• In September 2020, the number of poor people in East Java reached 4,585.97 thousand people (11.46 percent), an increase of 166.9 thousand people compared to March 2020, which amounted to 4,419.10 thousand people (11.09 percent) .
• The percentage of poor people in September 2020, increased by 0.37 percentage points against March 2020. In urban areas, the percentage of poor people increased by 0.48 percentage points, from 7.89 percent in March 2020 to 8.37 percent in September 2020. Meanwhile, the percentage of poor people in rural areas in March 2020 was 14.77 percent, increasing to 15.16 percent in September 2020 (an increase of 0.39 percentage points).
• During the period March - September 2020, the number of poor people in urban areas increased by 138.0 thousand people (from 1,682.14 thousand in March 2020 to 1,820.13 thousand in September 2020). Meanwhile, in rural areas, it increased by 28.9 thousand (from 2,736.97 thousand in March 2020 to 2,765.84 thousand in September 2020).
• Food commodities in September 2020, had a role of 75.00 percent of the poverty line, an increase compared to conditions in March 2020 which played a role of 74.97 percent.
• Several food commodities in September 2020 that contributed significantly to the food poverty line, both in rural and urban areas, namely rice, filter clove cigarettes, purebred chicken eggs, cayenne pepper, purebred chicken, sugar, tempeh, tofu, and noodles instant.
• The average number of poor household members increased from 4.11 people in March 2020 to 4.30 people in September 2020.
