CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
OCTOBER / 2004
No. 10
Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.
Statistics and Census Service
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Since January 2001, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been calculated using October 1999 to September 2000 as the base period. The consumption pattern has been derived from the Household Budget Survey 98/99. In this CPI series, housing rent includes both private and welfare housing. Furthermore, CPI(A) represents 54% of the households with an average monthly expenditure of MOP3,000 to MOP9,999 and CPI(B) accounts for 26% of the households with an average monthly expenditure of MOP10,000 to MOP19,999.
TABLE 1：CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - OCTOBER 2004
10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100
Unit Composite
CPI CPI(A) CPI(B)
Monthly index
95.26 96.69 94.86Annual rate of change ending in October 2004 %
0.32 0.56 0.30Month-to-month rate of change %
0.05 -0.07 0.08Year-on-year rate of change %
2.19 2.16 2.25o : Less than half of the unit employed
CHART 1 - MONTHLY RATES OF CHANGE OF COMPOSITE CPI BY SECTION
%
Global index +0.05%
In October 2004, Composite CPI was 95.26, up 0.05% over September. Rising prices in new arrivals of winter clothing and footwear, coupled with surging international oil prices that resulted in upward adjustment of the fuel clause of electricity charges and LPG prices, indices of Clothing and footwear and Rent and housing expenses went up 2.43% and 0.76% respectively over September. On the other hand, lower prices in fresh vegetables and air tickets led to decrease in the indices of Foodstuffs and beverages (-0.86%) and Transport and communications (-0.23%).
Composite CPI in October showed a notable year-on-year increase of 2.19%. For the 12 months ended October 2004, the average Composite CPI rose 0.32% over the previous period. Average Composite CPI for the period of January to October 2004 went up 0.65% compared with the same period of 2003.
Compared with September, CPI(A) fell 0.07% whereas CPI(B) increased 0.08%.
Foodstuffs and beverages -0.86 Transport and communications -0.23 Clothing and footwear 2.43
Rent and housing expenses 0.76 Other goods and services 0.18 Tobacco and alcoholic beverages 0.18 Education and leisure 0.12 Health 0.06 Household goods 0.02
TABLE 2：TIME SERIES OF THE COMPOSITE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100
Year / Month Global index
Foodstuffs and beverages
Clothing and footwear
Rent and housing expenses
Tobacco and alcoholic beverages
Household
goods Health
Transport and communi-
cations
Education and leisure
Other goods and
services
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Weight 100.00 31.35 5.26 29.93 1.23 3.22 2.42 9.81 10.89 5.89
2003
10 93.22 94.98 69.90 92.13 105.01 88.63 100.61 94.28 98.69 95.32
11 93.12 94.68 71.67 92.04 105.05 88.63 100.61 93.75 98.69 95.05
12 93.08 94.80 71.04 91.73 105.03 88.47 100.49 94.43 98.63 95.04
2004
1 93.59 95.48 69.98 91.66 104.97 88.55 100.66 95.67 98.89 98.65
2 93.60 96.79 69.15 91.82 105.16 89.76 100.70 94.09 98.69 94.04
3 93.42 96.10 71.17 91.95 105.01 88.82 100.78 93.74 98.70 93.33
4 93.66 96.19 73.29 92.03 105.06 88.97 100.76 94.22 98.71 93.66
5 93.74 95.55 76.01 92.47 105.30 88.94 100.76 94.31 98.77 93.50
6 93.98 96.18 76.40 92.22 105.31 89.11 100.79 94.68 98.91 94.07
