CONSUMER PRICE INDEXAPRIL / 2005No. 4

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

APRIL / 2005

No. 4

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In April 2005, Composite Consumer Price Index was 96.67, down 0.19% compared with March 2005.

Due to falling prices in fresh vegetables and air tickets, the indices of Foodstuff and beverages, and Transport and communications fell 1.15% and 0.14% respectively. On the other hand, as prices rose in Summer clothing and footwear, rent and interior decoration, the indices of Clothing and footwear, and Rent and housing expenses increased 0.68% and 0.61% respectively.

Composite CPI in April 2005 registered a significant year-on-year increase of 3.22%. For the 12 months ended April 2005, the average Composite CPI rose 2.22% over the previous period. Average Composite CPI for January to April 2005 went up 3.22% over the same period of 2004.

Compared with March 2005, CPI(A) and CPI(B) decreased 0.39% and 0.15% respectively.

TABLE 1：CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - APRIL 2005

10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100

Unit Composite

CPI CPI(A) CPI(B)

Monthly index

Annual rate of change ended April 2005 %

Month-to-month rate of change %

Year-on-year rate of change %

o : Less than half of the unit employed

CHART 1 - MONTHLY RATE OF CHANGE OF COMPOSITE CPI BY SECTION

%

Global index -0.19%

Clothing and footwear 0.68 Rent and housing expenses 0.61 Health 0.12 Household goods 0.04 Foodstuff and beverages -1.15

Transport and communications -0.14 Education and leisure -0.07 Other goods and services -0.02 Tobacco and alcoholic beverages -0.01

TABLE 2：TIME SERIES OF THE COMPOSITE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100

Year / Month Global index

Foodstuff and beverages

Clothing and footwear

Rent and housing expenses

Tobacco and alcoholic beverages

Household

goods Health

Transport and communi-

cations

Education and leisure

Other goods and

services

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Weight 100.00 31.35 5.26 29.93 1.23 3.22 2.42 9.81 10.89 5.89

2004

4 93.66 96.19 73.29 92.03 105.06 88.97 100.76 94.22 98.71 93.66

5 93.74 95.55 76.01 92.47 105.30 88.94 100.76 94.31 98.77 93.50

6 93.98 96.18 76.40 92.22 105.31 89.11 100.79 94.68 98.91 94.07

7 94.34 97.31 73.63 92.38 105.57 89.22 100.72 94.97 99.15 94.83

8 94.58 97.75 72.37 92.43 105.66 89.51 100.87 96.08 99.17 95.37

9 95.22 99.10 73.52 92.54 105.56 89.52 100.86 95.41 101.10 95.01

10 95.26 98.26 75.30 93.24 105.75 89.54 100.93 95.19 101.22 95.18

11 95.43 98.39 76.98 93.36 106.02 89.57 100.96 95.23 101.28 94.92

12 95.69 98.42 77.69 93.81 106.17 89.50 100.97 95.66 101.27 95.57

2005

1 96.00 98.90 75.89 94.86 106.23 89.39 101.06 94.39 101.28 96.64

2 96.80 100.11 73.59 95.36 106.24 90.02 101.11 95.67 101.51 100.42

3 96.85 100.82 71.99 96.10 106.28 90.11 101.11 95.28 101.46 95.84

4 96.67 99.66 72.48 96.69 106.27 90.15 101.23 95.14 101.39 95.82

TABLE 3：PRINCIPAL RATES OF CHANGE OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AT SECTION LEVEL OF GOODS AND SERVICES

%

Jan.-Apr. 2005/

Jan.-Apr. 2004 Apr. 2005/Apr. 2004 Apr. 2005/Mar. 2005

Contribution to rate of change in global index Goods and services

Composite

CPI CPI(A) CPI(B) ^CompositeCPI CPI(A) CPI(B) ^CompositeCPI CPI(A) CPI(B) ^CompositeCPI CPI(A) CPI(B)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Global index 3.22 3.05 3.14 3.22 2.96 3.13 -0.19 -0.39 -0.15 100.00 100.00 100.00 Foodstuff and beverages 3.88 4.03 3.73 3.61 3.54 3.52 -1.15 -1.53 -1.00 202.45 142.06 224.10 Clothing and footwear 3.65 2.66 3.72 -1.11 -1.80 -0.85 0.68 0.19 0.78 -14.37 -1.21 -24.39 Rent and housing expenses 4.23 3.16 4.17 5.06 3.67 4.97 0.61 0.44 0.60 -98.24 -36.42 -109.60 Tobacco and alcoholic beverages 1.15 0.97 1.15 1.15 1.01 1.14 -0.01 o -0.02 0.09 0.01 0.15

