CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
MARCH / 2011
No.3
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The Composite CPI (108.63) for March 2011 increased by 5.46% year-on-year. The increase was attributable to higher charges for meals bought away from home, as well as hairdressing and grooming services, dearer prices of gasoline and gold jewellery, altogether driving up the inflation rate by 2.5 percentage points; however, lower prices of fresh sea products and mobile phone services offset part of the increment.
In comparison with March 2010, notable increase was observed in the price index of Transport (+8.22%); Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+7.84%); Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+6.89%); Recreation & Culture (+6.86%); Clothing & Footwear (+6.85%) and Health (+6.45%) on account of rising prices of gasoline, LP gas, airfare and gold jewellery, higher charges for outbound package tours, meals bought away from home, as well as hairdressing and grooming services. On the contrary, price index of Communication decreased by 8.26% year-on-year. In addition, the CPI-A (108.07) and CPI-B (108.86) increased up by 5.13% and 5.64% respectively.
1 - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100
Unit Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B
Index value for March 2011 108.63 108.07 108.86
Year-on-year change % 5.46 5.13 5.64
Annualized change % 3.69 3.27 3.87
Month-to-month change % 0.47 0.54 0.48
Year-on-year change for the
first three months of 2011 % 5.03 4.75 5.20
CHART 1 - YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE OF CPI
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
Mar. 2010 May 2010 Jul. 2010 Sep. 2010 Nov. 2010 Jan. 2011 Mar. 2011
%
Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-BCONSUMER PRICE INDEX MARCH / 2011 DSEC No.3 __________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Composite CPI for March 2011 rose by 0.47% month-to-month, down by 0.43 percentage point from February, with the price index of Clothing & Footwear; and Recreation & Culture decreasing by 2.06% and 1.54% respectively. However, price index of Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages; and Transport increased by 1.50% and 1.23%. Moreover, the CPI-A and CPI-B for March 2011 increased by 0.54% and 0.48% month-to-month.
For the 12 months ended March 2011, the average Composite CPI increased by 3.69% from the previous period; the CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 3.27% and 3.87% respectively. In the first quarter of 2011, Composite CPI increased by 5.03% year-on-year; the CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 4.75% and 5.20% respectively.
The 2008/2009-based Composite CPI 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
5.46 5.13 5.64 0.47 0.54 0.48 3.69 3.27 3.87 100.00 100.00 100.00
Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages6.89 6.79 7.00 1.50 1.56 1.49 5.27 5.25 5.32 42.84 50.88 41.82
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco0.17 0.11 0.26 0.03 0.03 0.03 1.49 1.53 1.54 0.04 0.03 0.05
Clothing & Footwear6.85 6.59 6.52 -2.06 -1.88 -1.93 6.40 6.27 6.35 8.69 6.38 9.03
Housing & Fuels3.77 3.79 3.79 0.13 0.13 0.14 1.79 1.72 1.70 14.96 19.18 13.20
Household Goods & Furnishings4.01 3.87 3.94 0.39 0.33 0.39 2.22 2.27 2.01 2.28 1.65 2.49
Health
6.45 6.82 6.89 0.23 0.29 0.22 5.24 5.34 5.70 3.47 3.69 3.59
Transport
8.22 7.70 9.01 1.23 1.35 1.37 6.24 5.59 6.84 11.75 8.46 12.66
Communication-8.26 -7.93 -8.49 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -4.70 -4.50 -4.84 -4.79 -5.88 -4.47
Recreation & Culture6.86 6.44 7.14 -1.54 -2.26 -1.21 4.33 4.56 4.35 7.39 5.92 8.10
Education
1.33 2.34 1.25 - - - -3.62 -3.36 -3.27 1.21 1.75 1.07
Miscellaneous Goods & Services
7.84 6.57 7.76 0.59 0.25 0.57 6.58 5.33 6.58 12.15 7.95 12.46
- Absolute value equals zeroYear/
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 32.78 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
