showing a decline of 9.1 percentage points over the five years. Assuming the same trend and growth
elasticity of poverty, the poverty index will have decreased to about 26 percent in 2012/13. The
analysis also indicates that about one million poor people have been lifted out of poverty in 2012/13
alone. The survey results show that the poverty headcount index has been declining in all regional
states and city governments. With regard to food poverty, the survey results indicate that the food
poverty index has declined from 38 percent in 2004/05 to 33.6 percent in 2010/11, registering a
decline of 4.4 percentage points. The food poverty level decreased to 32.7 percent in 2011/12 and
31.8 percent in 2012/13.
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