Based on the results of monitoring prices villages in 32 provinces in Indonesia in December 2012, Farmers Exchange Value (NTP) nationally rose 0.14 percent

Based on the results of monitoring prices villages in 32 provinces in Indonesia in December 2012, Farmers Exchange Value (NTP) nationally rose 0.14 percent 

Based on the results of monitoring prices villages in 32 provinces in Indonesia in December 2012, Farmers Exchange Value (NTP) nationally rose 0.14 percent compared to November 2012 NTP, from 105.72 to 105.87.

NTP Increase in December 2012 due to rise in price index of agricultural production is relatively higher than the rise in the price index of goods and services consumed by households as well as for agricultural purposes.

NTP obtained from the comparison of the index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid by farmers (in percentage), is one of the indicators to see the level of skills / purchasing power of farmers in rural areas. NTP also shows the exchange rate (terms of trade) of agricultural products to the goods and services consumed by or for the cost of production. The higher the NTP, the more powerful relative to the level of ability / purchasing power of farmers.

According to the Head of the Central Statistics Agency Suryamin in Jakarta, Thursday (01/03/2013), the increase in NTP in December 2012 due to higher NTP on Crop Subsector at 0.38 percent, NTP Livestock Subsector of 0.20 percent, and NTP Fishery Subsector 0.20 percent. Instead, NTP subsector fell by 0.23 percent Horticulture and Plantation Crops Subsector NTP People fell by 0.37 percent.

During 2012 the highest increase in NTP in October 2012 in the amount of 0.33 percent, whereas NTP biggest decline occurred in February 2012 in the amount of 0.60 percent.