7 94.34 97.31 73.63 92.38 105.57 89.22 100.72 94.97 99.15 94.83
8 94.58 97.75 72.37 92.43 105.66 89.51 100.87 96.08 99.17 95.37
9 95.22 99.10 73.52 92.54 105.56 89.52 100.86 95.41 101.10 95.01
10 95.26 98.26 75.30 93.24 105.75 89.54 100.93 95.19 101.22 95.18
TABLE 3：PRINCIPAL RATES OF CHANGE OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AT SECTION LEVEL OF GOODS AND SERVICES
% Rates of change
Jan. - Oct. 2004 /
Jan. - Oct. 2003 Oct. 2004 / Oct. 2003 Oct. 2004 / Sept. 2004
Contribution to rate of change in global index Goods and services
Composite
CPI CPI(A) CPI(B) CompositeCPI CPI(A) CPI(B) CompositeCPI CPI(A) CPI(B) CompositeCPI CPI(A) CPI(B)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Global index 0.65 0.87 0.64 2.19 2.16 2.25 0.05 -0.07 0.08 100.00 100.00 100.00 Foodstuffs and beverages 1.92 2.19 1.79 3.46 3.58 3.38 -0.86 -1.15 -0.70 -599.00 630.35 -274.92 Clothing and footwear 2.39 2.69 2.12 7.73 7.63 7.38 2.43 3.49 2.13 211.64 -134.23 123.17 Rent and housing expenses -0.84 -0.50 -0.93 1.20 0.76 1.16 0.76 0.79 0.76 472.84 -382.23 240.68 Tobacco and alcoholic beverages 0.18 0.05 0.21 0.70 0.44 0.76 0.18 0.20 0.17 5.36 -4.82 2.85
Household goods 1.24 0.72 1.15 1.03 1.52 0.94 0.02 0.07 0.01 1.39 -1.40 0.47
Health -0.16 o -0.08 0.31 0.59 0.45 0.06 0.04 0.09 3.52 -1.42 2.56
Transport and communications 0.51 0.19 0.72 0.97 0.81 1.77 -0.23 -0.12 -0.11 -48.61 14.67 -13.46 Education and leisure 1.18 1.51 1.00 2.56 2.79 2.35 0.12 0.06 0.13 30.08 -11.35 18.51 Other goods and services -0.48 -0.81 -0.19 -0.15 -0.20 -0.21 0.18 0.19 o 22.77 -9.59 0.14
o : Less than half of the unit employed
TABLE 4：TIME SERIES OF CPI (A)
10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100
Year / Month Global index
Foodstuffs and beverages
Clothing and footwear
Rent and housing expenses
Tobacco and alcoholic beverages
Household
goods Health
Transport and communi-
cations
Education and leisure
Other goods and
services
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Weight 100.00 35.05 3.34 32.88 1.48 1.47 2.33 7.91 12.16 3.38
2003
10 94.65 94.58 70.32 93.58 105.18 88.93 101.90 93.51 102.90 95.82
11 94.46 94.03 72.35 93.46 105.22 88.89 101.91 93.23 102.90 95.45
12 94.40 94.17 72.04 93.15 105.19 88.68 101.80 93.56 102.83 95.15
2004
1 94.80 94.95 70.93 93.07 105.13 88.85 101.90 94.31 103.04 98.48
2 95.18 96.51 69.92 93.28 105.32 89.31 102.01 93.50 102.85 94.37
3 94.92 95.65 71.12 93.42 105.14 89.32 102.06 93.33 102.84 93.55
4 95.11 95.84 73.13 93.47 105.16 89.39 102.10 93.56 102.86 94.19
5 94.93 94.97 75.87 93.54 105.39 89.49 102.11 93.58 102.91 94.05
6 95.11 95.67 76.04 93.19 105.36 89.76 102.13 93.84 103.00 94.37
7 95.62 97.00 73.85 93.37 105.48 89.82 102.16 93.98 103.12 95.16
8 95.86 97.52 72.70 93.43 105.56 90.26 102.44 94.63 103.13 95.58
9 96.76 99.10 73.13 93.55 105.44 90.22 102.47 94.38 105.71 95.45
10 96.69 97.96 75.68 94.29 105.64 90.28 102.50 94.27 105.77 95.63
TABLE 5：TIME SERIES OF CPI (B)
10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100
Year / Month Global index
Foodstuffs and beverages
Clothing and footwear
Rent and housing expenses
Tobacco and alcoholic beverages
Household
goods Health
Transport and communi-
cations
Education and leisure
Other goods and
services
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Weight 100.00 31.50 6.22 27.13 1.26 3.51 2.16 10.13 11.54 6.55
2003
