CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NOVEMBER / 2012

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

NOVEMBER / 2012

No.11

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Composite CPI (119.00) for November 2012 increased by 5.72% year-on-year, attributable to rising charges for meals bought away from home and higher prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas;

nevertheless, a raise in Government subsidy on electricity tapered off part of the increase.

For the 12 months ended November 2012, the average Composite CPI increased by 6.19%

from the preceding period; the average CPI-A and CPI-B also rose by 6.44% and 6.39%

respectively.

In comparison with November 2011, price index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+34.35%); Housing & Fuels (+8.53%); and Household Goods & Furnishings (+8.26%) marked notable increase on account of dearer prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and higher charges for domestic services. On the contrary, price index of Education and Communication decreased by 3.06% and 1.05% respectively year-on-year. The CPI-A (118.64) and CPI-B (119.55) increased by 6.21% and 5.86% respectively year-on-year.

1 - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100

Unit Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B

Index value for November 2012 119.00 118.64 119.55

Year-on-year change % 5.72 6.21 5.86

Annualized change % 6.19 6.44 6.39

Month-to-month change % 0.90 1.00 0.86 Year-on-year change for the first

eleven months of 2012 %

6.13 6.40 6.35 CHART 1 - YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE OF CPI

3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

Nov. 2011 Jan. 2012 Mar. 2012 May 2012 Jul.2012 Sept. 2012 Nov. 2012

%

Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B

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The Composite CPI increased by 0.90% month-to-month, of which dearer prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, new arrival of Winter clothing, and rising charges for out-patient medical services pushed up the price index of Clothing & Footwear; Housing & Fuels; and Health by 2.85%, 2.79%

and 2.54%. However, price index of Transport; Communication; and Recreation & Culture decreased by 0.82%, 0.71% and 0.41% on account of lower gasoline prices, as well as reduced charges for package tours and internet services. The CPI-A and the CPI-B increased by 1.00% and 0.86% respectively month-on-month.

The average Composite CPI for the first eleven months of 2012 increased by 6.13% year-on- year, of which price index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+31.17%); and Food & Non- Alcoholic Beverages (+8.65%) saw remarkable increase, while that of Communication decreased by 4.43%. The CPI-A and CPI-B for the first eleven months of 2012 rose by 6.40% and 6.35%

respectively.

The 2008/2009-based Composite CPI reflects the impact of price changes on the general population. The CPI-A relates to about 50% of the households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP6,000 to MOP18,999. The CPI-B relates to about 30% of the households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP19,000 to MOP34,999.

2 - CHANGES OF THE COMPOSITE CPI, CPI-A AND CPI-B BY SECTION

%

Year-on-year change Month-to-month change Annualized change

Contribution to the year-on- year change of the

Global Index Goods and services

Com- posite

CPI

CPI-A CPI-B Com- posite CPI

CPI-A CPI-B Com- posite CPI

CPI-A CPI-B Com- posite

CPI

CPI-A CPI-B

Global Index 5.72 6.21 5.86 0.90 1.00 0.86 6.19 6.44 6.39 100.00 100.00 100.00 Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 7.03 6.93 7.11 0.22 0.17 0.28 8.83 8.91 8.79 42.85 44.32 41.91

Food 4.88 4.83 4.92 0.16 0.06 0.34 8.66 8.74 8.56 10.85 12.95 9.81

Meals bought away from home 8.46 8.70 8.40 0.26 0.26 0.26 9.09 9.24 9.05 31.71 31.03 31.84 Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco 34.35 35.35 33.58 0.46 0.47 0.43 29.50 30.13 29.17 6.86 8.48 6.22 Clothing & Footwear 3.02 3.47 3.13 2.85 3.00 2.79 3.62 3.81 3.83 3.86 2.94 4.39

