CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
JUNE / 2012
No.6
Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.
Statistics and Census Service
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Composite CPI (117.11) for June 2012 increased by 6.19% year-on-year, attributable to higher charges for meals bought away from home and dearer price of vegetable.
For the 12 months ended June 2012, the average Composite CPI increased by 6.44%
from the preceding period; the average CPI-A and CPI-B also rose by 6.40% and 6.66%
respectively.
In comparison with June 2011, notable increase was observed in the price index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+32.18%); and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+8.94%) on account of rising charges for meals bought away from home, as well as dearer prices of vegetable and fresh pork. On the contrary, price index of Communication and Transport decreased by 6.58% and 0.11%. The CPI-A (116.56) and CPI-B (117.74) increased by 6.60% and 6.37% respectively year-on-year.
1 - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100
Unit Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B
Index value for June 2012 117.11 116.56 117.74 Year-on-year change % 6.19 6.60 6.37 Annualized change % 6.44 6.40 6.66 Month-to-month change % 0.22 0.21 0.23 Year-on-year change for the first
half year of 2012 % 6.42 6.56 6.68 CHART 1 - YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE OF CPI
3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00
Jun. 2011 Aug. 2011 Oct. 2011 Dec. 2011 Feb. 2012 Apr. 2012 Jun.2012
%
Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-BThe Composite CPI increased by 0.22% month-to-month, with the price index of Clothing & Footwear; and Recreation & Culture rising by 1.73% and 0.93% respectively.
Besides, gasoline prices were lowered four times in June and receded vegetable prices pushed down the price index of Transport; and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages by 1.81% and 0.07%. The CPI-A and CPI-B increased by 0.21% and 0.23% month-to-month.
The average Composite CPI for the first half year of 2012 increased by 6.42% year-on- year, of which the price index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+29.19%); and Food &
Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+9.53%) saw noticeable increase, while that of Communication decreased by 6.50%. The CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 6.56% and 6.68% respectively year-on- year.
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 6.19 6.60 6.37 0.22 0.21 0.23 6.44 6.40 6.66 100.00 100.00 100.00 Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 8.94 9.05 8.86 -0.07 -0.16 -0.01 9.57 9.74 9.50 49.69 53.65 47.44 Food 8.66 8.78 8.45 -0.92 -0.99 -0.85 10.68 10.80 10.61 17.29 21.52 15.06 Meals bought away from home 9.25 9.42 9.21 0.43 0.45 0.43 9.10 9.19 9.09 31.90 31.54 31.92 Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco 32.18 32.81 31.86 0.03 0.01 0.02 15.71 15.85 15.79 6.03 7.54 5.49 Clothing & Footwear 3.79 3.95 4.10 1.73 1.78 1.84 5.32 5.43 5.53 4.57 3.21 5.41 Garments 4.42 4.66 4.92 2.37 2.39 2.47 5.73 5.87 5.99 3.99 2.86 4.91 Footwear 1.63 1.65 1.57 -0.48 -0.33 -0.42 4.19 4.30 4.39 0.44 0.30 0.46 Housing & Fuels 7.79 6.82 8.99 0.91 0.90 0.91 4.71 4.02 5.44 26.27 25.97 26.68 Electricity charges 3.23 3.23 3.23 - - - -14.03 -14.03 -14.03 0.98 1.17 0.86 Liquefied petroleum gas 4.77 4.77 4.77 - - - 6.92 6.92 6.92 1.07 1.35 0.89 Household Goods & Furnishings 6.24 5.19 6.50 0.11 0.16 0.07 5.65 5.40 5.63 3.07 1.70 3.55 Health 5.27 5.33 5.63 0.42 0.46 0.41 5.61 5.57 6.04 2.53 2.29 2.62 Transport -0.11 0.45 0.56 -1.81 -2.05 -2.07 6.31 6.44 7.05 -0.14 0.40 0.72 Communication -6.58 -6.95 -6.86 -0.09 -0.07 -0.09 -9.92 -10.10 -10.27 -2.87 -3.46 -2.72 Recreation & Culture 2.21 2.75 1.89 0.93 1.08 0.85 3.83 4.26 3.75 2.11 1.99 1.91 Outbound package tours 4.57 5.50 4.05 4.85 6.16 4.33 6.76 7.13 6.94 0.88 0.74 0.86 Education 1.94 3.25 1.87 0.02 0.03 0.02 1.82 3.07 1.75 1.47 1.81 1.33 Miscellaneous Goods & Services 5.13 5.09 5.15 0.03 0.10 0.03 8.67 7.48 8.52 7.28 4.90 7.57
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
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 2011 110.30 116.16 115.59 118.30 101.58 107.60 113.04 111.97 82.45 109.95 100.93 120.63 2011
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 10 112.12 119.44 114.94 118.09 103.06 109.02 115.38 113.59 79.29 109.80 102.15 123.70 11 112.56 119.75 114.94 121.92 103.42 109.12 115.71 112.73 79.21 110.31 102.15 124.04 12 113.40 120.44 126.98 125.60 103.88 109.43 115.78 112.70 79.31 111.79 102.15 124.27
