CONSUMER PRICE INDEX JANUARY / 2011

Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

JANUARY / 2011

No.1

Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.

Statistics and Census Service

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The Composite CPI (107.16) for January 2011 rose by 4.92% year-on-year; the increment was attributable to rising index of Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages; Miscellaneous Goods & Services;

and Housing & Fuels. Among the different sections, notable increase was observed in the price index of Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+9.21%), Clothing & Footwear (+6.86%), Transport (+6.71%), Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+6.13%) and Health (+5.75%), which was caused by higher charges for meals bought away from home, hairdressing and grooming services, and outbound package tours, dearer prices of clothing and footwear, airfare and general food items near the Lunar New year, as well as rising prices of gasoline and LP-gas. On the contrary, reduced charges for mobile phone services lowered the price index of Communication by 8.35% year-on-year.

The CPI-A (106.49) and CPI-B (107.37) for January 2011 rose by 4.75% and 5.05% year-on- year respectively.

1 - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100

Unit Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B Index value for January 2011 107.16 106.49 107.37

Year-on-year change % 4.92 4.75 5.05

Annualized change % 3.21 2.75 3.37

Month-to-month change % 0.93 1.11 0.89

CHART 1 - YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE OF CPI

-1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00

Jan. 2010 Mar. 2010 May 2010 Jul. 2010 Sep. 2010 Nov. 2010 Jan. 2011

%

Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B

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The Composite CPI for January 2011 increased by 0.93% month-to-month, with marked increase in the price indices of Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+2.83%), Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+1.93%), and Transport (+1.04%); however, price index of Communication registered a decrease of 8.03%. Meanwhile, the CPI-A and CPI-B increased by 1.11% and 0.89% respectively month-to-month.

For the 12 months ended January 2011, the average Composite CPI rose by 3.21% from the preceding period; at the same time, the average CPI-A and CPI-B increased by 2.75% and 3.37%

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 month- to-month 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

4.92 4.75 5.05 0.93 1.11 0.89 3.21 2.75 3.37 100.00 100.00 100.00

Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages

6.13 6.11 6.17 1.93 2.19 1.76 4.94 5.00 4.94 69.39 74.76 65.72

Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco

0.37 0.34 0.42 0.01 0.01 0.01 3.65 3.88 3.74 0.02 0.01 0.02

Clothing & Footwear

6.86 6.38 6.56 -0.28 -0.33 -0.13 6.26 6.20 6.24 -2.23 -1.61 -1.25

Housing & Fuels

3.50 3.55 3.49 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.95 0.81 0.81 20.24 20.30 19.31

Household Goods & Furnishings

3.44 3.27 3.28 0.31 0.23 0.26 1.70 1.74 1.47 1.02 0.46 1.04

Health

5.75 5.99 6.17 0.33 0.39 0.32 4.62 4.68 5.03 1.07 1.00 1.09

Transport

6.71 6.41 7.54 1.04 1.14 1.12 6.28 5.51 6.82 8.80 5.83 10.08

Communication

-8.35 -8.01 -8.60 -8.03 -7.74 -8.27 -3.90 -3.73 -4.01 -26.42 -25.74 -26.66

Recreation & Culture

3.98 4.48 4.08 0.29 0.35 0.32 4.49 4.77 4.40 1.84 1.51 2.33

Education

1.28 2.24 1.19 - - - -5.47 -5.48 -4.97 - - -

Miscellaneous Goods & Services

9.21 9.36 9.06 2.83 4.18 2.74 6.52 5.51 6.52 26.27 23.48 28.32

- Absolute value equals zero

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3 - TIME SERIES OF THE COMPOSITE CPI

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 32.78 1.12 6.75 22.82 3.13 2.90 7.88 3.52 5.93 5.16 8.02

2009 101.40 102.57 109.08 104.07 97.80 101.44 102.08 96.87 95.64 100.55 107.21 104.22

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 2010

1 102.14 104.19 113.90 109.69 97.19 101.90 104.04 100.52 92.51 101.74 99.00 107.36 2 103.27 105.92 114.14 106.72 97.53 101.94 103.91 101.53 92.45 108.13 99.01 110.24 3 103.01 106.59 114.18 105.66 97.66 102.16 104.30 101.92 92.42 102.14 99.01 108.59 4 103.68 107.26 114.23 110.16 97.78 102.48 104.64 102.76 92.39 102.49 99.01 108.76 5 104.06 107.48 114.27 113.64 98.02 102.78 105.44 101.19 92.26 103.47 99.01 109.44 6 104.39 107.63 114.33 114.13 98.28 102.85 105.79 102.85 92.30 103.47 99.01 110.01 7 104.61 107.91 114.22 111.76 98.26 102.93 107.41 103.35 92.28 106.17 99.01 110.58 8 104.38 107.81 114.25 108.10 98.00 103.05 107.77 103.32 92.20 107.64 99.02 110.76 9 104.66 108.45 114.30 108.13 98.22 103.23 108.31 103.01 92.20 105.41 100.23 111.88 10 105.07 108.83 114.31 110.42 98.46 103.35 108.47 103.99 92.19 104.44 100.23 112.43 11 105.55 108.43 114.30 114.13 99.39 103.52 109.04 105.02 92.19 104.15 100.23 113.20 12 106.17 108.49 114.31 117.54 99.72 105.08 109.66 106.16 92.18 105.48 100.26 114.01

2011

1 107.16 110.57 114.32 117.22 100.59 105.40 110.03 107.26 84.78 105.79 100.26 117.24

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

2009 101.45 102.60 109.23 104.17 98.11 101.93 102.76 95.65 95.64 100.53 107.13 103.17 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 2010

