February 2023, the exchange rate of Sulawesi Barat farmers was 117.25, up 0.69% compared to January 2023

NTP is an IT comparison of IB that is used to show the exchange power of agricultural products with goods and services consumed and for production costs. The higher the NTP, the relatively stronger the level of ability/purchasing power of farmers.

Starting in January 2020 a change of basic year was carried out in the calculation of the price index received by farmers (IT) and the price index paid by farmers (IB) from the 2012 Basic Year = 100 to the Basic Year 2018 = 100. Both types of indexes are components in the calculation of farmers' exchange rates (NTP). This basic year change is carried out to adjust changes in production patterns, production costs, and household consumption in rural areas. In the base year 2018 = 100 there was an increase in the scope of the number of commodities both in the IT and IB commodity packages compared to the 2012 Basic Year = 100.

Sulawesi Barat NTP February 2023 amounted to 117.25 or up 0.69 percent compared to January 2023 NTP which amounted to 116.44. The increase in NTP is caused by IT which has increased while IB has decreased, where IT was recorded up by 0.45 percent while IB dropped by 0.24 percent.

NTP according to the subsector is recorded for the Food Crops Sub-sector (NTP-P) 96.35; Horticultural Subsector (NTP-H) 109.02; Community Plantation Crops Subsector (NTP-R) 135.71; Animal Husbandry Subsector (NTP-T) 93,81; and Fisheries Subsector (NTN-P) 108.34.