Farmer Exchange Rate (NTP) * South Sumatra in March 2016 amounted to 94.48 percent when compared to the previous month which decreased by 0.54 percent

1. Farmer Exchange Rate (NTP) * South Sumatra in March 2016 amounted to 94.48 percent, indicating that in general the purchasing power of farmers in March 2016 still decreased compared to the base year 2012. When compared to the previous month, NTP March 2016 also decreased, which decreased by 0.54 percent due to the price index received by farmers was lower than the price index paid by farmers.

2. South Sumatra Agricultural Business Exchange (NTUP) in March 2016 amounted to 101.75 percent, indicating that in general the purchasing power of farmers in March 2016 was better than the base year of 2012. But when compared to the previous month, NTUP March 2016 dropped by 0.04 percent.

3. NTP without the South Sumatra Fisheries Sector in March 2016 amounted to 94.33 percent, indicating that in general the purchasing power of farmers in March 2016 also decreased compared to the 2012 base year. Likewise when compared to the previous month, FTT without fisheries in March 2016 also fell by 0.50 percent.

4. NTUP without the South Sumatra Fisheries Sector in March 2016 amounted to 101.56 percent, indicating that in general the purchasing power of farmers in March 2016 was better than the base year of 2012. However, when compared to the previous month, NTUP March 2016 had increased by 0 , 01 percent.

5. Based on the NTP and NTUP sub-sector, in March 2016 the sector experienced an increase compared to February 2016, namely the sector of the people's plantation sector. While the sectors that experienced a decline were the food crops, horticulture, livestock, fisheries, capture fisheries and aquaculture sectors

6. Rural inflation / deflation is indicated by changes in the price index of goods and services consumed by farmer households. In March 2016 rural areas in South Sumatra experienced inflation of 0.79 percent. Expenditure groups that experienced inflation were foodstuffs, health, processed food, beverages, cigarettes and tobacco, education, recreation and sports and housing, while other expenditure groups experienced deflation.