Garments 3.54 4.19 3.84 3.71 3.84 3.61 3.80 4.06 4.17 3.41 2.69 4.10

Footwear 0.62 0.44 0.33 0.05 0.10 0.05 2.93 3.00 2.87 0.18 0.08 0.10

Housing & Fuels 8.53 7.77 9.44 2.79 2.97 2.69 6.37 5.45 7.41 31.25 31.42 30.69 Electricity charges -15.81 -15.81 -15.81 - - - -8.32 -8.32 -8.32 -5.10 -5.99 -4.49 Liquefied Petroleum Gas 25.79 25.79 25.79 29.57 29.57 29.57 3.12 3.12 3.12 5.40 6.70 4.53 Household Goods & Furnishings 8.26 6.56 8.84 0.63 0.55 0.67 6.55 5.63 6.79 4.37 2.27 5.22 Health 7.14 8.58 6.88 2.54 3.25 2.37 5.67 5.95 5.94 3.72 3.92 3.52 Transport 1.50 2.49 2.21 -0.82 -0.90 -1.00 2.97 3.55 3.71 2.07 2.28 3.04 Communication -1.05 -1.03 -1.09 -0.71 -0.75 -0.74 -5.31 -5.53 -5.53 -0.45 -0.50 -0.43 Recreation & Culture 1.38 2.20 1.15 -0.41 -0.38 -0.39 2.70 3.11 2.52 1.40 1.66 1.24

Outbound package tours 0.22 4.11 -0.10 -1.61 -1.60 -1.50 4.74 5.20 4.69 0.05 0.57 -0.02 Education -3.06 -3.00 -3.53 0.01 0.02 0^# 0.65 1.62 0.49 -2.50 -1.80 -2.72 Miscellaneous Goods & Services 4.25 4.90 4.30 0.42 0.17 0.42 6.23 6.12 6.18 6.56 5.00 6.91

Year/

Month

Global Index

Food &

Non- Alcoholic Beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

& Tobacco

Clothing

&

Footwear

Housing

& Fuels

Household Goods &

Furnishings

Health Transport Communi- cation

Recreation

&

Culture

Education

Miscel- laneous

Goods &

Services

Weight 100.00 32.78 1.12 6.75 22.82 3.13 2.90 7.88 3.52 5.93 5.16 8.02 2010 104.25 107.41 114.23 110.84 98.21 102.94 106.57 102.97 92.30 104.56 99.42 110.61 2011 110.30 116.16 115.59 118.30 101.58 107.60 113.04 111.97 82.45 109.95 100.93 120.63 2011

11 112.56 119.75 114.94 121.92 103.42 109.12 115.71 112.73 79.21 110.31 102.15 124.04 12 113.40 120.44 126.98 125.60 103.88 109.43 115.78 112.70 79.31 111.79 102.15 124.27

2012

1 114.45 121.86 144.62 121.14 103.30 110.48 116.34 115.26 79.35 116.55 102.15 127.87 2 114.41 122.52 145.24 118.23 104.90 112.25 116.96 115.01 79.42 109.92 102.25 126.64 3 115.39 124.76 146.32 115.16 105.95 113.94 117.19 115.96 79.27 110.80 102.25 126.88 4 116.09 125.13 148.13 120.25 106.89 114.08 117.45 115.55 79.22 110.91 102.25 127.06 5 116.85 126.16 151.08 124.33 107.75 114.09 118.15 114.38 79.13 111.24 102.25 126.83 6 117.11 126.07 151.12 126.48 108.73 114.22 118.65 112.31 79.06 112.28 102.27 126.87 7 117.54 126.48 151.63 124.00 109.71 114.26 120.26 113.60 79.05 113.65 102.29 126.89 8 117.82 127.19 152.95 121.10 109.33 115.70 120.52 116.13 79.01 114.50 102.29 126.98 9 117.82 127.30 153.71 118.72 110.30 117.25 120.76 116.18 78.96 112.81 99.01 128.40 10 117.94 127.89 153.72 122.12 109.19 117.39 120.90 115.37 78.94 112.30 99.01 128.76 11 119.00 128.17 154.43 125.60 112.23 118.13 123.97 114.42 78.38 111.84 99.02 129.31