Household goods 1.00 1.15 1.00 1.33 1.12 1.34 0.04 0.06 0.07 -0.73 -0.20 -1.53

Health 0.40 0.66 0.50 0.47 0.67 0.58 0.12 0.10 0.13 -1.63 -0.65 -1.98

Transport and communications 0.73 0.25 0.88 0.97 0.55 1.38 -0.14 0.01 0.12 7.38 -0.24 -8.35 Education and leisure 2.70 2.99 2.59 2.72 3.01 2.56 -0.07 -0.05 -0.10 4.33 1.66 7.93 Other goods and services 2.38 2.22 2.63 2.31 2.33 2.62 -0.02 0.59 -0.31 0.71 -5.01 13.67

o : Less than half of the unit employed

TABLE 4：TIME SERIES OF CPI (A)

10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100

Year / Month Global index

Foodstuff and beverages

Clothing and footwear

Rent and housing expenses

Tobacco and alcoholic beverages

Household

goods Health

Transport and communi-

cations

Education and leisure

Other goods and

services

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Weight 100.00 35.05 3.34 32.88 1.48 1.47 2.33 7.91 12.16 3.38

2004

4 95.11 95.84 73.13 93.47 105.16 89.39 102.10 93.56 102.86 94.19

5 94.93 94.97 75.87 93.54 105.39 89.49 102.11 93.58 102.91 94.05

6 95.11 95.67 76.04 93.19 105.36 89.76 102.13 93.84 103.00 94.37

7 95.62 97.00 73.85 93.37 105.48 89.82 102.16 93.98 103.12 95.16

8 95.86 97.52 72.70 93.43 105.56 90.26 102.44 94.63 103.13 95.58

9 96.76 99.10 73.13 93.55 105.44 90.22 102.47 94.38 105.71 95.45

10 96.69 97.96 75.68 94.29 105.64 90.28 102.50 94.27 105.77 95.63

11 96.78 97.96 77.53 94.35 105.93 90.28 102.56 94.29 105.79 95.42

12 96.94 97.97 78.12 94.72 106.15 90.15 102.57 94.46 105.81 95.52

2005

1 97.30 98.47 75.88 95.61 106.18 90.03 102.62 93.40 105.88 96.63

2 98.06 99.90 73.33 96.03 106.19 90.23 102.69 94.10 106.04 100.21

3 98.30 100.77 71.68 96.48 106.22 90.34 102.68 94.07 106.00 95.82

4 97.92 99.23 71.82 96.90 106.22 90.39 102.78 94.08 105.95 96.38

TABLE 5：TIME SERIES OF CPI (B)

10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100

Year / Month Global index

Foodstuff and beverages

Clothing and footwear

Rent and housing expenses

Tobacco and alcoholic beverages

Household

goods Health

Transport and communi-

cations

Education and leisure

Other goods and

services

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Weight 100.00 31.50 6.22 27.13 1.26 3.51 2.16 10.13 11.54 6.55 2004

4 93.28 96.19 72.99 92.36 105.15 89.08 101.32 93.56 96.59 93.52

5 93.37 95.61 75.28 92.76 105.39 89.05 101.33 93.64 96.63 93.48

6 93.62 96.18 75.64 92.49 105.41 89.22 101.35 94.09 96.82 94.27

7 93.96 97.21 73.50 92.67 105.72 89.35 101.26 94.24 97.07 94.95

8 94.18 97.63 72.44 92.72 105.78 89.63 101.46 95.08 97.06 95.58

9 94.79 98.88 73.41 92.82 105.70 89.62 101.49 94.80 98.69 95.05

10 94.86 98.19 74.98 93.53 105.88 89.63 101.58 94.69 98.82 95.05

11 95.06 98.34 76.59 93.65 106.13 89.66 101.61 94.72 98.89 95.06

12 95.31 98.37 77.48 94.10 106.25 89.61 101.61 94.79 98.91 95.81

2005

1 95.58 98.84 75.75 95.17 106.32 89.52 101.71 93.49 98.96 96.91

2 96.32 99.97 73.45 95.66 106.33 90.11 101.77 94.33 99.31 100.59 3 96.35 100.58 71.81 96.37 106.37 90.21 101.77 94.73 99.17 96.26