2012
1 114.45 121.86 144.62 121.14 103.30 110.48 116.34 115.26 79.35 116.55 102.15 127.87 2 114.41 122.52 145.24 118.23 104.90 112.25 116.96 115.01 79.42 109.92 102.25 126.64 3 115.39 124.76 146.32 115.16 105.95 113.94 117.19 115.96 79.27 110.80 102.25 126.88 4 116.09 125.13 148.13 120.25 106.89 114.08 117.45 115.55 79.22 110.91 102.25 127.06 5 116.85 126.16 151.08 124.33 107.75 114.09 118.15 114.38 79.13 111.24 102.25 126.83 6 117.11 126.07 151.12 126.48 108.73 114.22 118.65 112.31 79.06 112.28 102.27 126.87
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
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 2011 109.49 116.33 115.97 118.25 101.51 108.21 114.05 109.38 82.74 110.73 101.74 116.49 2011
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 10 111.32 119.74 115.15 118.13 102.76 109.77 116.17 110.96 79.36 110.87 103.78 118.52 11 111.71 120.00 115.14 122.03 103.12 109.85 116.59 110.25 79.30 111.30 103.78 118.81 12 112.48 120.65 127.52 125.55 103.57 110.11 116.73 109.89 79.38 112.37 103.78 119.15
2012
1 113.48 122.18 145.72 121.05 102.31 110.97 117.23 112.31 79.41 117.26 103.78 124.61 2 113.66 122.74 146.33 118.24 104.00 112.26 117.91 112.72 79.46 111.26 103.96 122.06 3 114.82 125.09 147.34 115.23 105.03 113.51 118.19 113.83 79.34 112.11 103.96 122.23 4 115.47 125.34 149.30 120.20 105.97 113.66 118.48 113.81 79.29 112.30 103.96 122.35 5 116.32 126.46 152.36 124.35 106.83 113.68 119.35 112.54 79.22 112.46 103.96 122.46 6 116.56 126.26 152.38 126.56 107.79 113.86 119.91 110.24 79.16 113.67 103.99 122.59
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
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 2011 110.63 116.20 115.44 117.90 101.59 107.01 113.43 112.49 81.95 110.28 100.43 120.41 2011
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 10 112.47 119.40 115.01 117.75 103.27 108.35 116.12 114.28 78.67 110.17 101.60 123.39 11 112.93 119.77 115.01 121.46 103.59 108.43 116.42 113.28 78.59 110.67 101.60 123.73 12 113.77 120.48 126.83 124.95 104.07 108.69 116.45 113.09 78.70 112.06 101.60 124.02
2012
1 115.03 121.87 144.10 120.57 104.39 109.81 117.09 116.07 78.73 116.64 101.60 127.46 2 114.97 122.56 144.76 117.76 105.95 111.79 117.73 116.32 78.80 110.08 101.70 126.38 3 115.94 124.73 145.87 114.90 107.02 113.65 117.94 117.59 78.65 110.86 101.70 126.61 4 116.72 125.17 147.58 120.28 107.97 113.77 118.20 117.29 78.59 111.07 101.70 126.79 5 117.47 126.14 150.42 124.43 108.82 113.77 118.82 115.92 78.50 111.44 101.70 126.56 6 117.74 126.13 150.46 126.72 109.81 113.85 119.31 113.52 78.43 112.39 101.72 126.60
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
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 4 112.69 119.88 118.95 121.87 103.46 109.19 115.62 113.01 79.27 110.64 102.15 124.01
2012
1 114.75 123.05 145.39 118.18 104.72 112.22 116.83 115.41 79.34 112.42 102.22 127.13 2 116.69 125.79 150.11 123.69 107.79 114.13 118.08 114.08 79.13 111.48 102.26 126.92
Rate of change (%) Quarter-to-
quarter 1.69 2.23 3.24 4.66 2.93 1.70 1.07 -1.15 -0.26 -0.84 0.04 -0.17
Year-on-year 6.57 9.45 31.22 4.32 7.45 6.51 5.29 1.71 -6.57 1.82 1.92 6.44
Average retail price (MOP)
2011 2012 Rate of change (%)
Item Unit
June March April May June Month-to- month
Year-on- year
Thai rice 11.90 12.94 13.04 13.03 13.02 -0.10 9.42
Beef 82.04 97.05 99.06 100.06 101.36 1.29 23.54 Beef shin 79.59 93.94 94.83 97.31 97.23 -0.08 22.17 Lean meat 56.86 60.86 61.87 61.28 61.16 -0.19 7.56 Pork chop 57.85 60.74 60.92 61.16 61.63 0.77 6.53
Chicken 36.36 38.08 38.02 38.07 38.02 -0.13 4.55 Golden thread 69.88 77.93 75.16 76.22 79.39 4.15 13.60
Pomfret 186.23 158.68 190.79 169.96 184.89 8.79 -0.72 Sole 177.91 178.07 185.56 189.23 188.43 -0.42 5.91 Grass carp kg 37.73 44.54 44.99 45.71 46.48 1.69 23.19
Head of “Tai U” 59.74 72.13 72.37 73.32 73.26 -0.08 22.63 Fresh-water perch 81.44 87.18 89.12 96.34 104.41 8.38 28.21 Chinese cabbage 12.76 15.98 15.42 17.07 15.67 -8.21 22.78 Choy sum 15.50 24.68 20.48 20.17 17.89 -11.30 15.46 Chinese lettuce 11.14 12.14 11.71 15.67 14.97 -4.49 34.39 Hairy gourd 9.85 17.77 16.79 15.88 12.86 -19.04 30.55
Tomato 11.40 12.72 13.53 20.27 19.05 -6.02 67.07 Carrot 10.43 11.54 11.27 12.16 12.71 4.53 21.90 Banana 8.80 8.95 8.98 8.99 8.98 -0.06 2.08 Orange 4.15 4.09 4.12 4.04 3.93 -2.55 -5.12
Apple each 3.86 4.05 4.05 4.05 4.03 -0.60 4.32 Hen egg 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.19 1.19 0
#1.22
MOP : Macao Pataca
0# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed - Absolute value equals zero
splayed may not correspond to the results calculated.