Poor population in Borneo Least
Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) recorded the number of population with per capita expenditure below the poverty 
line in September 2011 reached 29.89 million (12.36 percent) or less 0.13 million people from the population poor in March 2011. According to the Acting Head of the Connecticut Suryamin on Monday, according to the National Socio Economic Survey (NSES) September 2011 reduction in poverty during the period March-September 2011 occurred in urban and rural areas.
BPS data show the number of poor in urban areas in March 2011 recorded 11.05 million people (9.23 percent) shrank 0.14 percent to 10.95 million people (9.09 percent in September 2011. The number of poor in rural areas in March 2011 as many as 18.97 million (15.72 percent) in September 2011 also recorded decreased 0.13 percent to 18.94 million (15.56 percent). According Suryamin, decrease the number and percentage of poor people during the period March-September 2011 relating to a number of factors of inflation, the decline in the price of basic food items, increasing farmer incomes, improving the national economy and the decline in open unemployment rate.
“During March-September 2011 general inflation is relatively low, amounting to 2.25 percent. Some of the many basic food items consumed by the population, such as oil fried, sugar, cayenne pepper and red pepper are also down, “said Suryamin. Income of farmers, he added, based on the trend of increasing Farmers Exchange (NTP) during March-September 2011 also showed an increase. In addition, the national economy during the third quarter of 2011 also grow quite well, by 6.4 percent from the first quarter of 2011. “Household spending increased by 3.6 percent over the same period,” he said.
He added, the number of unemployed also declined by 0.24 percent from 34.19 per cent to August 2011 while the number of workers do not fully increased from 34.19 million to 34.59 million. Suryamin Furthermore Susenas also explained that based on September 2011, the largest percentage of poor people on the island of Maluku and Papua which amounted to 25.25 percent and the smallest percentage of poor people on the island of Borneo (6.88 percent). According to BPS data, most poor people are on the island of Java, which is about 16.74 million people. The area is noted to have at least the poor is Borneo (0 , 97 million people).
