CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SEPTEMBER / 2011

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

SEPTEMBER / 2011

No.9

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

Statistics and Census Service

Composite CPI (111.48) for September 2011 increased by 6.51% year-on-year. The increment was driven by higher charges for meals bought away from home and dearer prices of gasoline.

For the 12 months ended September 2011, the average Composite CPI increased by 5.11% from the previous period; the CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 4.78% and 5.28%

respectively.

In comparison with September 2010, significant increase was observed in the price index of Transport (+10.63%); Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+10.30%); Food & Non- Alcoholic Beverages (+9.30%); and Clothing & Footwear (+7.00%) on account of dearer prices of gasoline, gold jewellery, airfare, women’s clothing, fresh fish and fresh pork, as well as rising charges for meals bought away from home. On the contrary, price index of Communication decreased by 14.00% year-on-year upon lowered charges for internet service. The CPI-A (110.66) and CPI-B (111.85) for September 2011 increased by 6.15%

and 6.75% respectively.

1 - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100

Unit Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B Index value for September 2011 111.48 110.66 111.85

Year-on-year change % 6.51 6.15 6.75

Annualized change % 5.11 4.78 5.28

Month-to-month change % 0.61 0.78 0.60

Year-on-year change for the

first nine months of 2011 % 5.49 5.15 5.68

CHART 1 - YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE OF CPI

0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00

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

%

Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B

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The Composite CPI for September 2011 increased by 0.61% month-to-month, of which the price index of Education; Housing & Fuels; and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages increased by 1.77%, 1.15% and 1.05% respectively. However, price index of Recreation & Culture and Clothing & Footwear fell by 1.39% and 1.36% respectively. The CPI-A and CPI-B increased by 0.78% and 0.60% respectively month-to-month.

The Composite CPI for the third quarter of 2011 rose by 6.21% over the same quarter of 2010, with marked increase in the price index of Transport (+10.33%) and Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+10.14%). The CPI-A and the CPI-B increased by 5.89% and 6.41%

year-on-year respectively.

The average Composite CPI for the first nine months of 2011 increased by 5.49%

year-on-year; the CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 5.15% and 5.68% respectively.

The Composite CPI, with base year April 2008-March 2009, 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 year-on- year 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

6.51 6.15 6.75 0.61 0.78 0.60 5.11 4.78 5.28 100.00 100.00 100.00

Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages

9.30 9.43 9.29 1.05 1.07 1.06 6.81 6.75 6.89 48.49 58.97 46.46

Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco

0.49 0.24 0.84 0.13 0.06 0.23 0.28 0.20 0.41 0.09 0.06 0.14

Clothing & Footwear

7.00 7.17 7.25 -1.36 -1.25 -1.31 6.53 6.24 6.26 7.49 5.83 8.43

Housing & Fuels

4.08 3.74 4.38 1.15 1.13 1.16 2.83 2.77 2.88 13.42 15.60 12.64

Household Goods & Furnishings

5.36 5.38 5.27 0.55 0.42 0.63 3.85 3.93 3.70 2.54 1.91 2.76

Health

5.67 5.63 6.14 0.71 0.58 0.86 6.02 6.31 6.37 2.61 2.60 2.74

Transport

10.63 10.28 11.63 -0.31 -0.18 -0.04 8.33 7.96 9.13 12.66 9.34 13.60

Communication

-14.00 -14.08 -14.46 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -8.02 -7.80 -8.26 -6.67 -8.56 -6.25

Recreation & Culture

4.75 5.16 4.70 -1.39 -0.97 -1.40 4.61 4.97 4.70 4.35 4.02 4.53

Education

1.90 3.19 1.84 1.77 2.98 1.72 1.36 2.38 1.28 1.44 2.00 1.30

Miscellaneous Goods & Services

10.30 8.08 10.03 0.98 0.88 0.96 8.36 6.88 8.26 13.57 8.22 13.65

0^# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed

- Absolute value equals zero

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

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

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 2 108.13 112.25 114.33 115.28 101.21 105.85 110.76 108.95 84.79 110.86 100.33 116.42 3 108.63 113.94 114.37 112.90 101.35 106.26 111.02 110.30 84.78 109.15 100.33 117.11 4 108.74 114.25 114.34 114.49 99.70 106.86 111.43 111.73 84.77 110.00 100.33 118.10 5 109.46 114.79 114.51 119.33 100.38 107.08 112.34 112.32 84.71 108.61 100.33 118.96 6 110.29 115.73 114.33 121.86 100.87 107.51 112.70 112.43 84.62 109.85 100.33 120.67 7 110.85 116.89 114.47 119.97 101.25 107.78 113.19 113.39 84.57 110.89 100.34 121.38 8 110.80 117.29 114.71 117.28 101.07 108.17 113.65 114.32 79.31 111.97 100.35 122.22 9 111.48 118.53 114.86 115.69 102.23 108.77 114.46 113.97 79.29 110.42 102.13 123.41

