The Influence of Prices of Vegetable Imports from China and the Number of Indonesian Population on the Volume pf Indonesian Vegetable Imports from China for the Period 2010-2022

Abstract

Vegetable production which is lower than the population's needs encourages Indonesia to import from China which is superior in terms of price and quality. The research aims to determine how much influence the price of Indonesian vegetable imports from China and the Indonesian population have on the volume of Indonesian vegetable imports from China partially and simultaneously. The research method uses quantitative and qualitative data through multiple regression equations during the period 2010-2022. The calculation results show that there is a negative and significant relationship between import prices and the volume of Indonesian vegetable imports from China. Vegetables are normal goods that are essential for health so they must be available in large volumes and at low prices. The population of Indonesia is positively and significantly related to the volume of Indonesian vegetable imports from China. The main factor is the large population creating high purchasing power for imported vegetables from China. Simultaneously, these two independent variables have a significant effect on the volume of Indonesian vegetable imports from China. From a microeconomic perspective, import volume is greatly influenced by low prices of goods and Indonesia's large population. The solution that must be implemented is collaboration between related parties to make vegetables a source of people's welfare.