NTB, Tw III 2018: ITK of 102.50

The ITK Quarter III-2018 worth 102.50 illustrates that households in NTB feel that the economic conditions in Quarter III-2018 are relatively the same as the conditions in Quarter II-2018.
The decline in household consumption is reflected in the Quarter III-2018 Consumption Volume Index, which amounted to 98.39 due to the earthquake that hit the NTB Province. These conditions underlie the decline in consumer optimism. Decrease in Inflation Inflation Index on Consumption to 104.72 and a decrease in the Current Income Index with a value of 103.05 is the cause of the decline in ITK Now in quarter III-2018.
Consumers predict that the economy in the upcoming quarter IV-2018 will not differ greatly from the conditions in quarter III-2018, with an estimate of Upcoming ITK of 103.59.
The fourth quarter ITK prediction is based on perceptions of income in the coming quarter and plans to purchase durable goods. Consumers in NTB are optimistic that their income will increase in the coming quarter with the Upcoming Income Index of 109.96. However, consumers still feel that the fourth quarter is not the right time to buy durable goods with an index reaching only 92.43.