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

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 2 107.49 112.37 114.81 115.01 101.39 106.19 111.75 106.40 85.21 112.09 100.72 113.57 3 108.07 114.12 114.85 112.85 101.52 106.54 112.07 107.84 85.21 109.55 100.72 113.86 4 107.90 114.29 114.80 114.26 99.72 107.38 112.61 109.29 85.20 110.52 100.72 114.44 5 108.53 114.81 114.96 118.88 100.42 107.65 113.39 109.72 85.15 109.23 100.72 114.96 6 109.35 115.78 114.74 121.75 100.91 108.24 113.83 109.74 85.07 110.63 100.72 116.65 7 110.02 117.16 114.74 120.12 101.27 108.59 114.34 110.78 85.03 111.47 100.75 116.97 8 109.81 117.55 115.01 117.39 100.81 109.05 114.71 111.46 79.37 112.73 100.76 117.36 9 110.66 118.81 115.08 115.92 101.95 109.50 115.38 111.26 79.36 111.63 103.77 118.40

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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

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 2 108.34 112.32 114.01 114.58 101.06 105.38 111.04 109.28 84.37 110.89 99.86 116.34 3 108.86 114.00 114.04 112.36 101.20 105.79 111.29 110.79 84.37 109.54 99.86 117.00 4 109.08 114.39 114.05 114.04 99.57 106.37 111.61 112.45 84.35 110.34 99.86 117.97 5 109.84 114.93 114.25 119.13 100.25 106.57 112.62 112.83 84.29 109.09 99.86 118.83 6 110.68 115.87 114.10 121.72 100.75 106.90 112.95 112.89 84.20 110.30 99.86 120.40 7 111.17 116.88 114.40 119.78 101.13 107.07 113.47 113.86 84.15 111.26 99.86 121.10 8 111.18 117.28 114.66 117.03 101.25 107.46 114.00 114.81 78.69 112.28 99.87 121.95 9 111.85 118.52 114.92 115.50 102.42 108.14 114.98 114.77 78.67 110.71 101.59 123.12

6 – CHANGES OF THE QUARTERLY COMPOSITE CPI

4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100

Year/

Quarter

Global 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

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

2010

2 104.04 107.45 114.28 112.64 98.03 102.70 105.29 102.27 92.32 103.14 99.01 109.40 3 104.55 108.05 114.26 109.33 98.16 103.07 107.83 103.23 92.23 106.41 99.42 111.08 4 105.60 108.58 114.31 114.03 99.19 103.98 109.06 105.06 92.19 104.69 100.24 113.21

2011

1 107.97 112.26 114.34 115.13 101.05 105.83 110.60 108.83 84.79 108.60 100.31 116.92 2 109.50 114.92 114.40 118.56 100.31 107.15 112.16 112.16 84.70 109.49 100.33 119.24 3 111.04 117.57 114.68 117.65 101.51 108.24 113.77 113.89 81.05 111.09 100.94 122.33 Rate of

change (%) Quarter-to-

quarter 1.41 2.31 0.25 -0.77 1.20 1.01 1.44 1.54 -4.30 1.47 0.61 2.59

Year-on-year 6.21 8.81 0.37 7.61 3.42 5.01 5.50 10.33 -12.11 4.40 1.54 10.14

2010 2011

Item Unit

September June July August September Month-to- month

Year-on- year

Thai rice 11.11 11.90 11.89 11.92 11.86 -0.44 6.75

Beef 71.17 82.04 82.70 85.19 88.90 4.35 24.92

Beef shin 69.56 79.59 79.75 82.27 84.57 2.80 21.58

Lean meat 51.66 56.86 59.33 62.53 63.22 1.11 22.37

Pork chop 52.04 57.85 60.98 63.23 63.52 0.45 22.05

Chicken 34.10 36.36 37.72 38.02 38.02 0

^#

11.50

Golden thread 64.63 69.88 74.74 70.29 75.31 7.13 16.52

Pomfret 133.11 186.23 171.29 170.80 167.83 -1.74 26.08

Sole 152.80 177.91 201.18 168.60 170.88 1.36 11.83

Grass carp kg 35.92 37.73 43.10 42.26 42.73 1.11 18.98

Head of “Tai U” 51.48 59.74 63.49 64.18 68.22 6.29 32.51

Fresh-water perch 76.67 81.44 84.69 84.45 86.93 2.94 13.38 Chinese cabbage 13.77 12.76 13.56 13.38 13.32 -0.43 -3.24

Choy sum 18.02 15.50 18.03 17.81 17.35 -2.57 -3.72

Chinese lettuce 13.28 11.14 12.75 12.58 12.74 1.22 -4.07

Hairy gourd 10.87 9.85 11.60 12.23 12.46 1.92 14.64

Tomato 11.51 11.40 12.02 11.45 11.82 3.22 2.69

Carrot 10.39 10.43 10.89 10.75 11.32 5.28 8.90

Banana 7.70 8.80 8.80 8.80 8.80 0

^#

14.29

Orange 4.10 4.15 4.06 3.98 4.27 7.31 4.04

Apple each 4.00 3.86 3.82 3.92 4.11 4.72 2.64

Hen egg 1.13 1.17 1.18 1.18 1.19 0.24 5.06

0^# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed MOP : Macao Pataca

- Absolute value equals zero

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The following statistical tables are available for download from DSEC 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