CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
MARCH / 2009
No.3
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The Composite CPI for March 2009 rose by 2.35% year-on-year to 125.41, of which the price indices of Clothing & Footwear; and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages went up by 12.93%
and 9.49% respectively.
Among the subgroups of Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages, notable increase was observed in the price indices of rice (+32.21%), fresh fish (+31.41%), canned meat (+27.72%), fruit (+12.57%) and vegetables (+10.95%). For the subgroups of Clothing & Footwear, price indices of women’s clothing (+14.19%) and footwear (+14.14%) registered marked increase.
Meanwhile, the price indices of Miscellaneous Goods & Services and Health increased by 4.64% and 4.51% respectively, due to dearer prices of articles and products for personal care, and rising charges for hairdressing and grooming services, as well as medical consultation service.
On the contrary, the price indices of Transport and Education registered year-on-year decrease of 8.88% and 7.49% respectively, on account of falling gasoline prices and airfares, as well as increase of tuition subsidies to students studying in schools not joining the free education network.
The CPI-A and CPI-B for March 2009 were 127.55 and 124.84 respectively, up by 2.29%
and 2.32% year-on-year.
1 - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR MARCH 2009
7/2004 - 6/2005 = 100
Unit Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B
Index for the current month 125.41 127.55 124.84
Year-on-year rate of change % 2.35 2.29 2.32
Annual rate of change ended March 2009 % 7.11 7.43 6.97
Month-to-month rate of change % 0.43 0.52 0.39
Index for the 1
stquarter 125.61 127.75 125.01
Year-on-year rate of change % 3.30 3.31 3.26
Quarter-to-quarter rate of change % -0.49 -0.76 -0.43
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The Composite CPI for March 2009 rose by 0.43% month-to-month, with the price indices of Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages; and Clothing & Footwear increasing by 1.32% and 1.19%
respectively, attributable to soaring prices of vegetables and fresh fish, as well as higher prices of new arrivals of clothing. However, the price index of Housing & Fuels decreased by 0.34% due to lower rentals for housing. Moreover, the CPI-A and CPI-B increased by 0.52% and 0.39%
respectively month-to-month.
The Composite CPI for the first quarter of 2009 increased by 3.30% year-on-year to 125.61.
For the 12 months ended March 2009, the average Composite CPI rose by 7.11% over the preceding period.
The Composite CPI reflects the impact of price changes on the general population. The CPI-A relates to about 49% of households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP3,000 to MOP9,999. The CPI-B relates to about 31% of households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP10,000 to MOP19,999.
2 - CHANGES OF THE COMPOSITE CPI, CPI-A AND CPI-B AT SECTION LEVEL
%
Rates of change
Mar. 2009/ Mar. 2008 Jan. - Mar. 2009/
Jan. - Mar. 2008 Mar. 2009/ Feb. 2009
Contribution to monthly rate of change in
overall 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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Overall Index 2.35 2.29 2.32 3.30 3.31 3.26 0.43 0.52 0.39 100.00 100.00 100.00 Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 9.49 10.17 9.16 9.77 10.22 9.57 1.32 1.63 1.17 101.60 115.09 103.26 Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco 1.47 1.14 1.39 1.81 1.41 1.70 -0.05 -0.05 -0.04 -0.11 -0.10 -0.09 Clothing and Footwear 12.93 11.97 12.87 12.83 11.96 12.67 1.19 1.28 1.04 11.59 6.19 12.03 Housing and Fuels -1.81 -2.82 -2.23 -0.45 -1.26 -0.88 -0.34 -0.44 -0.36 -20.24 -24.36 -21.80 Household Goods and Furnishings 3.30 5.49 3.78 3.59 6.37 4.23 -0.11 -0.66 -0.28 -0.65 -1.51 -1.71
Health 4.51 4.80 4.77 4.80 5.17 5.13 0.49 0.49 0.47 3.44 2.56 3.37 Transport -8.88 -9.91 -10.56 -8.14 -9.09 -9.82 -0.12 -0.10 -0.11 -1.68 -0.72 -1.61 Communication -2.09 -1.84 -2.24 -0.87 -0.32 -1.23 -0# -0# -0# -0.02 -0.01 -0.02
