CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SEPTEMBER / 2012 No.9

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

SEPTEMBER / 2012

No.9

Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.

Statistics and Census Service

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Composite CPI (117.82) for September 2012 increased by 5.69 % year-on-year, attributable to higher charges for meals bought away from home and dearer prices of vegetables.

For the 12 months ended September 2012, the average Composite CPI increased by 6.39%

from the preceding period; the average CPI-A and CPI-B also rose by 6.54% and 6.60%

respectively.

In comparison with September 2011, notable increase was observed in the price index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+33.83%); Household Goods & Furnishings (+7.80%); and Food

& Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+7.40%) on account of dearer prices of vegetables, higher charges for meals bought away from home and domestic services. On the contrary, price index of Education and Communication decreased by 3.06% and 0.41% respectively year-on-year. The CPI-A (117.46) and CPI-B (118.37) increased by 6.14% and 5.83% respectively year-on-year.

1 - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100

Unit Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B

Index value for September 2012 117.82 117.46 118.37

Year-on-year change % 5.69 6.14 5.83

Annualized change % 6.39 6.54 6.60

Month-to-month change % 0.01 0.09 -0.01

Year-on-year change for the first

nine months of 2012 % 6.29 6.53 6.51

CHART 1 - YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE OF CPI

3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

Sept. 2011 Nov. 2011 Jan. 2012 Mar. 2012 May 2012 Jul.2012 Sept. 2012

%

Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B

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The Composite CPI increased slightly by 0.01% month-to-month. Rising charges for domestic services, as well as dearer prices of gold jewellery pushed up the price index of Household Goods &

Furnishings (+1.34%); and Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+1.11%). However, price index of Education; Clothing & Footwear; and Recreation & Culture fell by 3.20%, 1.97% and 1.47% due to increase in tuition subsidy, seasonal sale of clothing and reduced charges for package tours. The CPI-A increased by 0.09% month-to-month, while CPI-B decreased by 0.01%.

The Composite CPI for the third quarter of 2012 rose by 6.02% over the same quarter of 2011, of which price index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco; Housing & Fuels; and Food & Non- Alcoholic Beverages saw noticeable increase, while that of Communication registered a decrease.

The CPI-A and the CPI-B for the third quarter of 2012 increased by 6.46% and 6.18% respectively year-on-year.

The average Composite CPI for the first nine months of 2012 increased by 6.29% year-on- year; the CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 6.53% and 6.51% 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

Global Index 5.69 6.14 5.83 0.01 0.09 -0.01 6.39 6.54 6.60 100.00 100.00 100.00 Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 7.40 7.34 7.41 0.09 -0.01 0.16 9.35 9.48 9.28 45.31 47.45 43.86

Food 5.31 5.35 5.15 -0.70 -0.77 -0.59 9.86 9.97 9.75 11.86 14.50 10.31

Meals bought away from home 8.79 9.01 8.73 0.55 0.55 0.54 9.22 9.33 9.19 33.07 32.51 33.21 Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco 33.83 34.78 33.10 0.50 0.51 0.49 23.92 24.34 23.78 6.85 8.51 6.21 Clothing & Footwear 2.61 2.77 2.57 -1.97 -1.81 -2.18 4.22 4.34 4.45 3.21 2.28 3.47

Garments 2.42 2.81 2.64 -1.99 -1.70 -2.16 4.54 4.69 4.90 2.22 1.74 2.70

Footwear 2.83 2.45 2.27 -2.21 -2.38 -2.50 3.21 3.40 3.27 0.78 0.45 0.68

Housing & Fuels 7.89 7.05 8.84 0.89 0.87 0.89 5.89 5.05 6.83 29.00 28.81 28.83

Electricity charges 3.12 3.12 3.12 - - - -9.02 -9.02 -9.02 1.02 1.21 0.90

Liquefied Petroleum Gas -5.70 -5.70 -5.70 - - - 2.61 2.61 2.61 -1.25 -1.56 -1.04 Household Goods & Furnishings 7.80 6.13 8.29 1.34 0.99 1.47 6.13 5.49 6.26 4.18 2.16 4.95 Health 5.50 6.09 5.62 0.20 0.16 0.25 5.72 5.77 6.12 2.88 2.81 2.88 Transport 1.95 3.00 2.75 0.05 0.20 0.19 4.06 4.45 4.78 2.75 2.85 3.90 Communication -0.41 -0.34 -0.43 -0.06 -0.05 -0.06 -7.58 -7.81 -7.87 -0.18 -0.17 -0.17 Recreation & Culture 2.17 2.55 2.00 -1.47 -0.82 -1.43 3.30 3.61 3.17 2.24 1.97 2.19

