CONSUMER PRICE INDEX JANUARY/ 2010

Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

JANUARY/ 2010

No.1

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Composite CPI (102.14) for January 2010 increased by 0.12% year-on-year. Price indices of Clothing & Footwear; Transport; Miscellaneous Goods & Services; and Food &

Non-Alcoholic Beverages rose by 9.95%, 6.99%, 4.51%, and 3.60% respectively, attributable to higher prices of clothing in spite of the seasonal sales, and rising prices of gasoline, gold jewellery, meals bought away from home, fresh fish and vegetables.

On the contrary, apart from the 18.95% decrease of the price index of Education, reduced charges for mobile phone services and lower rentals for housing drove the price indices of Communication; and Housing & Fuels down by 3.28% and 2.75% respectively.

The CPI-A (101.66) for January 2010 decreased by 0.84% year-on-year, while the CPI- B (102.20) increased by 0.35%.

1 - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100

Unit Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B

Index value for January 2009 102.14 101.66 102.20

Year-on-year change % 0.12 -0.84 0.35

Annualized change % 0.71 0.23 0.82

Month-to-month change % -0.03 0.02 -0.06

The Composite CPI for January 2010 decreased slightly by 0.03% month-to-month, of which the price indices of Communication and Clothing & Footwear dropped by 3.26% and 2.84% respectively on account of reduced charges for mobile phone services as well as seasonal sales of clothing. However, price indices of Transport and Health increased by 1.25%

and 0.69% respectively due to rising prices of gasoline and higher charges for medical consultation. Meanwhile, the CPI-A rose marginally by 0.02% month-to-month, while the CPI-B decreased by 0.06%.

For the 12 months ended January 2010, the average Composite CPI rose by 0.71% over the preceding period.

The Composite CPI reflects the impact of price changes on the general population. The 2008/2009 based 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.

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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 month-to- month 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 0.12 -0.84 0.35 -0.03 0.02 -0.06 0.71 0.23 0.82 100.00 100.00 100.00 Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 3.60 3.76 3.57 0.63 0.69 0.59 4.85 4.93 4.86 -619.40 1170.89 -343.24 Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco 13.93 15.18 14.34 0.03 0.04 0.02 10.78 11.73 11.09 -1.19 2.97 -0.49 Clothing & Footwear 9.95 10.11 9.49 -2.84 -2.97 -2.75 9.34 9.09 9.27 630.28 -716.26 406.96 Housing & Fuels -2.75 -3.48 -2.98 -0.08 -0.05 -0.09 -1.63 -2.39 -1.82 48.73 -53.17 29.92 Household Goods & Furnishings 0.79 0.50 0.62 0.17 0.22 0.14 1.96 3.06 2.12 -16.08 21.39 -8.69 Health 3.00 3.01 3.19 0.69 0.57 0.83 3.26 3.48 3.46 -60.31 71.49 -42.56 Transport 6.99 5.56 7.88 1.25 1.18 1.38 -4.67 -6.01 -5.91 -285.30 292.51 -187.97 Communication -3.28 -3.16 -3.37 -3.26 -3.14 -3.36 -1.98 -1.72 -2.15 319.39 -559.85 183.27 Recreation & Culture -1.78 0.81 -2.22 -1.07 -0.89 -1.17 2.15 3.05 1.94 189.17 -189.76 133.70 Education -18.95 -20.02 -17.63 - - - -12.36 -12.65 -11.58 - - - Miscellaneous Goods & Services 4.51 3.13 4.39 0.42 0.22 0.45 4.32 4.36 4.31 -105.30 59.77 -70.90 - 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 ^r

Food &

Non- Alcoholic Beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

& Tobacco

Clothing

&

Footwear

Housing

& Fuels ^r

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

2008 100.23 97.19 99.34 95.04 99.05 99.26 98.68 102.82 97.32 97.41 119.84 99.78 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

