Press Release 2nd November 2020

In October 2020, the CPI for the Kepulauan Riau Province (Batam City and Tanjungpinang City) showed inflation of 0.15 percent.

The next indicator, Farmers Exchange Rate (NTP) In October 2020, Kepulauan Riau Province NTP was recorded at 98.99 or an increase of 0.65 percent compared to NTP in September 2020.

The number of foreign tourist visits or foreign tourists to the Kepulauan Riau Province during September 2020 was recorded as many as 1,999 visits. This means that there was an increase of 20.86 percent compared to the previous month, where in August 2020 there were 1,654 visits. Meanwhile, when compared to September 2019, there was a decrease of 99.13 percent.

The next indicator, the number of domestic air transport passengers in September 2020 departing from the Kepulauan Riau Province was 79,241 people or decreased by 13.09 percent from August 2020. Meanwhile, there were no international air transport passengers in September 2020 departing from the Archipelago Province. Riau.

The last indicator, the rice harvest area in 2020 is estimated at 359.96 hectares, an increase of 3.69 hectares or 1.04 percent compared to 2019 which amounted to 356.27 hectares.

Rice production in 2020 is estimated at 1,360.82 tons of GKG, an increase of 210.02 tons or 18.25 percent compared to 2019 which amounted to 1,150.80 tons of GKG.