Outbound package tours 2.94 4.30 2.86 -7.21 -5.33 -6.73 6.08 5.91 6.14 0.62 0.63 0.66 Education -3.06 -3.01 -3.52 -3.20 -3.25 -3.65 1.49 2.68 1.39 -2.54 -1.84 -2.76 Miscellaneous Goods & Services 4.04 4.98 4.09 1.11 1.23 1.12 7.16 6.62 7.07 6.31 5.18 6.64

Jewellery, clocks and watches 1.27 2.16 1.23 1.82 1.54 1.84 13.68 13.12 13.62 0.36 0.13 0.35 - Absolute value equals zero

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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

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 8 117.82 127.19 152.95 121.10 109.33 115.70 120.52 116.13 79.01 114.50 102.29 126.98 9 117.82 127.30 153.71 118.72 110.30 117.25 120.76 116.18 78.96 112.81 99.01 128.40

4 - TIME SERIES OF THE CPI-A

4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100

Year/

Month

Global Index

Food &

Alcoholic Beverages

& Tobacco

Clothing

&

Footwear

Housing

& Fuels

Household Goods &

Furnishings

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

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 8 117.34 127.54 154.32 121.32 108.19 115.07 122.21 114.37 79.12 115.43 104.03 122.79 9 117.46 127.53 155.10 119.13 109.14 116.21 122.41 114.60 79.08 114.47 100.65 124.30

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5 - TIME SERIES OF THE CPI-B

4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100 Year/

Month

Global Index

Food &

Alcoholic Beverages

& Tobacco

Clothing

&

Footwear

Housing

& Fuels

Household Goods &

Furnishings

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

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 8 118.38 127.10 152.21 121.10 110.50 115.41 121.13 117.70 78.38 114.56 101.73 126.73 9 118.37 127.30 152.96 118.46 111.48 117.10 121.44 117.93 78.34 112.92 98.01 128.15

6 - CHANGES OF THE QUARTERLY COMPOSITE CPI

4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100

Year/

Quarter

Global Index

Food &

Alcoholic Beverages

&

Tobacco

Clothing

&

Footwear

Housing

& Fuels

Household Goods &

Furnishings

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

2011

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 3 117.73 126.99 152.76 121.27 109.78 115.74 120.51 115.30 79.01 113.66 101.20 127.42

Rate of change (%) Quarter-to-

quarter 0.89 0.96 1.77 -1.95 1.85 1.41 2.06 1.07 -0.16 1.96 -1.04 0.40

Year-on-year 6.02 8.01 33.21 3.08 8.14 6.93 5.93 1.24 -2.53 2.31 0.25 4.16

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7 - AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS

Average retail price (MOP)

2011 2012 Rate of change (%)

Item Unit

September June July August September Month-to- month

Year-on- year

Thai rice 11.86 13.02 13.01 13.01 13.01 - 9.63

Beef 88.90 101.36 101.53 105.99 110.41 4.18 24.20

Beef shin 84.57 97.23 96.73 102.15 106.18 3.95 25.55

Lean meat 63.22 61.16 62.04 61.87 61.87 - -2.15

Pork chop 63.23 61.63 61.69 61.39 61.16 -0.38 -3.29

Chicken 38.02 38.02 38.02 38.02 38.02 - -

Golden thread 75.31 79.39 82.38 81.46 79.66 -2.21 5.78

Pomfret 167.83 184.89 176.31 178.07 189.26 6.28 12.77

Sole 170.88 188.43 191.23 191.74 199.01 3.79 16.46

Grass carp kg 42.73 46.48 46.55 45.86 45.36 -1.09 6.15

Head of “Tai U” 68.22 73.26 73.39 73.83 73.17 -0.90 7.26

Fresh-water perch 86.93 104.41 105.53 105.07 104.29 -0.74 19.98

Chinese cabbage 13.32 15.67 16.03 18.04 16.35 -9.36 22.73

Choy sum 17.35 17.89 20.00 22.20 19.42 -12.52 11.95

Chinese lettuce 12.74 14.97 15.79 17.17 15.29 -10.96 20.02

Hairy gourd 12.46 12.86 14.03 14.97 15.07 0.67 20.94

Tomato 11.82 19.05 16.65 16.39 15.55 -5.11 31.53

Carrot 11.32 12.71 12.31 12.31 12.91 4.85 14.05

Banana 8.80 8.98 8.94 8.94 8.95 0.05 1.67

Orange 4.27 3.93 3.97 3.99 4.05 1.69 -5.08

Apple each 4.11 4.03 4.06 4.14 4.76 14.96 15.89

Hen egg 1.19 1.19 1.19 1.20 1.20 - 1.21

MOP : Macao Pataca

- Absolute value equals zero

splayed may not correspond to the results calculated.

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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

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