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-BCONSUMER PRICE INDEX SEPTEMBER / 2011 DSEC No.9
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 changeContribution 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 Beverages9.30 9.43 9.29 1.05 1.07 1.06 6.81 6.75 6.89 48.49 58.97 46.46
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco0.49 0.24 0.84 0.13 0.06 0.23 0.28 0.20 0.41 0.09 0.06 0.14
Clothing & Footwear7.00 7.17 7.25 -1.36 -1.25 -1.31 6.53 6.24 6.26 7.49 5.83 8.43
Housing & Fuels4.08 3.74 4.38 1.15 1.13 1.16 2.83 2.77 2.88 13.42 15.60 12.64
Household Goods & Furnishings5.36 5.38 5.27 0.55 0.42 0.63 3.85 3.93 3.70 2.54 1.91 2.76
Health5.67 5.63 6.14 0.71 0.58 0.86 6.02 6.31 6.37 2.61 2.60 2.74
Transport10.63 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 & Culture4.75 5.16 4.70 -1.39 -0.97 -1.40 4.61 4.97 4.70 4.35 4.02 4.53
Education1.90 3.19 1.84 1.77 2.98 1.72 1.36 2.38 1.28 1.44 2.00 1.30
Miscellaneous Goods & Services10.30 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
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SEPTEMBER / 2011 DSEC No.9
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