3 103.01 106.59 114.18 105.66 97.66 102.16 104.30 101.92 92.42 102.14 99.01 108.59 4 103.68 107.26 114.23 110.16 97.78 102.48 104.64 102.76 92.39 102.49 99.01 108.76 5 104.06 107.48 114.27 113.64 98.02 102.78 105.44 101.19 92.26 103.47 99.01 109.44 6 104.39 107.63 114.33 114.13 98.28 102.85 105.79 102.85 92.30 103.47 99.01 110.01 7 104.61 107.91 114.22 111.76 98.26 102.93 107.41 103.35 92.28 106.17 99.01 110.58 8 104.38 107.81 114.25 108.10 98.00 103.05 107.77 103.32 92.20 107.64 99.02 110.76 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 - 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
3 102.80 106.86 114.73 105.87 97.81 102.56 104.92 100.12 92.55 102.92 98.41 106.83 4 103.36 107.51 114.77 110.12 97.93 102.94 105.22 101.02 92.53 103.20 98.41 106.95 5 103.61 107.64 114.80 113.64 98.15 103.29 105.84 99.21 92.42 103.89 98.41 107.30 6 103.85 107.75 114.85 114.07 98.40 103.39 106.14 100.72 92.45 103.70 98.41 107.55 7 104.06 108.04 114.72 112.00 98.38 103.50 108.20 101.07 92.43 105.95 98.41 108.09 8 103.81 107.88 114.75 108.34 98.06 103.65 108.59 100.83 92.36 107.45 98.43 108.22 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
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX MARCH / 2011 DSEC No.3 __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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
3 103.05 106.54 113.75 105.48 97.51 101.78 104.12 101.63 92.20 102.24 98.62 108.58 4 103.81 107.22 113.82 110.24 97.64 102.05 104.53 102.71 92.17 102.65 98.62 108.74 5 104.24 107.49 113.89 113.91 97.89 102.31 105.53 100.92 92.04 103.71 98.62 109.41 6 104.60 107.65 113.95 114.37 98.15 102.39 105.95 102.67 92.08 103.78 98.62 109.99 7 104.77 107.88 113.85 111.78 98.12 102.47 107.48 103.00 92.06 106.49 98.62 110.56 8 104.52 107.84 113.90 107.87 97.90 102.55 107.83 102.89 91.98 107.89 98.63 110.72 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
6 – CHANGES OF THE QUARTERLY COMPOSITE CPI
4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100
Year/
Quarter
Golbal 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
2009
4 101.60 103.37 113.83 107.52 97.33 101.68 103.09 99.29 95.63 101.21 99.00 106.10 2010
1 102.81 105.57 114.07 107.36 97.46 102.00 104.08 101.32 92.46 104.01 99.01 108.73 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 Rate of
change (%) Quarter-to-
quarter 2.25 3.38 0.03 0.97 1.87 1.78 1.42 3.60 -8.03 3.73 0.07 3.28
Year-on-year 5.03 6.34 0.23 7.24 3.68 3.76 6.26 7.41 -8.30 4.42 1.32 7.54
Average retail price (MOP)
2010 2011 Rate of change (%)
Item Unit
March December January February March Month-to- month
Year-on- year
Thai rice 11.15 11.68 11.89 11.78 11.87 0.73 6.41
Beef 71.77 72.60 72.60 77.08 78.49 1.83 9.36
Beef shin 69.49 69.67 69.19 74.93 76.03 1.47 9.42
Lean meat 52.36 52.42 51.71 51.24 53.74 4.88 2.64
Pork chop 52.01 51.95 52.42 51.95 54.69 5.27 5.15
Chicken 34.12 34.19 36.01 37.19 36.17 -2.73 6.02
Golden thread 63.47 64.82 70.48 80.00 77.49 -3.14 22.08
Pomfret 159.93 180.17 128.93 145.45 150.56 3.51 -5.86
Sole 144.30 128.93 146.40 146.66 144.25 -1.64 -0.04
Grass carp kg 36.71 36.59 36.89 36.53 36.38 -0.40 -0.89
Head of “Tai U” 53.44 50.41 50.46 51.40 51.01 -0.76 -4.54
Fresh-water perch 75.73 76.13 77.01 79.52 76.74 -3.49 1.34
Chinese cabbage 13.26 10.38 13.98 13.55 12.51 -7.68 -5.67
Choy sum 17.91 15.29 18.95 15.72 18.04 14.72 0.70
Chinese lettuce 9.98 7.97 10.47 9.71 7.93 -18.36 -20.51
Hairy gourd 12.05 10.64 18.85 16.19 23.31 43.96 93.51
Tomato 10.31 11.11 11.80 11.65 10.63 -8.78 3.12
Carrot 10.24 11.06 11.05 11.08 10.77 -2.81 5.12
Banana 7.79 7.75 7.80 8.47 8.64 2.03 11.04
Orange 4.55 3.85 4.05 4.58 4.46 -2.70 -2.17
Apple each 3.98 3.85 4.45 4.45 3.81 -14.34 -4.26
Hen egg 1.10 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.16 2.38 5.36
0# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed - Absolute value equals zero
0# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed
