The Farmers Exchange Rate (NTP) of West Sulawesi in May 2009 was 105.10, down 0.04 percent compared to the April 2009 NTP which reached 105.14. In addition, FTT according to the subsector was recorded 96.66 for the Food Crop Subsector (FTT-P); 88.37 for the Horticultural Subsector (NTP-H); 128.04 for the People's Plantation Plant Subsector (NTP-R); 105.44 for the Livestock Subsector (NTP-T) and 104.69 for the Fisheries Subsector (NTN). ;
The results of rural consumer price monitoring show that rural deflation in West Sulawesi in May 2009 was 0.03 percent, which is generally due to a significant decrease in the price index in four of the seven expenditure groups: foodstuffs -0.15 percent; clothing -0.18 percent; health -0.56 percent; and transportation and communication -0.76 percent. Three other groups experienced inflation in rural areas, namely: the processed food group 0.60 percent; housing 0.26 percent; and recreation education and sports 0.09 percent. ;
Compared to other provinces, West Sulawesi is one of the 17 provinces experiencing deflation in rural areas, the highest in Gorontalo 1.39 percent and the lowest in West Sulawesi at 0.03 percent. Meanwhile, 15 other provinces experienced inflation, the highest in Maluku 1.23 percent and the lowest in the Riau Islands 0.00 percent.
Farmer Exchange Rate (NTP) obtained from the comparison of the price index received by farmers against the price index paid by farmers, is one indicator to see the level of ability / purchasing power of farmers. NTP also shows the exchange power (term of trade) of agricultural products with goods and services consumed as well as for production costs. The higher the FTT, the relatively stronger the level of farmers' ability / purchasing power. The results of monitoring the prices of producers of various commodities and services in rural areas showed that the West Sulawesi NTP in May 2009 was 105.10 or decreased by 0.04 percent compared to the April 2009 NTP which was 105.14. This is due to changes in the price index received by farmers decreased by 0.07 percent, while the index paid by farmers dropped by 0.03 percent. Means, in general the increase in the price of agricultural commodities from the previous month is slower than the increase in prices of goods for consumption and production. As a result, the comparison between the price index received and the price index paid by farmers tends to get smaller.
