuffs group with an increase in the price of chilies. Expenditure groups that also experienced an increase in the index were processed food, housing, clothing and health groups. Meanwhile, the other two groups did not experience changes.