Recreation and Culture 3.68 4.19 3.79 5.13 4.69 5.14 0.10 0.14 0.06 1.27 1.03 0.84
Education -7.49 -7.17 -7.12 -4.02 -3.45 -3.87 - - - -
Miscellaneous Goods and Services 4.64 5.38 4.80 4.59 5.35 4.78 0.26 0.19 0.26 4.80 1.84 5.74 0# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed
- Absolute value equals zero
Month Index Alcoholic Beverages
and Tobacco
and
Footwear and Fuels Goods and Furnishings
Health Transport
cation and Culture
Education Goods and Services
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Weight 100.00 29.05 1.04 4.70 21.81 2.95 3.07 7.05 4.74 5.97 11.12 8.51
2008
3 122.53 130.77 106.49 98.90 145.80 105.88 117.34 116.34 87.07 110.33 107.48 110.54 4 122.39 133.83 106.99 104.87 138.99 106.36 118.02 118.07 87.03 110.20 107.48 110.78 5 123.35 134.42 107.50 107.68 140.87 106.61 118.83 120.47 87.04 110.73 107.49 110.90 6 124.72 137.06 107.73 110.76 142.19 107.03 119.44 122.07 87.03 110.96 107.49 111.04 7 125.77 139.79 107.92 109.22 142.91 107.36 120.13 122.94 87.02 111.78 107.49 111.37 8 125.79 139.58 108.23 107.89 144.26 107.70 120.53 118.35 87.01 113.67 107.49 111.74 9 126.32 139.12 108.37 106.13 145.69 108.23 120.70 116.84 87.00 112.93 110.62 114.29 10 126.76 140.89 108.39 107.84 146.40 108.72 120.73 112.23 86.99 112.72 110.63 114.43 11 126.13 140.00 108.19 110.35 144.89 109.11 120.89 109.32 86.99 113.12 110.63 114.48 12 125.78 139.11 108.20 111.78 144.93 109.25 121.35 104.72 86.99 115.39 110.63 114.56
2009
1 126.53 140.64 108.19 111.27 145.03 109.24 122.02 105.94 85.26 118.93 110.63 115.37 2 124.88 141.31 108.11 110.37 143.66 109.50 122.03 106.14 85.26 114.27 99.42 115.37 3 125.41 143.18 108.06 111.69 143.16 109.38 122.63 106.01 85.25 114.39 99.42 115.67
4 - TIME SERIES OF CPI-A
7/2004 - 6/2005 = 100
Year/
Month
Overall Index
Food and Non- Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic Beverages
and Tobacco
Clothing and Footwear
Housing and Fuels
Household Goods and Furnishings
Health Transport Communi- cation
Recreation and Culture
Education
Miscel- laneous Goods
and Services
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Weight 100.00 32.83 1.34 2.93 26.07 1.33 2.76 4.82 5.12 4.41 12.88 5.50
2008
3 124.70 131.89 106.72 99.07 143.24 108.60 119.47 114.99 87.57 110.20 108.47 111.06 4 124.16 135.44 107.08 104.16 135.76 109.45 120.11 116.52 87.54 109.85 108.48 111.29 5 125.02 135.76 107.34 106.45 137.70 109.72 121.07 118.99 87.55 110.15 108.48 111.44 6 126.55 138.88 107.42 109.39 138.92 110.50 121.64 120.35 87.54 110.11 108.50 111.74 7 127.91 142.30 107.60 108.17 139.61 111.08 122.25 121.05 87.53 110.53 108.50 111.91 8 127.95 141.78 107.98 107.31 141.01 111.77 122.68 116.41 87.53 111.65 108.50 112.33 9 128.85 141.10 108.16 105.91 142.39 112.79 122.88 115.43 87.52 113.39 112.77 115.87 10 129.53 143.17 108.15 107.08 142.97 113.80 123.01 110.90 87.51 113.54 112.78 116.10 11 128.60 141.90 108.09 109.25 141.20 114.55 123.37 107.94 87.51 113.66 112.78 116.17 12 128.05 140.65 108.09 110.75 141.26 114.87 123.84 102.59 87.51 114.61 112.78 116.27
2009
1 128.81 142.47 108.08 110.32 141.49 114.88 124.59 103.84 85.97 116.08 112.78 117.09 2 126.88 142.98 107.99 109.53 139.83 115.32 124.58 103.70 85.96 114.66 100.69 116.82 3 127.55 145.31 107.94 110.93 139.21 114.56 125.20 103.60 85.96 114.82 100.69 117.04
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5 - TIME SERIES OF CPI-B
7/2004 - 6/2005 = 100
Year/
Month
Overall Index
Food and Non- Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic Beverages
and Tobacco
Clothing and Footwear
Housing and Fuels
Household Goods and Furnishings
Health Transport Communi- cation
Recreation and Culture
Education
Miscel- laneous Goods
and Services
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Weight 100.00 30.24 1.01 5.03 20.49 2.68 2.85 6.58 4.92 5.82 11.20 9.18
2008
