JUNE 2018

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Annualised Change

Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B

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Year-on-Year Change

Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

JUNE 2018

- The Composite CPI increased by 3.11% year-on-year to 112.84, attributable to dearer charges for eating out, higher rentals for dwellings and parking meter rates, as well as increasing prices of gasoline and women’s clothing & footwear.

- The Composite CPI rose by 0.36% month-to-month. New arrival of summer clothing and footwear pushed up the price index of Clothing & Footwear. Price index of Recreation & Culture also went up on account of dearer prices of flowers and pet products as well as rising charges for package tours. Meanwhile, price index of Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages increased owing to dearer charges for eating out and higher prices of vegetables; yet receding prices of fresh fish, seafood and fruits tapered off part of the increase.

- For the 12 months ended June 2018, the average Composite CPI grew by 2.13% from the previous period. The average Composite CPI for the second quarter of 2018 went up by 2.99%, and that for the first half of 2018 rose by 2.75%.

Consumer Price Index

10/2013 - 09/2014 = 100 Composite

CPI CPI-A CPI-B

Index value for June 2018 112.84 112.96 111.89

Year-on-year change (%) 3.11 3.13 2.94

Month-to-month change (%) 0.36 0.36 0.33

Annualised change (%) 2.13 2.13 2.13

Year-on-year change for the

second quarter of 2018 (%) 2.99 2.99 2.91

Year-on-year change for the

first half of 2018 (%) 2.75 2.73 2.83

Changes of the Composite CPI

% Sections of Goods and Services Weight Year-

on-year

Month-

to-month Annualised

Index 100.00 3.11 0.36 2.13

Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 28.97 2.57 0.10 2.38 Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco 0.92 -0.21 -0.06 0.07

Clothing & Footwear 6.46 8.43 3.05 4.43

Housing & Fuels 26.70 1.89 0.21 0.76

Household Goods & Furnishings 3.29 2.85 0.20 2.60

Health 3.06 5.10 0.33 4.88

Transport 10.96 6.30 0.30 3.84

Communication 2.53 -7.80 -0.07 -7.57

Recreation & Culture 4.79 3.05 0.68 1.97

Education 2.91 4.14 - 4.73

Miscellaneous Goods & Services 9.41 3.14 0.09 2.55 - Absolute value equals zero

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2017 2018

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For the 12 months ended June 2018, the average Composite CPI grew by 2.13% from the previous period. Price indices of Health, Education and Clothing & Footwear registered larger increases, whereas the price index of Communication dropped markedly.

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Changes of the Composite CPI for the Second Quarter of 2018

% Sections of Goods and Services Index

Value

Year-on- Year

Quarter-to- quarter

Index 112.44 2.99 0.69

Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 113.48 2.64 0.40 Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco 148.26 0.19 0.82

Clothing & Footwear 105.22 6.95 2.22

Housing & Fuels 111.87 1.86 0.59

Household Goods & Furnishings 113.22 2.60 0.53

Health 121.58 5.06 2.02

Transport 118.62 5.81 1.86

Communication 86.12 -7.81 -0.12

Recreation & Culture 105.53 2.54 -1.16

Education 122.37 4.15 0.04

Miscellaneous Goods & Services 109.35 3.56 0.37

Historical Data for the Composite CPI

%

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Annual inflation rate 5.50 6.05 4.56 2.37 1.23

Changes for June

Year-on-year 5.31 5.99 4.91 2.26 1.06

Month-to-month 0.67 0.50 0.48 0.11 0.22

Annualised 5.52 5.95 5.43 3.67 1.27

Year-on-year change for

the second quarter 5.13 6.17 4.79 2.64 0.94

Year-on-year change for

the first half year 5.26 6.14 4.92 3.15 0.94

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Year-on-Year Change of the Quaterly CPI

2016 2017 2018

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The average Composite CPI for the second quarter of 2018 rose by 2.99%

year-on-year, with notable growth in the price indices of Clothing &

Footwear (+6.95%), Transport (+5.81%) and Health (+5.06%). In comparison with the first quarter of 2018, price indices of Clothing &

Footwear and Health showed larger growth, whereas indices of Recreation & Culture and Communication declined.