4 96.20 99.57 72.37 96.95 106.36 90.27 101.90 94.85 99.07 95.96

TABLE 6：AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS

MOP Average retail prices

2004 2005

Items Unit

April November December January February March April

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Rice

Packaged rice from Thailand kg 6.19 6.33 6.30 6.25 6.28 6.23 6.20

Salt-water fish, fresh

Golden thread kg 27.77 32.16 34.14 33.03 34.65 30.47 30.12

Promfret kg 75.83 68.65 57.15 64.48 69.31 71.07 71.63

Sole kg 76.58 81.04 78.87 73.20 79.13 68.38 69.58

Fresh-water fish, fresh

Grass carp kg 18.75 19.32 19.36 19.29 19.01 18.75 18.84

Snake head kg 20.97 20.02 19.08 19.47 20.27 20.21 20.77

Head of big head fish kg 29.75 30.55 32.35 32.15 33.24 33.58 33.53

Fresh pork

Lean cut kg 31.49 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95

Pork chop kg 30.87 35.42 35.42 35.42 35.42 35.89 35.89

Fresh beef

Shin beef kg 38.49 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78

Beef kg 39.08 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72

Live poultry

Chicken kg 25.74 25.74 25.74 25.74 26.56 26.27 26.45

Duck kg …^a …^a …^a …^a …^a …^a …^a

Fresh vegetable

White cabbage kg 6.96 5.95 6.06 5.89 7.39 8.72 6.98

Flowering cabbage kg 8.40 8.30 7.54 8.29 10.07 12.40 8.03

Chinese lettuce kg 6.06 5.83 5.96 5.14 6.28 6.85 5.21

Broccoli kg 15.75 14.78 13.99 12.25 12.15 12.91 12.64

Tomato kg 7.20 7.51 7.35 6.85 6.35 6.45 7.26

Potato kg 6.08 6.44 6.29 6.30 6.39 6.26 6.28

Onion kg 8.43 7.33 7.53 7.22 7.64 7.82 8.20

Fresh fruit

Orange each 2.77 3.12 3.04 3.26 3.33 3.28 3.29

Apple each 2.69 2.87 2.60 2.51 2.65 2.63 2.66

Banana kg 6.72 6.67 6.61 6.61 6.65 6.74 6.67

Egg

Hen egg each 0.65 0.68 0.68 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66

aNo relevant live poultry imported.

CHART 2 - MOVEMENTS OF THE COMPOSITE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

CHART 3 - MOVEMENTS OF CPI(A)

CHART 4 - MOVEMENTS OF CPI(B) -1.00

0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00

April 2004 June August October December February 2005 April

% Rate of change compared with preceding month

Rate of change compared with same month of previous year

-1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00

April 2004 June August October December February 2005 April

% Rate of change compared with preceding month

Rate of change compared with same month of previous year

-1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00

April 2004 June August October December February 2005 April

% Rate of change compared with preceding month

Rate of change compared with same month of previous year

The following statistical tables can be downloaded from our website

1G - Time series of the Composite Consumer Price Index at section level 1A - Time series of CPI(A) at section level

1B - Time series of CPI(B) at section level

2G - Month-to-month rates of change in the Composite Consumer Price Index at section level 2A - Month-to-month rates of change in CPI(A) at section level

2B - Month-to-month rates of change in CPI(B) at section level

3G - Average rates of change in the Composite Consumer Price Index at section level during the last 12 months

3A - Average rates of change in CPI(A) at section level during the last 12 months 3B - Average rates of change in CPI(B) at section level during the last 12 months

4G - Index and principal rates of change of the Composite Consumer Price Index at section, class and group levels of goods and services

4A - Index and principal rates of change of CPI(A) at section, class and group levels of goods and services

4B - Index and principal rates of change of CPI(B) at section, class and group levels of goods and services

5 - Average retail prices of selected food items

7G - Movements of the Composite Consumer Price Index at section level 7A - Movements of CPI(A) at section level

7B - Movements of CPI(B) at section level