· The number of poor people in South Sulawesi in March 2019 was 767.80 thousand people, a decrease of 24.83 thousand compared to March 2018.
· The percentage of poor people also fell from 9.06 percent in March 2018 to 8.69 percent in March 2019. The percentage of poor people has decreased both in urban and rural areas during the period March 2018 - March 2019.
· In March 2019, the contribution of the Food Poverty Line to the Poverty Line was 75.09 percent, while in March 2018 it was 74.80 percent.
· Food commodities that have a large influence on the value of the Poverty Line are rice, filtered clove cigarettes, milkfish, chicken eggs, wet cakes, granulated sugar, instant noodles, and tuna / tuna / cakalang. For non-food commodities, the biggest contribution to the Poverty Line is the cost of housing, electricity, gasoline, education, and toiletries.
· In the period March 2018-March 2019, the Poverty Depth Index (P1) and Poverty Severity Index (P2) show a decline in urban areas, but in rural areas it tends to increase.
