Sumatera Utara Province Farmer Exchange Rates September 2018 amounted to 97.98

·         In September 2018, North Sumatra Province's NTP (2012 = 100) was recorded at 97.98 or up 0.32 percent compared to August 2018's NTP of 97.67.

·         The September 2018 NTP increase was due to an increase in the Food Crop Subsector NTP of 0.35 percent, the Horticulture Sub-sector NTP of 0.64 percent, the People's Plantation Plant Sub-sector NTP of 1.47 percent, and the fishery sub-sector NTP of 0.96 percent. While the Livestock Subsector's NTP dropped by 1.78 percent.

·         Changes in the Household Consumption Index (IKRT) reflect the rate of rural inflation / deflation. In September 2018, rural deflation occurred in North Sumatra by 0.21 percent. This is due to the decline in the Household consumption index, namely the foodstuffs group index by 0.60 percent. While the five indexes of the Household consumption group experienced an increase, namely the index of processed foods, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco by 0.11 percent, the index of the housing group by 0.06 percent, the clothing group index by 0.05 percent, the group health index by 0 , 13 percent, and the transportation and communication group index by 0.12 percent.

·         North Sumatra Province Agriculture Household Business Exchange Rate (NTUP) in September 2018 was 106.24 or down 0.02 percent compared to the previous month's NTUP.