Jambi's Basic Basket: Anchovies at Rp115,000, Salt at Rp2,000
In Jambi, dried anchovies averaged over Rp110,000/kg in 2017, while refined salt held at Rp3,800 — a spread that dwarfs any other commodity in the nin
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For households in Jambi, the cost of a basic kitchen staple in 2017 could vary wildly depending on what they were buying.
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A kilogram of dried anchovies ( ikan asin teri ) fetched Rp115,208 in September, according to provincial retail-price data from Indonesia’s statistics agency.
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In the same basket, a packet of refined table salt ( garam halus kemasan ) sat at just Rp2,000 in January — a gap of 57 times .
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Top of the chart: Ikan Asin Teri Anchovies dominated the top of the price table every month.
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The three highest readings — Rp115,208 in September, Rp114,375 in July, and Rp113,750 in August — all belong to the same commodity.
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Averaged across the year, a kilogram cost Rp110,834 , more than seven times the next most expensive basic good. Protein-rich, small-batch dried fish consistently strained household budgets.
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The other end: Garam Halus (Kemas) At the opposite extreme, packaged refined salt barely moved.
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In Jambi, dried anchovies averaged over Rp110,000/kg in 2017, while refined salt held at Rp3,800 — a spread that dwarfs any other commodity in the nine-item basic basket.