CONSUMER PRICE INDEX MAY / 2011

Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

MAY / 2011

No.5

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Composite CPI (109.46) for May 2011 increased by 5.19% year-on-year. The increase was attributable to higher charges for meals bought away from home and rising gasoline prices.

For the 12 months ended May 2011, the average Composite CPI increased by 4.09%

from the previous period; the CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 3.69% and 4.26% respectively.

In comparison with May 2010, notable increase was observed in the price index of Transport (+11.00%); Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+8.69%); Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+6.80%); and Health (+6.54%) on account of dearer prices of gasoline, airfare, LP gas and gold jewellery, higher charges for medical services, meals bought away from home, as well as hairdressing and grooming services. On the contrary, price index of Communication decreased by 8.18% year-on-year. The CPI-A (108.53) and CPI-B (109.84) for May 2011 increased by 4.75% and 5.37% respectively.

1 - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100

Unit Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B

Index value for May 2011 109.46 108.53 109.84

Year-on-year change % 5.19 4.75 5.37

Annualized change % 4.09 3.69 4.26

Month-to-month change % 0.66 0.58 0.70

Year-on-year change for the

first five months of 2011 % 5.03 4.68 5.21

CHART 1 - YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE OF CPI

0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00

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

%

Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B

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The Composite CPI for May 2011 increased by 0.66% month-to-month, of which the price index of Clothing & Footwear rose by 4.22% upon rising prices of women’s clothing;

however, price index of Recreation & Culture decreased by 1.26% on account of lower charges for outbound package tours. The CPI-A and CPI-B for May 2011 increased by 0.58% and 0.70% respectively month-to-month.

The average Composite CPI for the first five months of 2011 increased by 5.03% year- on-year; the CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 4.68% and 5.21% 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 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

5.19 4.75 5.37 0.66 0.58 0.70 4.09 3.69 4.26 100.00 100.00 100.00

Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages

6.80 6.66 6.93 0.47 0.45 0.48 5.55 5.47 5.65 44.37 53.78 43.34

Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco

0.21 0.14 0.32 0.15 0.14 0.18 0.40 0.35 0.44 0.05 0.05 0.07

Clothing & Footwear

5.00 4.61 4.58 4.22 4.04 4.47 6.26 6.05 6.06 7.10 5.13 7.12

Housing & Fuels

2.40 2.32 2.41 0.68 0.70 0.68 2.10 2.07 2.05 9.94 12.58 8.74

Household Goods & Furnishings

4.19 4.22 4.16 0.20 0.25 0.19 2.71 2.77 2.53 2.49 1.94 2.74

Health

6.54 7.14 6.72 0.81 0.70 0.91 5.79 6.01 6.21 3.71 4.16 3.68

Transport

11.00 10.59 11.81 0.53 0.39 0.34 6.60 6.00 7.20 16.24 12.34 17.11

Communication

-8.18 -7.87 -8.42 -0.07 -0.06 -0.07 -5.49 -5.26 -5.64 -4.93 -6.24 -4.59

Recreation & Culture

4.97 5.14 5.19 -1.26 -1.16 -1.13 4.72 4.93 4.79 5.64 5.11 6.20

Education

1.33 2.34 1.25 - - - -1.70 -1.17 -1.52 1.26 1.87 1.11

Miscellaneous Goods & Services

8.69 7.14 8.62 0.72 0.45 0.73 7.11 5.74 7.09 14.14 9.28 14.48

- Absolute value equals zero

0^# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed

3 - TIME SERIES OF THE COMPOSITE CPI

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 32.78 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

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 4 108.74 114.25 114.34 114.49 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

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

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 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

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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

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 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 – AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS

Average retail price (MOP)

2010 2011 Rate of change (%)

Item Unit

May February March April May Month-to- month

Year-on- year

Thai rice 11.14 11.78 11.87 11.82 11.88 0.56 6.64

Beef 72.61 77.08 78.49 77.80 81.58 4.86 12.36

Beef shin 71.07 74.93 76.03 75.97 78.75 3.65 10.80

Lean meat 52.07 51.24 53.74 54.55 54.13 -0.76 3.97

Pork chop 51.59 51.95 54.69 55.25 55.49 0.43 7.55

Chicken 33.77 37.19 36.17 36.60 36.36 -0.65 7.69

Golden thread 56.57 80.00 77.49 69.02 67.08 -2.82 18.57

Pomfret 142.38 145.45 150.56 160.00 166.02 3.76 16.61

Sole 150.60 146.66 144.25 201.65 185.12 -8.20 22.93

Grass carp kg 35.43 36.53 36.38 36.94 37.49 1.49 5.81

Head of “Tai U” 51.16 51.40 51.01 54.40 56.78 4.38 10.98

Fresh-water perch 75.08 79.52 76.74 74.86 76.01 1.53 1.24

Chinese cabbage 12.81 13.55 12.51 11.70 12.23 4.52 -4.50

Choy sum 17.24 15.72 18.04 15.01 16.98 13.06 -1.54

Chinese lettuce 9.87 9.71 7.93 8.29 10.39 25.31 5.25

Hairy gourd 11.11 16.19 23.31 15.13 11.34 -25.09 2.00

Tomato 10.07 11.65 10.63 11.51 10.93 -5.03 8.55

Carrot 9.89 11.08 10.77 10.81 10.35 -4.22 4.72

Banana 7.70 8.47 8.64 8.78 8.76 -0.26 13.70

Orange 3.96 4.58 4.46 4.37 4.18 -4.35 5.61

Apple each 3.44 4.45 3.81 3.78 3.78 0.00 9.86

Hen egg 1.12 1.13 1.16 1.17 1.18 0.65 5.44

0^# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed - Absolute value equals zero

0^# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed

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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