10 92.78 94.98 69.83 92.45 105.08 88.80 101.13 93.05 96.55 95.25
11 92.74 94.77 71.58 92.36 105.12 88.78 101.12 92.74 96.54 94.94
12 92.66 94.88 70.91 92.06 105.11 88.61 100.99 93.09 96.47 94.84
2004
1 93.19 95.54 69.89 91.99 105.05 88.68 101.21 94.15 96.83 98.59
2 93.21 96.76 69.19 92.15 105.22 89.86 101.27 93.29 96.57 94.07
3 93.05 96.13 70.78 92.28 105.10 88.92 101.35 93.11 96.53 93.55
4 93.28 96.19 72.99 92.36 105.15 89.08 101.32 93.56 96.59 93.52
5 93.37 95.61 75.28 92.76 105.39 89.05 101.33 93.64 96.63 93.48
6 93.62 96.18 75.64 92.49 105.41 89.22 101.35 94.09 96.82 94.27
7 93.96 97.21 73.50 92.67 105.72 89.35 101.26 94.24 97.07 94.95
8 94.18 97.63 72.44 92.72 105.78 89.63 101.46 95.08 97.06 95.58
9 94.79 98.88 73.41 92.82 105.70 89.62 101.49 94.80 98.69 95.05
10 94.86 98.19 74.98 93.53 105.88 89.63 101.58 94.69 98.82 95.05
TABLE 6：AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS
MOP Average retail prices
2003 2004
Items Unit
October May June July August September October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Rice
Packaged rice from Thailand kg 6.14 6.45 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.51 6.49
Salt-water fish, fresh
Golden thread kg 29.38 25.98 26.29 30.79 28.17 29.90 29.65
Promfret kg 71.31 71.07 73.09 75.77 66.00 69.54 67.28
Sole kg 85.29 79.34 83.99 85.69 91.04 84.63 84.87
Fresh-water fish, fresh
Grass carp kg 18.87 18.85 18.84 18.88 19.08 19.32 19.20
Snake head kg 21.53 21.01 21.16 21.16 20.64 20.54 20.38
Head of big head fish kg 32.82 29.87 29.75 30.17 30.46 30.46 30.52
Fresh pork
Lean cut kg 30.22 31.92 31.88 31.41 34.95 34.95 34.95
Pork chop kg 29.75 31.41 31.41 31.41 35.30 35.42 35.42
Fresh beef
Shin beef kg 38.61 38.25 38.25 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78
Beef kg 39.20 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72
Live poultry
Chicken kg 25.50 25.74 25.74 25.74 25.71 25.74 25.74
Duck kg 18.84 …a …a …a …a …a …a
Fresh vegetable
White cabbage kg 7.32 5.45 6.05 7.18 7.45 9.59 6.47
Flowering cabbage kg 8.10 6.57 7.36 8.41 8.42 10.32 8.03
Chinese lettuce kg 7.11 5.00 5.73 7.39 8.40 10.01 6.73
Broccoli kg 15.09 14.47 12.91 15.10 15.28 14.26 14.79
Tomato kg 6.92 6.67 7.12 7.26 7.19 7.74 7.74
Potato kg 5.88 5.95 5.84 5.69 5.73 6.12 6.39
Onion kg 7.19 8.29 8.10 8.12 7.74 7.83 7.30
Fresh fruit
Orange each 2.87 2.76 3.05 3.21 2.97 3.16 3.23
Apple each 2.73 2.72 2.65 2.83 2.98 3.09 2.89
Banana kg 7.07 6.74 6.67 6.69 6.75 6.72 6.66
Egg
Hen egg each 0.69 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.67 0.69 0.68
aNo relevant live poultry imported.
CHART 2 – MOVEMENTS OF THE COMPOSITE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CHART 3 – MOVEMENTS OF CPI(A)
CHART 4 – MOVEMENTS OF CPI(B) -2.00
-1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00
October2003 December February 2004 April June August October
% Rate of change compared with preceding month
Rate of change compared with same month of previous year
-2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00
October2003 December February 2004 April June August October
% Rate of change compared with preceding month
Rate of change compared with same month of previous year
-2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00
October2003 December February 2004 April June August October
% Rate of change compared with preceding month
Rate of change compared with same month of previous year
