CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
July / 2005
No. 7
Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.
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In July 2005, Composite Consumer Price Index was 98.82, up 0.66% over the previous month. Due to the upward adjustment of the fuel clause of electricity charges, rising prices in newspapers and fresh vegetables, indices of Rent and housing expenses, Education and leisure, as well as Foodstuff and beverages rose by 1.16%, 0.70% and 0.62% respectively. On the other hand, price reduction in men’s and women’s clothing and footwear pushed the index of Clothing and footwear down by 1.11%.
Composite CPI for July 2005 recorded a significant year-on-year increase of 4.75%. For the 12 months ended July 2005, the average Composite CPI rose by 3.12% over the previous period. Average Composite CPI for January to July 2005 increased by 3.69% over the same period of 2004.
In comparison with June 2005, CPI(A) and CPI(B) increased by 0.76% and 0.62% respectively.
TABLE 1
-CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - JULY 2005
10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100
Unit Composite
CPI CPI(A) CPI(B)
Monthly index
98.82 100.23 98.22Annual rate of change ended July 2005 %
3.12 3.04 3.06Month-to-month rate of change %
0.66 0.76 0.62Year-on-year rate of change %
4.75 4.82 4.53o : Less than half of the unit employed
CHART 1 - MONTHLY RATE OF CHANGE OF COMPOSITE CPI BY SECTION
%
Global index +0.66%
Clothing and footwear -1.11 Household goods -0.02 Health -0.02 Rent and housing expenses 1.16
Education and leisure 0.70 Foodstuff and beverages 0.62 Other goods and services 0.55 Transport and communications 0.43 Tobacco and alcoholic beverages 0.05
TABLE 2 - TIME SERIES OF THE COMPOSITE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100
Year / Month Global index
Foodstuff 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
2004
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
11 95.43 98.39 76.98 93.36 106.02 89.57 100.96 95.23 101.28 94.92
12 95.69 98.42 77.69 93.81 106.17 89.50 100.97 95.66 101.27 95.57
2005
1 96.00 98.90 75.89 94.86 106.23 89.39 101.06 94.39 101.28 96.64
2 96.80 100.11 73.59 95.36 106.24 90.02 101.11 95.67 101.51 100.42
3 96.85 100.82 71.99 96.10 106.28 90.11 101.11 95.28 101.46 95.84
4 96.67 99.66 72.48 96.69 106.27 90.15 101.23 95.14 101.39 95.82
5 97.19 100.50 73.13 97.62 106.22 90.12 101.27 94.70 101.38 95.65
6 98.18 101.55 74.62 99.43 106.29 90.20 101.31 94.80 101.24 96.20
7 98.82 102.18 73.80 100.59 106.34 90.18 101.30 95.20 101.94 96.73
TABLE 3 - PRINCIPAL RATES OF CHANGE OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AT SECTION LEVEL OF GOODS AND SERVICES
%
Rates of changeJan.-Jul. 2005/
Jan.-Jul. 2004 Jul. 2005/Jul. 2004 Jul. 2005/Jun. 2005
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 3.69 3.63 3.56 4.75 4.82 4.53 0.66 0.76 0.62 100.00 100.00 100.00
Foodstuff and beverages 4.47 4.76 4.28 5.01 5.44 4.81 0.62 0.71 0.58 30.34 33.61 30.58 Clothing and footwear 1.15 0.23 1.45 0.23 -1.21 0.33 -1.11 -1.18 -1.08 -6.75 -3.88 -8.24 Rent and housing expenses 5.60 4.40 5.53 8.88 7.42 8.80 1.16 1.27 1.23 53.62 54.92 54.78 Tobacco and alcoholic beverages 1.02 0.89 1.01 0.72 0.78 0.66 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.09 0.12 0.09 Household goods 1.09 0.99 1.09 1.08 0.71 1.01 -0.02 0.05 -0.10 -0.10 0.08 -0.53
Health 0.46 0.68 0.56 0.57 0.68 0.70 -0.02 -0.02 -0.01 -0.06 -0.06 -0.04
Transport and communications 0.53 0.19 0.80 0.25 0.12 0.72 0.43 0.28 0.42 6.13 2.73 6.59 Education and leisure 2.66 2.99 2.53 2.82 3.29 2.67 0.70 0.63 0.75 11.93 10.80 14.05 Other goods and services 2.30 2.15 2.59 2.00 1.72 2.19 0.55 0.39 0.26 4.80 1.68 2.71
TABLE 4 - TIME SERIES OF CPI (A)
10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100
Year / Month Global index
Foodstuff 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