4 - TIME SERIES OF THE CPI-A

4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100

Year/

Month

Global Index

Food &

Non- Alcoholic Beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

& Tobacco

Clothing

&

Footwear

Housing

& Fuels

Household Goods &

Furnishings

Health Transport Communi- cation

Recreation

&

Culture

Education

Miscel- laneous

Goods &

Services Weight 100.00 36.94 1.44 4.82 27.22 2.19 2.71 5.78 4.22 4.71 4.00 5.96

2010 103.77 107.54 114.74 110.95 98.32 103.47 107.31 100.85 92.45 105.02 99.13 108.31 2011 109.49 116.33 115.97 118.25 101.51 108.21 114.05 109.38 82.74 110.73 101.74 116.49 2011

11 111.71 120.00 115.14 122.03 103.12 109.85 116.59 110.25 79.30 111.30 103.78 118.81 12 112.48 120.65 127.52 125.55 103.57 110.11 116.73 109.89 79.38 112.37 103.78 119.15

2012

1 113.48 122.18 145.72 121.05 102.31 110.97 117.23 112.31 79.41 117.26 103.78 124.61 2 113.66 122.74 146.33 118.24 104.00 112.26 117.91 112.72 79.46 111.26 103.96 122.06 3 114.82 125.09 147.34 115.23 105.03 113.51 118.19 113.83 79.34 112.11 103.96 122.23 4 115.47 125.34 149.30 120.20 105.97 113.66 118.48 113.81 79.29 112.30 103.96 122.35 5 116.32 126.46 152.36 124.35 106.83 113.68 119.35 112.54 79.22 112.46 103.96 122.46 6 116.56 126.26 152.38 126.56 107.79 113.86 119.91 110.24 79.16 113.67 103.99 122.59 7 117.05 126.72 152.97 124.05 108.75 113.88 121.88 111.54 79.16 114.40 104.03 122.68 8 117.34 127.54 154.32 121.32 108.19 115.07 122.21 114.37 79.12 115.43 104.03 122.79 9 117.46 127.53 155.10 119.13 109.14 116.21 122.41 114.60 79.08 114.47 100.65 124.30 10 117.47 128.11 155.10 122.59 107.92 116.41 122.61 114.02 79.07 114.18 100.65 124.41 11 118.64 128.32 155.84 126.26 111.12 117.06 126.59 112.99 78.48 113.75 100.67 124.62

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5 - TIME SERIES OF THE CPI-B

4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100

Year/

Month

Global Index

Food &

Non- Alcoholic Beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

& Tobacco

Clothing

&

Footwear

Housing

& Fuels

Household Goods &

Furnishings

Health Transport Communi- cation

Recreation

&

Culture

Education

Miscel- laneous

Goods &

Services Weight 100.00 32.59 1.06 7.63 20.76 3.60 2.91 8.04 3.32 6.45 5.03 8.60

2010 104.38 107.42 113.85 110.59 98.08 102.50 106.54 102.74 92.08 104.78 99.00 110.56 2011 110.63 116.20 115.44 117.90 101.59 107.01 113.43 112.49 81.95 110.28 100.43 120.41 2011

11 112.93 119.77 115.01 121.46 103.59 108.43 116.42 113.28 78.59 110.67 101.60 123.73 12 113.77 120.48 126.83 124.95 104.07 108.69 116.45 113.09 78.70 112.06 101.60 124.02

2012

1 115.03 121.87 144.10 120.57 104.39 109.81 117.09 116.07 78.73 116.64 101.60 127.46 2 114.97 122.56 144.76 117.76 105.95 111.79 117.73 116.32 78.80 110.08 101.70 126.38 3 115.94 124.73 145.87 114.90 107.02 113.65 117.94 117.59 78.65 110.86 101.70 126.61 4 116.72 125.17 147.58 120.28 107.97 113.77 118.20 117.29 78.59 111.07 101.70 126.79 5 117.47 126.14 150.42 124.43 108.82 113.77 118.82 115.92 78.50 111.44 101.70 126.56 6 117.74 126.13 150.46 126.72 109.81 113.85 119.31 113.52 78.43 112.39 101.72 126.60 7 118.11 126.48 150.91 124.08 110.80 113.89 120.87 114.84 78.43 113.83 101.73 126.62 8 118.38 127.10 152.21 121.10 110.50 115.41 121.13 117.70 78.38 114.56 101.73 126.73 9 118.37 127.30 152.96 118.46 111.48 117.10 121.44 117.93 78.34 112.92 98.01 128.15 10 118.53 127.92 152.98 121.86 110.39 117.24 121.55 116.95 78.32 112.38 98.01 128.51 11 119.55 128.28 153.64 125.26 113.37 118.02 124.43 115.78 77.74 111.94 98.02 129.05

