The number of poor people in Lampung in September 2012 reached 1,218.99 thousand people (15.65 percent), a decrease of 34.8 thousand people (0.53 percent) compared to the poor population in March 2012 which was 1,253.83 thousand people (16, 18 percent).
During the period March 2012-September 2012, the poor population in urban areas decreased by around 1.1 thousand people (from 239.07 thousand people in March 2012 to 237.94 thousand people in September 2012), while in rural areas it decreased by 33.7 thousand people (from 1,014.77 thousand people in March 2012 to 981.06 thousand people in September 2012).
The poor population in urban areas in March 2012 was 12.00 percent, decreasing to 11.88 percent in September 2012. Likewise with the poor population in rural areas, namely from 17.63 percent in March 2012 to 16.96 percent in September 2012 .
The role of food commodities on the Poverty Line is much greater than the role of non-food commodities (housing, clothing, education and health). In September 2012, the contribution of the Food Poverty Line to the Poverty Line was 76.200 percent, almost the same as March 2012 which was 76.204 percent.
Food commodities that have a big influence on the Poverty Line value in urban areas are rice, filter clove cigarettes, purebred chicken eggs and tempeh. Meanwhile, commodities that have a big influence on the Poverty Line value in rural areas are rice, filtered clove cigarettes, granulated sugar, tempeh and purebred chicken eggs. Non-food commodities that have a big influence on the Poverty Line value in urban areas are housing, petrol, education and adult women's clothing, while in rural areas they are housing, petrol, children's clothing and electricity.
In the period March 2012-September 2012, the Poverty Depth Index (P1) and Poverty Severity Index (P2) showed an increase.
