Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
JULY / 2012
No.7
Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.
Statistics and Census Service
Alameda Dr. Carlos d’Assumpção, No. 411- 417, Dynasty Plaza, 17th floor, Macao Tel: 8399 5311 Fax: 2830 7825 Printed in August 2012
E-mail: info@dsec.gov.mo Website: www.dsec.gov.mo
Composite CPI (117.54) for July 2012 increased by 6.04% year-on-year, attributable to rising charges for meals bought away from home and dearer prices of vegetable.
For the 12 months ended July 2012, the average Composite CPI increased by 6.45% from the preceding period; the average CPI-A and CPI-B also rose by 6.45% and 6.67% respectively.
In comparison with July 2011, notable increase was observed in the price index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+32.47%); Housing & Fuels (+8.36%); and Food & Non- Alcoholic Beverages (+8.20%) on account of dearer prices of vegetable and rising charges for meals bought away from home; however, price index of Communication decreased by 6.53%.
The CPI-A (117.05) and CPI-B (118.11) increased by 6.40% and 6.24% respectively year-on- year.
1 - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100
Unit Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B
Index value for July 2012 117.54 117.05 118.11 Year-on-year change % 6.04 6.40 6.24 Annualized change % 6.45 6.45 6.67 Month-to-month change % 0.37 0.42 0.31 Year-on-year change for the first
seven months of 2012 % 6.37 6.53 6.62
CHART 1 - YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE OF CPI
3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00
Jul. 2011 Sep. 2011 Nov. 2011 Jan. 2012 Mar. 2012 May 2012 Jul.2012
%
Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B1
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX JULY / 2012 DSEC No.7
The Composite CPI increased by 0.37% month-to-month, higher charges for out-patient services, outbound package tours, taxi fare and airfare pushed up the price index of Health;
Recreation & Culture; and Transport by 1.36%, 1.23% and 1.14% respectively. On the contrary, price index of Clothing & Footwear fell by 1.96% upon seasonal sale of Summer clothing. The CPI-A and CPI-B increased by 0.42% and 0.31% month-to-month.
The average Composite CPI for the first seven months of 2012 increased by 6.37% year-on- year, of which the price index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+29.66%); and Food & Non- Alcoholic Beverages (+9.34%) saw noticeable increase, while that of Communication decreased by 6.50%. The CPI-A and CPI-B for the first seven months of 2012 rose by 6.53% and 6.62%
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 6.04 6.40 6.24 0.37 0.42 0.31 6.45 6.45 6.67 100.00 100.00 100.00 Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 8.20 8.16 8.21 0.32 0.37 0.28 9.55 9.71 9.48 46.91 50.21 45.08
Food 7.00 6.99 6.94 0.48 0.56 0.35 10.49 10.61 10.41 14.54 17.95 12.79
Meals bought away from home 9.06 9.22 9.02 0.24 0.24 0.25 9.18 9.27 9.17 31.97 31.78 31.92 Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco 32.47 33.32 31.92 0.34 0.39 0.30 18.40 18.63 18.41 6.21 7.85 5.61 Clothing & Footwear 3.36 3.27 3.59 -1.96 -1.98 -2.08 4.99 5.09 5.22 4.06 2.69 4.73
Garments 3.65 3.54 4.07 -2.70 -2.74 -2.84 5.45 5.57 5.77 3.29 2.19 4.04
Footwear 2.27 2.38 2.17 0.33 0.41 0.35 3.62 3.82 3.80 0.63 0.45 0.65
Housing & Fuels 8.36 7.39 9.57 0.90 0.89 0.90 5.15 4.40 5.99 28.84 28.93 28.96 Electricity charges 3.12 3.12 3.12 - - - -12.41 -12.41 -12.41 0.97 1.17 0.85 Liquefied petroleum gas 4.77 4.77 4.77 - - - 5.91 5.91 5.91 1.09 1.38 0.90 Household Goods & Furnishings 6.01 4.87 6.37 0.03 0.01 0.03 5.76 5.39 5.79 3.02 1.64 3.54 Health 6.25 6.59 6.52 1.36 1.65 1.31 5.68 5.65 6.12 3.06 2.91 3.10 Transport 0.19 0.69 0.86 1.14 1.18 1.16 5.51 5.69 6.23 0.25 0.63 1.14 Communication -6.53 -6.90 -6.80 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -9.78 -10.02 -10.14 -2.90 -3.52 -2.74 Recreation & Culture 2.49 2.63 2.30 1.23 0.64 1.28 3.67 4.04 3.57 2.45 1.96 2.38 Outbound package tours 6.22 5.72 6.16 5.82 3.40 5.84 6.79 6.92 6.92 1.27 0.81 1.37 Education 1.94 3.26 1.87 0.02 0.04 0.01 1.86 3.14 1.80 1.50 1.86 1.35
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
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
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 7 117.54 126.48 151.63 124.00 109.71 114.26 120.26 113.60 79.05 113.65 102.29 126.89
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
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 7 117.05 126.72 152.97 124.05 108.75 113.88 121.88 111.54 79.16 114.40 104.03 122.68
3
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX JULY / 2012 DSEC No.7
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
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 7 118.11 126.48 150.91 124.08 110.80 113.89 120.87 114.84 78.43 113.83 101.73 126.62
6 - AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS
Average retail price (MOP)
2011 2012 Rate of change (%)
Item Unit
July April May June July Month-to- month
Year-on- year
Thai rice 11.89 13.04 13.03 13.02 13.01 -0.10 9.38
Beef 82.70 99.06 100.06 101.36 101.53 0.17 22.77 Beef shin 79.75 94.83 97.31 97.23 96.73 -0.51 21.29 Lean meat 59.33 61.87 61.28 61.16 62.04 1.45 4.58 Pork chop 60.98 60.92 61.16 61.63 61.69 0.10 1.16
Chicken 37.72 38.02 38.07 38.02 38.02 - 0.78 Golden thread 74.74 75.16 76.22 79.39 82.38 3.77 10.23
Pomfret 171.29 190.79 169.96 184.89 176.31 -4.64 2.93 Sole 201.18 185.56 189.23 188.43 191.23 1.48 -4.95 Grass carp kg 43.10 44.99 45.71 46.48 46.55 0.15 8.00
Head of “Tai U” 63.49 72.37 73.32 73.26 73.39 0.18 15.60 Fresh-water perch 84.69 89.12 96.34 104.41 105.53 1.07 24.61 Chinese cabbage 13.56 15.42 17.07 15.67 16.03 2.33 18.20 Choy sum 18.03 20.48 20.17 17.89 20.00 11.75 10.90 Chinese lettuce 12.75 11.71 15.67 14.97 15.79 5.47 23.79 Hairy gourd 11.60 16.79 15.88 12.86 14.03 9.08 20.90
Tomato 12.02 13.53 20.27 19.05 16.65 -12.60 38.55 Carrot 10.89 11.27 12.16 12.71 12.31 -3.14 13.06
Banana 8.80 8.98 8.99 8.98 8.94 -0.53 1.54 Orange 4.06 4.12 4.04 3.93 3.97 0.83 -2.28
Apple each 3.82 4.05 4.05 4.03 4.06 0.90 6.35 Hen egg 1.18 1.19 1.19 1.19 1.19 0.30 1.06
MOP : Macao Pataca- Absolute value equals zero
- Absolute value equals zero
splayed may not correspond to the results calculated.
