Table 1 Variables of double logarithmic regression and ARIMA analysis

Variable Unit analysis Definition Source Code
Consumer rice price Rp/kg The prevailing cost paid by end consumers in the market for medium qualityof rice. National Food Agency CRP
Government Purchase Price (GPP) Rp/kg The specific amount disbursed by the government to procure unhulled rice or to designate rice as part of the government’s reserves. Cabinet Secretariat of The Republic of Indonesia and The Indonesian Ministry of Trade GPP
Market operations kg/mon The various preventive measures undertaken by the government to maintain stability in rice prices through Food Availability and Supply Stabilization Program (FSAPS). BULOG MO
Central Government Rice Reserve (CGRR) kg/mon The operational inventory of rice under the authority of the government (BULOG), serving the larger goal of achieving national food security. BULOG CGRR
Rice import kg/mon The quantity of medium-quality rice acquired by the government to supplement domestic rice reserves during periods of insufficient domestic production. BULOG RI
Note: ARIMA, Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average; CRP, Consumer Rice Prices; MO, Market Operations; RI, Rice Import.