Lampung Province's July 2012 NTP for each sub-sector was recorded at 134.79 for the Rice & Secondary Crops Subsector (NTP-P), 113.61 for the Horticulture Subsector (NTP-H), 128.65 for the Community Plantation Crops Subsector (NTP- Pr), 105.56 for the Livestock Subsector (NTP-Pt) and 114.03 for the Fisheries Subsector (NTP-Pi). Meanwhile, the Provincial/Combined NTP was recorded at 125.55.
The increase in prices in the horticultural crop sub-sector, namely bananas and red chilies, as well as the food crop sub-sector such as grain, made Lampung's NTP increase 0.24 percent compared to the previous month.
Similar to what happened in June 2012, three sub-sectors experienced an increase in NTP, namely the rice and secondary crops sub-sector which rose 0.18 percent, the horticultural crops sub-sector rose 0.97 percent, and the fisheries sub-sector rose 0.05 percent. Meanwhile, the smallholder plantation crop sub-sector experienced a decline in NTP of 0.06 percent and the livestock sub-sector fell by 0.04 percent.
Of the 32 provinces, 12 provinces experienced an increase in NTP and 20 provinces experienced a decrease in NTP. The highest increase in NTP occurred in West Java Province, namely 0.44 percent, this was because the price paid by farmers increased by 0.80 percent, while the price received by farmers increased by 1.25 percent. Meanwhile, the largest decline in NTP occurred in West Kalimantan Province, which fell by 0.76 percent, because the price paid by farmers rose by 0.59 percent while the price received by farmers actually fell by 0.17 percent.
July 2012 saw inflation in rural areas in Lampung Province amounting to 0.51 percent. Inflation in rural areas was mainly caused by an increase in the price index for the foodstuffs, ready-made food and clothing groups.