3 122.00 130.43 106.53 98.89 144.99 106.59 116.78 118.73 86.24 109.64 106.98 111.08 4 121.82 133.22 106.99 104.59 137.64 107.19 117.49 120.80 86.19 109.59 106.99 111.33 5 122.84 133.95 107.45 107.19 139.48 107.47 118.41 123.88 86.21 110.19 106.99 111.46 6 124.16 136.35 107.65 110.25 140.79 107.98 119.04 125.56 86.19 110.49 106.99 111.62 7 125.13 138.76 107.82 108.67 141.51 108.36 119.76 126.30 86.18 111.32 106.99 112.05 8 125.10 138.68 108.14 107.51 142.81 108.78 120.15 120.51 86.17 113.28 106.99 112.41 9 125.68 138.31 108.31 105.97 144.25 109.43 120.37 119.24 86.16 112.53 109.80 115.17 10 126.04 139.94 108.31 107.86 144.94 110.02 120.40 113.56 86.15 112.26 109.81 115.31 11 125.46 139.24 108.15 110.44 143.47 110.49 120.60 109.96 86.15 112.64 109.81 115.34 12 125.14 138.54 108.15 111.96 143.51 110.64 121.05 104.65 86.15 114.86 109.81 115.43
2009
1 125.84 139.94 108.14 111.40 143.61 110.61 121.79 105.65 84.32 118.53 109.81 116.24 2 124.36 140.74 108.06 110.47 142.28 110.93 121.79 106.31 84.31 113.73 99.36 116.11 3 124.84 142.39 108.01 111.62 141.76 110.62 122.36 106.19 84.31 113.80 99.36 116.41
6 - AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS
Average retail prices (MOP
)2008 2009
Rates of change (%)Items Unit
March December January February March
Mar. 2009/Feb. 2009
Mar. 2009/
Mar. 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Rice Rice – Thailand
(packaged, regular) kg 8.31 10.13 10.13 10.04 10.04 - 20.86 Fresh beef Beef kg 71.16 72.30 72.90 71.24 72.99 2.46 2.58 Shin beef kg 68.99 71.71 69.32 70.83 70.21 -0.86 1.78 Fresh pork Lean meat kg 54.43 52.61 53.99 52.89 52.95 0.11 -2.71
Pork chop kg 52.48 52.04 52.58 52.89 53.25 0.67 1.46
Live poultry Chicken kg 32.17 33.67 34.00 33.77 33.88 0.35 5.32 Fresh salt-water Golden thread kg 36.93 55.09 61.62 63.02 65.23 3.51 76.65 fish Pomfret kg 87.66 75.89 88.68 92.56 104.63 13.04 19.36
Sole kg 67.63 69.83 87.84 83.80 103.21 23.16 52.61
Fresh fresh- Grass carp kg 27.60 36.19 36.13 36.21 36.14 -0.19 30.96 water fish Head of “Tai U” kg 45.26 50.08 49.88 50.74 50.86 0.23 12.38 Fresh-water perch kg 52.47 66.20 68.01 69.59 73.49 5.61 40.05
Egg Hen egg each 0.96 1.13 1.14 1.12 1.10 -1.44 14.07
Fruit Orange each 3.37 4.10 4.41 4.61 4.31 -6.48 28.05
Banana kg 7.11 7.46 7.28 7.46 7.53 1.07 6.03
Apple each 3.70 3.90 4.05 4.39 3.62 -17.54 -2.14
Vegetable Chinese cabbage kg 10.22 8.86 9.42 9.07 12.60 38.96 23.25
Choy sum kg 12.24 11.75 14.07 12.07 18.21 50.89 48.78
Chinese lettuce kg 7.60 7.81 7.08 6.53 9.61 47.18 26.42 Hairy gourd kg 18.71 11.79 14.42 11.10 11.11 0.14 -40.58
-2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00
March 2008 May July September November January 2009 March
CHART 2 - MOVEMENTS OF CPI-A
-2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00
March 2009 May July September November January 2009 March
% Year-on-year rate of change Month-to-month rate of change
CHART 3 - MOVEMENTS OF CPI-B
-2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00
March 2009 May July September November January 2009 March
% Year-on-year rate of change Month-to-month rate of change
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7 – QUARTERLY COMPOSITE CPI AND ITS RATES OF CHANGE
7/2004 - 6/2005 = 100
Year/
Quarter
Overall Index
Food and Non- Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic Beverages
and Tobacco
Clothing and Footwear
Housing and Fuels
Household Goods and Furnishing
s
Health Transport Communi- cation
Recreation and Culture
Education
Miscel- laneous
Goods and Services
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Weight 100.00 29.05 1.04 4.70 21.81 2.95 3.07 7.05 4.74 5.97 11.12 8.51
2008
1 121.59 129.09 106.20 98.47 144.59 105.58 116.64 115.43 86.00 110.21 107.48 110.40 2 123.49 135.10 107.41 107.77 140.68 106.67 118.76 120.21 87.03 110.63 107.49 110.91 3 125.96 139.50 108.17 107.75 144.29 107.76 120.45 119.38 87.01 112.79 108.54 112.47 4 126.23 140.00 108.26 109.99 145.41 109.03 120.99 108.76 86.99 113.74 110.63 114.49
2009
1 125.61 141.71 108.12 111.11 143.95 109.37 122.23 106.03 85.26 115.86 103.16 115.47 Rate of
change (%) Quarter-to-
quarter
-0.49 1.22 -0.13 1.02 -1.00 0.32 1.02 -2.51 -1.99 1.86 -6.75 0.86 Year-on-
year 3.30 9.77 1.81 12.83 -0.45 3.59 4.80 -8.14 -0.87 5.13 -4.02 4.59
