Penelitian bertujuan untuk mempelajari pola konsumsi dan permintaan pangan di wilayah
Kawasan Timur Indonesia (KTI). Data yang digunakan adalah data Survei Sosial Ekonomi Nasional
(Susenas) tahun 1996 yang dikumpulkan oleh Biro Pusat Statistik (BPS). Analisis deskriptif digunakan untuk mempelajari pola konsumsi, sedangkan untuk menganalsis permintaan pangan digunakan model
ekonometrika 'linear approximation almost ideal demand system' (MAIDS).

This research is aimed to study consumption pattern and food demand in Eastern Region of Indonesia (ERI). The study used data resulted from National Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas) 1996 collected by Central Bureau of Statistics (Biro Pusat Statistik). Descriptive analysis is used for studying consumption pattern and Linear Approximation Almost Ideal Demand System (LA/AIDS) model is used for analyzing food demand. Results of the study show as follows : (1) rice is dominant in structure of household budget, energy and protein contribution of household in ERI, (2) in some provinces of ERI, there was shifting in consumption pattern of stapple food from non-rice to rice between 1976 and 1996, (3) consumption of food as source of carbohydrate in rural areas is higher than in urban areas, but it was vice versa for the consumption, (5) household food demand in rural areas was more responsive to price and income changes than the household in urban areas, and household with the higher income was less responsive to the price and income changes, and (6) number of household member and education level of head of household influenced significantly food demand of household in ERI.