Frame Trade Value of Sumatera Selatan in March 2021 amounted to 104.99, an increase of 2.91 percent

·        The South Sumatra Province Farmers Exchange Rate (NTP) in March 2021 was recorded at 104.99, an increase of 2.91 percent over the previous month's NTP. The increase in NTP was influenced by the Price Index Received by Farmers (It) which increased by an average of 3.12 percent, while the average Index Paid by Farmers (Ib) only increased by 0.20 percent.

·        The increase in NTP in March 2021 was influenced by the relatively high NTP increase in the Plantation sub-sector by 4.59 percent and the Animal Husbandry sub-sector by 0.51 percent. Meanwhile, the sub-sectors that experienced a decline were Food Crops by 1.94 percent, Horticulture 0.64 percent, Fisheries in general 0.74 percent, Capture Fisheries 0.08 percent and Cultivation Fisheries 1.71 percent.

·        In March 2021, in South Sumatra, rural inflation of 0.17 percent occurred due to the increase in the average index price in the Food, Beverages and Tobacco expenditure group which rose by 0.23 percent, Clothing and Footwear by 0.15 percent, Housing, Water, Electricity and Household Fuels 0.24 percent, Equipment, Equipment and Household Routine Maintenance 0.56 percent, health 0.14 percent, Information, Communication and Financial Services 0.02 percent, Recreation, Sports and Culture 0.06 percent and Food and Beverage / Restaurant Provision 0.01 percent. Meanwhile, the group that experienced a decline were the transportation group by 0.18 percent and Personal Care and Other Services by 0.02 percent.

·        South Sumatra Agricultural Household Business Exchange Rate (NTUP) in March 2021 amounted to 105.77 or an increase of 2.80 percent compared to NTUP in the previous month.