2009

1 102.01 100.56 99.97 99.77 99.93 101.09 101.01 93.95 95.64 103.59 122.15 102.72 2 100.68 101.05 99.90 98.96 98.99 101.33 101.02 94.13 95.64 99.53 109.78 102.72 3 101.11 102.38 99.85 100.14 98.65 101.22 101.52 94.01 95.64 99.63 109.78 102.98 4 101.10 102.11 99.93 105.08 98.02 101.23 101.69 94.18 95.64 99.30 109.78 103.32 5 101.26 102.41 113.49 107.67 97.12 101.41 101.82 94.93 95.64 99.10 109.78 103.58 6 101.66 103.00 113.37 108.32 97.00 101.42 102.02 97.37 95.63 99.61 109.78 103.85 7 101.60 103.18 113.54 104.47 96.92 101.54 102.04 97.36 95.64 100.02 109.78 104.28 8 101.79 102.80 113.63 102.10 97.57 101.46 102.21 100.08 95.64 101.49 109.78 104.18 9 100.80 103.19 113.73 99.75 97.36 101.58 102.40 98.52 95.64 100.70 98.95 104.73 10 101.07 103.31 113.75 102.00 97.29 101.63 102.87 99.27 95.63 100.38 99.00 105.30 11 101.56 103.27 113.87 107.66 97.45 101.69 103.07 99.34 95.63 100.42 99.00 106.09 12 102.17 103.54 113.87 112.90 97.26 101.72 103.32 99.27 95.63 102.84 99.00 106.91

2010

1 102.14 104.19 113.90 109.69 97.19 101.90 104.04 100.52 92.51 101.74 99.00 107.36

r Revised figures

4 - TIME SERIES OF THE CPI-A

4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100

Year/

Month

Global Index ^r

Food &

Non- Alcoholic Beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

& Tobacco

Clothing

&

Footwear

Housing

& Fuels ^r

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

2008 100.65 97.11 98.76 95.41 100.11 98.41 99.09 102.92 97.02 97.04 119.91 98.54 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 2009

1 102.52 100.52 99.33 99.93 100.77 101.79 101.69 93.45 95.64 101.05 123.03 102.09 2 100.99 100.87 99.25 99.22 99.59 102.18 101.68 93.32 95.64 99.82 109.85 101.85 3 101.52 102.51 99.21 100.49 99.15 101.51 102.18 93.23 95.64 99.95 109.85 102.05 4 101.28 102.08 99.32 105.16 98.46 101.59 102.35 93.15 95.64 99.71 109.85 102.30 5 101.42 102.44 114.07 107.06 97.56 101.93 102.46 93.91 95.64 99.64 109.85 102.51 6 101.78 103.17 113.96 107.75 97.38 102.09 102.57 96.23 95.63 99.91 109.85 102.66 7 101.67 103.26 114.14 104.22 97.13 102.09 102.58 96.00 95.64 99.97 109.85 103.26 8 101.81 102.85 114.24 102.22 97.79 101.88 102.86 98.62 95.64 100.80 109.86 103.20 9 100.70 103.28 114.24 99.99 97.35 101.95 103.07 97.23 95.64 100.99 98.35 104.08 10 100.89 103.39 114.24 102.49 97.28 102.00 103.65 97.51 95.63 100.86 98.40 104.31 11 101.22 103.31 114.37 108.17 97.49 102.06 103.83 97.63 95.63 100.88 98.40 104.64 12 101.64 103.58 114.37 113.40 97.31 102.08 104.15 97.50 95.63 102.79 98.40 105.06 2010

1 101.66 104.30 114.41 110.03 97.27 102.30 104.75 98.64 92.62 101.87 98.40 105.29

5 - TIME SERIES OF THE CPI-B

4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100

Year/

Month

Global Index ^r

Food &

Non- Alcoholic Beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

& Tobacco

Clothing

&

Footwear

Housing

& Fuels ^r

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

2008 100.12 97.22 98.67 94.89 99.28 98.83 98.09 103.65 97.38 97.90 117.68 99.69 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 2009

