Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX JANUARY 2013
- The Composite CPI (120.21) increased by 5.04% year-on-year, attributable to dearer charges for eating out and higher rentals for housing.
- The Composite CPI increased by 0.17% month-to-month. Higher charges for eating out, dearer prices of fresh fish and fresh meat drove up the price index of Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages by 0.54%, while decrease in vegetable prices offset part of the increase; besides, price index of Recreation & Culture decreased by 1.75% due to lower charges for outbound package tours.
- For the 12 months ended January 2013, the average Composite CPI increased by 5.96% from the preceding period, of which the price index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages rose significantly, while that of Communication and Education registered decrease.
Consumer Price Index 4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100
Composite
CPI CPI-A CPI-B
Index value for Jan 2013 120.21 119.93 120.70
Year-on-year change (%) 5.04 5.69 4.93
Month-to-month change (%) 0.17 0.24 0.16
Annualized change (%) 5.96 6.33 6.13
Changes of the Composite CPI %
Sections of Goods and Services Weight Year-
on- year
Month- to- month
Annualized
Index 100.00 5.04 0.17 5.96
Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 32.78 6.54 0.54 8.22 Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco 1.12 7.19 0.38 28.25 Clothing & Footwear 6.75 5.39 -0.80 3.43 Housing & Fuels 22.82 10.05 0.46 7.38 Household Goods & Furnishings 3.13 6.80 -0.03 7.02
Health 2.90 6.99 0.26 5.92
Transport 7.88 -0.24 0.17 2.00
Communication 3.52 -1.23 0.03 -3.75 Recreation & Culture 5.93 -2.03 -1.75 1.54
Education 5.16 -3.06 - -0.18
Miscellaneous Goods & Services 8.02 1.11 0.13 5.13 - Absolute value equals zero
Year-on-Year Change
4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5
Jan. Mar. May Jul. Sept. Nov. Jan.
%
Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B
Annualized Change
5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0
Jan. Mar. May Jul. Sept. Nov. Jan.
% Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B
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