1 101.66 104.30 114.41 110.03 97.27 102.30 104.75 98.64 92.62 101.87 98.40 105.29 2 103.00 106.27 114.69 107.08 97.68 102.36 104.67 99.46 92.57 108.80 98.41 109.59 3 102.80 106.86 114.73 105.87 97.81 102.56 104.92 100.12 92.55 102.92 98.41 106.83 4 103.36 107.51 114.77 110.12 97.93 102.94 105.22 101.02 92.53 103.20 98.41 106.95 5 103.61 107.64 114.80 113.64 98.15 103.29 105.84 99.21 92.42 103.89 98.41 107.30 6 103.85 107.75 114.85 114.07 98.40 103.39 106.14 100.72 92.45 103.70 98.41 107.55 7 104.06 108.04 114.72 112.00 98.38 103.50 108.20 101.07 92.43 105.95 98.41 108.09 8 103.81 107.88 114.75 108.34 98.06 103.65 108.59 100.83 92.36 107.45 98.43 108.22 9 104.25 108.57 114.80 108.17 98.27 103.91 109.23 100.89 92.36 106.15 100.56 109.54 10 104.60 108.99 114.80 110.41 98.50 104.05 109.44 101.76 92.36 105.25 100.56 109.74 11 104.91 108.36 114.80 114.19 99.52 104.25 110.10 102.67 92.35 104.96 100.56 110.09 12 105.32 108.30 114.80 117.44 99.84 105.40 110.59 103.78 92.35 106.06 100.61 110.52

2011

1 106.49 110.67 114.81 117.05 100.72 105.64 111.03 104.96 85.20 106.44 100.61 115.14

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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

2009 101.37 102.58 108.60 103.87 97.82 101.24 101.68 96.17 95.50 100.88 106.04 104.17 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 2010

1 102.20 104.17 113.51 109.32 97.08 101.61 103.78 100.02 92.29 101.89 98.62 107.30 2 103.28 105.78 113.72 106.40 97.38 101.61 103.59 100.96 92.23 108.05 98.62 110.13 3 103.05 106.54 113.75 105.48 97.51 101.78 104.12 101.63 92.20 102.24 98.62 108.58 4 103.81 107.22 113.82 110.24 97.64 102.05 104.53 102.71 92.17 102.65 98.62 108.74 5 104.24 107.49 113.89 113.91 97.89 102.31 105.53 100.92 92.04 103.71 98.62 109.41 6 104.60 107.65 113.95 114.37 98.15 102.39 105.95 102.67 92.08 103.78 98.62 109.99 7 104.77 107.88 113.85 111.78 98.12 102.47 107.48 103.00 92.06 106.49 98.62 110.56 8 104.52 107.84 113.90 107.87 97.90 102.55 107.83 102.89 91.98 107.89 98.63 110.72 9 104.78 108.44 113.96 107.69 98.12 102.73 108.33 102.81 91.97 105.74 99.76 111.90 10 105.19 108.80 113.96 109.85 98.37 102.84 108.47 103.89 91.97 104.76 99.76 112.38 11 105.72 108.56 113.96 113.49 99.26 102.96 109.04 105.04 91.96 104.42 99.76 113.13 12 106.42 108.69 113.98 116.64 99.59 104.67 109.83 106.38 91.96 105.71 99.79 113.91

2011

1 107.37 110.60 113.99 116.49 100.47 104.94 110.18 107.57 84.36 106.05 99.79 117.02

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6 – AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS

Average retail price (MOP)

2010 2011 Rate of change (%)

Item Unit

January October November December January Month-to- month

Year-on- year

Thai rice 10.69 11.13 11.17 11.68 11.89 1.83 11.21

Beef 71.21 71.96 70.96 72.60 72.60 - 1.96

Beef shin 68.90 69.42 69.54 69.67 69.19 -0.69 0.42

Lean meat 52.01 51.91 52.30 52.42 51.71 -1.35 -0.57

Pork chop 51.59 52.65 52.54 51.95 52.42 0.91 1.60

Chicken 34.16 34.00 33.98 34.19 36.01 5.32 5.41

Golden thread 67.44 66.39 69.41 64.82 70.48 8.74 4.51

Pomfret 132.23 146.56 146.78 180.17 128.93 -28.44 -2.50

Sole 137.04 157.36 158.05 128.93 146.40 13.55 6.83

Grass carp kg 35.79 35.91 36.28 36.59 36.89 0.84 3.09

Head of “Tai U” 53.04 51.24 50.79 50.41 50.46 0.11 -4.87 Fresh-water perch 74.52 75.27 76.28 76.13 77.01 1.15 3.34 Chinese cabbage 13.79 14.79 11.77 10.38 13.98 34.66 1.43

Choy sum 17.95 18.69 14.65 15.29 18.95 23.91 5.56

Chinese lettuce 9.11 15.40 10.43 7.97 10.47 31.42 14.90

Hairy gourd 10.48 12.80 11.09 10.64 18.85 77.15 79.96

Tomato 11.09 12.94 13.24 11.11 11.80 6.22 6.38

Carrot 9.72 10.88 10.82 11.06 11.05 -0.06 13.70

Banana 7.74 7.70 7.70 7.75 7.80 0.67 0.81

Orange 4.31 4.19 4.34 3.85 4.05 4.99 -6.18

Apple each 3.60 4.25 4.13 3.85 4.45 15.76 23.59

Hen egg 1.15 1.12 1.12 1.13 1.13 - -1.49

0^# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed - Absolute value equals zero

0^# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed

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The following statistical tables are available for download from our 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

8G - Changes of the Quarterly Composite CPI by Section 8A - Changes of the Quarterly CPI-A by Section

8B - Changes of the Quarterly CPI-B by Section