1 101.84 100.59 99.28 99.85 100.06 100.98 100.57 92.72 95.51 104.20 119.73 102.79 2 100.64 101.16 99.20 99.01 99.13 101.27 100.57 93.30 95.50 99.98 108.34 102.67 3 101.03 102.34 99.16 100.05 98.78 100.99 101.04 93.19 95.50 100.04 108.34 102.94 4 101.05 102.18 99.25 104.87 98.13 101.01 101.26 93.24 95.50 99.59 108.34 103.25 5 101.24 102.48 113.14 107.31 97.19 101.19 101.44 94.18 95.50 99.39 108.34 103.52 6 101.64 102.98 113.02 107.97 97.06 101.22 101.67 96.97 95.49 99.95 108.34 103.84 7 101.55 103.17 113.18 104.15 96.96 101.33 101.71 96.61 95.51 100.30 108.34 104.23 8 101.69 102.75 113.29 101.89 97.54 101.23 101.79 99.63 95.51 101.81 108.34 104.11 9 100.77 103.14 113.36 99.65 97.31 101.35 102.01 98.05 95.51 100.96 98.56 104.69 10 101.06 103.27 113.37 101.85 97.23 101.38 102.48 98.68 95.50 100.63 98.62 105.24 11 101.60 103.29 113.48 107.38 97.36 101.43 102.70 98.77 95.50 100.65 98.62 105.99 12 102.26 103.56 113.49 112.42 97.16 101.47 102.93 98.67 95.49 103.09 98.62 106.82

2010

1 102.20 104.17 113.51 109.32 97.08 101.61 103.78 100.02 92.29 101.89 98.62 107.30

r Revised figures

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6 – AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS

Average retail prices (MOP

2009 2010

Items Unit

January October November December January

Thai rice (packaged) 9.96 10.11 10.54 10.54 10.69 1.42 7.37 Beef 72.90 71.31 71.55 70.82 71.21 0.55 -2.32 Beef shin 69.32 67.08 68.32 69.42 68.90 -0.76 -0.62

Lean meat 53.99 51.95 51.48 52.01 52.01 - -3.68 Pork chop 52.58 52.42 52.18 51.89 51.59 -0.57 -1.87 Chicken 34.00 33.77 33.65 33.62 34.16 1.59 0.46

Golden thread 61.62 70.69 67.06 69.42 67.44 -2.86 9.44 Pomfret 88.68 138.84 145.45 138.84 132.23 -4.76 49.10 Sole 87.84 138.24 138.84 133.18 137.04 2.90 56.01

Grass carp kg 36.13 36.11 36.12 35.83 35.79 -0.11 -0.96 Head of “Tai U” 49.88 51.99 51.29 53.40 53.04 -0.67 6.35 Fresh-water perch 68.01 75.44 73.54 73.20 74.52 1.80 9.56

Chinese cabbage 9.42 12.97 12.34 11.32 13.79 21.76 46.33 Choy sum 14.07 15.51 15.82 15.64 17.95 14.78 27.62 Chinese lettuce 7.08 11.75 11.00 9.34 9.11 -2.50 28.61 Hairy gourd 14.42 10.77 11.15 10.60 10.48 -1.15 -27.35 Tomato 10.53 11.39 11.29 10.81 11.09 2.59 5.35

Carrot 9.92 10.24 9.99 10.02 9.72 -3.02 -1.97

Banana 7.28 7.66 7.70 7.69 7.74 0.56 6.31

Orange 4.41 4.11 4.40 4.64 4.31 -7.09 -2.22

Apple each 4.05 3.91 3.59 3.48 3.60 3.47 -11.13

Hen egg 1.14 1.11 1.14 1.17 1.15 -2.44 0.77

- Absolute value equals zero

CHART 1 - MOVEMENTS OF THE COMPOSITE CPI

-3.00 -2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

January 2009 March May July September November January 2010

% Year-on-year change Month-to-month change

CHART 2 - MOVEMENTS OF THE CPI-A

-3.00 -2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

January 2009 March May July September November January 2010

% Year-on-year change Month-to-month change

CHART 3 - MOVEMENTS OF THE CPI-B

-3.00 -2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

January 2009 March May July September November January 2010

% Year-on-year change Month-to-month change

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The following statistical tables are available for download from our 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