2004
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
11 96.78 97.96 77.53 94.35 105.93 90.28 102.56 94.29 105.79 95.42
12 96.94 97.97 78.12 94.72 106.15 90.15 102.57 94.46 105.81 95.52
2005
1 97.30 98.47 75.88 95.61 106.18 90.03 102.62 93.40 105.88 96.63
2 98.06 99.90 73.33 96.03 106.19 90.23 102.69 94.10 106.04 100.21
3 98.30 100.77 71.68 96.48 106.22 90.34 102.68 94.07 106.00 95.82
4 97.92 99.23 71.82 96.90 106.22 90.39 102.78 94.08 105.95 96.38
5 98.56 100.28 72.56 97.76 106.16 90.29 102.82 93.79 105.95 96.15
6 99.48 101.56 73.84 99.04 106.23 90.41 102.88 93.83 105.84 96.43
7 100.23 102.28 72.96 100.30 106.30 90.46 102.86 94.09 106.50 96.80
TABLE 5 - TIME SERIES OF CPI (B)
10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100
Year / Month Global index
Foodstuff 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
2004
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
11 95.06 98.34 76.59 93.65 106.13 89.66 101.61 94.72 98.89 95.06
12 95.31 98.37 77.48 94.10 106.25 89.61 101.61 94.79 98.91 95.81
2005
1 95.58 98.84 75.75 95.17 106.32 89.52 101.71 93.49 98.96 96.91 2 96.32 99.97 73.45 95.66 106.33 90.11 101.77 94.33 99.31 100.59 3 96.35 100.58 71.81 96.37 106.37 90.21 101.77 94.73 99.17 96.26 4 96.20 99.57 72.37 96.95 106.36 90.27 101.90 94.85 99.07 95.96
5 96.69 100.32 72.94 97.88 106.31 90.25 101.94 94.46 99.06 96.05
6 97.61 101.29 74.54 99.60 106.37 90.34 101.98 94.53 98.92 96.77
7 98.22 101.88 73.74 100.83 106.41 90.25 101.97 94.92 99.66 97.03
TABLE 6 - AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS
MOP Average retail prices
2004 2005
Items Unit
July February March April May June July
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Rice
Packaged rice from Thailand kg 6.50 6.28 6.23 6.20 6.25 6.40 6.26
Salt-water fish, fresh
Golden thread kg 30.79 34.65 30.47 30.12 29.02 28.36 30.07
Promfret kg 75.77 69.31 71.07 71.63 77.59 89.60 77.14
Sole kg 85.69 79.13 68.38 69.58 68.24 74.37 67.68
Fresh-water fish, fresh
Grass carp kg 18.88 19.01 18.75 18.84 20.05 20.18 20.99
Snake head kg 21.16 20.27 20.21 20.77 20.70 20.42 21.25
Head of big head fish kg 30.17 33.24 33.58 33.53 34.12 35.42 35.18
Fresh pork
Lean cut kg 31.41 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95
Pork chop kg 31.41 35.42 35.89 35.89 35.89 35.89 35.89
Fresh beef
Shin beef kg 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78
Beef kg 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72
Live poultry
Chicken kg 25.74 26.56 26.27 26.45 26.45 26.39 26.45
Fresh vegetable
White cabbage kg 7.18 7.39 8.72 6.98 8.15 9.46 9.82
Flowering cabbage kg 8.41 10.07 12.40 8.03 10.19 12.35 12.99
Chinese lettuce kg 7.39 6.28 6.85 5.21 6.81 8.97 10.50
Broccoli kg 15.10 12.15 12.91 12.64 12.52 15.01 15.94
Tomato kg 7.26 6.35 6.45 7.26 7.70 7.78 8.68
Potato kg 5.69 6.39 6.26 6.28 6.48 6.66 6.84
Onion kg 8.12 7.64 7.82 8.20 8.22 8.08 7.86
Fresh fruit
Orange each 3.21 3.33 3.28 3.29 3.28 3.33 3.21
Apple each 2.83 2.65 2.63 2.66 2.56 2.49 2.41
Banana kg 6.69 6.65 6.74 6.67 6.76 6.72 6.72
Egg
Hen egg each 0.65 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.69 0.69
CHART 2 - MOVEMENTS OF THE COMPOSITE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CHART 3 - MOVEMENTS OF CPI(A)
CHART 4 - MOVEMENTS OF CPI(B) -1.00
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
July 2004 September November January 2005 March May July
% Rate of change compared with preceding month
Rate of change compared with same month of previous year
-1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
July 2004 September November January 2005 March May July
% Rate of change compared with preceding month
Rate of change compared with same month of previous year
-1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
July 2004 September November January 2005 March May July
% Rate of change compared with preceding month
Rate of change compared with same month of previous year