Average retail price (MOP)

2011 2012 Rate of change (%)

Item Unit

November August September October November Month-to- month

Year-on- year

Thai rice

^{12.00 13.01 13.01} 12.99 12.99 - 8.20

Beef

^{93.79 105.99 110.41} 115.04 122.73 6.68 30.85

Beef shin

^{88.82 102.15 106.18} 107.04 114.94 7.38 29.42

Lean meat

^{63.05 61.87 61.87} 62.10 62.34 0.38 -1.12

Pork chop

^{62.81 61.39 61.16} 61.87 61.39 -0.76 -2.26

Chicken

^{38.25 38.02 38.02} 40.09 40.55 1.15 6.02

Golden thread

^{78.89 81.46 79.66} 83.96 85.65 2.01 8.56

Pomfret

^{154.96 178.07 189.26} 181.82 171.90 -5.45 10.93

Sole

^{188.43 191.74 199.01} 188.30 192.12 2.03 1.96

Grass carp kg

^{44.98 45.86 45.36} 45.52 46.12 1.31 2.51

Head of “Tai U”

^{68.78 73.83 73.17} 77.34 75.66 -2.18 9.99

Fresh-water perch

^{83.92 105.07 104.29} 103.23 95.93 -7.07 14.31

Chinese cabbage

^{14.14 18.04 16.35} 15.44 15.08 -2.37 6.65

Choy sum

^{18.63 22.20 19.42} 18.78 19.21 2.31 3.12

Chinese lettuce

^{12.47 17.17 15.29} 13.59 12.31 -9.45 -1.28

Hairy gourd

^{13.61 14.97 15.07} 13.78 15.37 11.48 12.91

Tomato

^{12.06 16.39 15.55} 15.71 14.55 -7.39 20.57

Carrot

^{11.38 12.31 12.91} 13.25 12.93 -2.42 13.62

Banana

^{8.80 8.94 8.95 8.94 8.95 0.06 1.67}

Orange

^{4.07 3.99 4.05 4.12 4.18 1.54 2.64}

Apple each

^{4.07 4.14 4.76 4.91 4.35 -11.44 6.99}

Hen egg

^{1.19 1.20 1.20 1.21 1.21 0.47 2.41}

MOP : Macao Pataca

- Absolute value equals zero

- Absolute value equals zero

splayed may not correspond to the results calculated.

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The following statistical tables are available for download from DSEC website

1G - Time Series of the Composite Consumer Price Index (Composite CPI) by Section 1A - Time Series of the Consumer Price Index A (CPI-A) by Section

1B - Time Series of the Consumer Price Index B (CPI-B) by Section 2G - Month-to-Month Change of the Composite CPI by Section 2A - Month-to-Month Change of the CPI-A by Section

2B - Month-to-Month Change of the CPI-B by Section 3G - Year-on-Year Change of the Composite CPI by Section 3A - Year-on-Year Change of the CPI-A by Section

3B - Year-on-Year Change of the CPI-B by Section 4G - Annualized Change of the Composite CPI by Section 4A - Annualized Change of the CPI-A by Section

4B - Annualized Change of the CPI-B by Section

5G - Changes of the Sections of Goods and Services of the Composite CPI 5A - Changes of the Sections of Goods and Services of the CPI-A

5B - Changes of the Sections of Goods and Services of the CPI-B

6G - Changes of the Subgroups of Goods and Services of the Composite CPI 6A - Changes of the Subgroups of Goods and Services of the CPI-A

6B - Changes of the Subgroups of Goods and Services of the CPI-B

7 - Average Retail Prices of Selected Food Items