POVERTY NUMBERS DECREASE

SURABAYA, 18/12 - ANGKA KEMISKINAN MENURUN. Two shoots of the wisma fell under the Tol Dupak Bridge, Surabaya, Jatim, Tuesday (18/12). According to the data of the Central Agency of Statistics (BPS) stated the poverty number of 890 thousand souls, namely from 30,1 million souls in March 2011 to 29,13 million souls in March 2012 or drop 0.53%. In the city, the number of poor people reduced 399,500 people and in the 487 thousand villagers. ANTARA/M Risyal Hidayat/Koz/pd/12.