CONSUMPTION PATTERNS OF RURAL COMMUNITY: A STUDY OF FIVE FOOD COMMODITIES EXPENDITURE IN CENTRAL SULAWESI

Abstract

Developments in rural areas since they have received funding for development tend to change household consumption patterns; therefore the attention to rural consumption patterns is a good topic for scientific research. This research aims to recognize the consumption patterns of five dominant food commodities by using a descriptive analysis of 6.178 households obtained through the national secondary data of the 2017 National Social and Economic Survey. Identified: (1) rice; (2) cigarettes; (3) mixed rice; (4) fish; and (5) sugar, which is the five biggest consumption commodities in rural households and it is found that consumption tended to increase along with increased income.

Keywords

• consumption patterns
• food
• elasticity
• expenditure
• income