CONSUMER PRICE INDEXAPRIL / 2006No. 4

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

APRIL / 2006

No. 4

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

Statistics and Census Service

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Starting from January 2006, the CPI has been rebased to July 2004 to June 2005, apart from the compilation of the Composite CPI that reflects the impacts of price changes for the general population, two indices are compiled to show the influences of price changes for households in different expenditure ranges. The CPI-A relates to about 49% of households, which had an average monthly expenditure of MOP 3,000 to MOP 9,999; the CPI-B relates to about 31% of households, which had an average monthly expenditure of MOP 10,000 to MOP 19,999.

The Composite CPI for April 2006 was 107.55, up by 0.87% over the previous month. The increase was mainly attributable to the rising prices in new arrivals of Summer clothing; upward adjustment of the electricity fuel clause and gasoline prices on account of surging international oil prices; higher charges for outbound package tours in the Easter holidays; and the increase in the rentals for housing. As a result, the indices of Clothing & footwear; Transport; Recreation

& culture and Housing & fuels rose by 1.90%, 1.79%, 1.46% and 1.39% respectively.

On the other hand, the continuous price discount offered in long-distance call (IDD) led to the decrease in the index of Communication (-0.38%) compared with March.

The Composite CPI for April 2006 registered a year-on-year increase of 6.30%. Average Composite CPI for January to April 2006 rose by 5.69% over the same period of 2005. For the 12 months ended April 2006, the average Composite CPI increased by 5.22% over the previous period.

In addition, the CPI-A and CPI-B for April 2006 were 108.44 and 107.32, up by 0.85% and 0.86% respectively compared with March.

TABLE 1 - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR APRIL 2006

7/2004 - 6/2005 = 100 Unit Composite

CPI CPI-A CPI-B

Index of the current month 107.55 108.44 107.32

Annual rate of change ended April 2006 % 5.22 5.57 4.94

Month-to-month rate of change % 0.87 0.85 0.86

Year-on-year rate of change % 6.30 7.03 6.00

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

Overall index +0.87%

Clothing and footwear 1.90

Transport 1.79

Recreation and culture 1.46

Housing and fuels 1.39

Food and non-alcoholic beverages 0.89

Health 0.04

Household goods and furnishings 0.02

Education 0.01

Communication -0.38

Alcoholic beverages and tobacco -0.03 Miscellaneous goods and services -0.01

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TABLE 2 - TIME SERIES OF THE COMPOSITE CPI

7/2004 - 6/2005 = 100

Year/

Month

Overall 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

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

Weight 100.00 29.05 1.04 4.70 21.81 2.95 3.07 7.05 4.74 5.97 11.12 8.51

2005

4 101.17 101.98 100.14 101.68 104.79 100.95 99.94 101.81 98.69 100.14 98.45 98.78

5 101.72 102.83 100.10 102.57 105.83 100.92 99.97 101.05 98.68 99.83 98.45 98.77

6 102.75 103.91 100.16 104.64 107.81 101.01 100.02 101.22 98.69 100.45 98.45 98.56

7 103.42 104.55 100.21 103.50 109.08 100.99 100.00 101.92 98.69 102.86 98.54 98.44

8 103.89 103.68 100.14 102.04 111.33 101.10 99.98 103.55 98.69 103.89 98.54 98.73

9 104.88 104.30 100.03 100.67 112.07 101.03 100.10 102.88 98.68 102.52 107.61 99.08

10 105.30 104.25 104.31 100.83 113.23 101.08 100.21 103.21 98.68 102.41 107.61 99.57

11 105.31 103.69 104.31 101.91 114.01 101.15 100.09 102.10 98.68 101.88 107.61 99.76

12 105.76 104.14 104.34 102.47 114.54 101.25 101.01 103.10 98.67 102.01 107.61 100.40

2006

1 106.37 105.01 104.64 99.82 115.42 101.23 101.15 103.96 98.81 103.75 107.61 101.79

2 106.76 105.72 104.64 97.82 117.74 102.10 101.30 103.28 98.76 101.66 107.61 100.77

3 106.63 105.50 104.75 96.87 118.53 102.18 101.47 103.60 94.45 101.01 107.61 100.94

4 107.55 106.44 104.72 98.71 120.18 102.20 101.51 105.45 94.10 102.49 107.62 100.93

TABLE 3 – CHANGES OF THE COMPOSITE CPI, CPI-A AND CPI-B AT SECTION LEVEL

%

Rates of change

Jan.-Apr. 2006/

Jan.-Apr. 2005 Apr. 2006/ Apr. 2005 Apr 2006/ Mar. 2006

Rate of change to the overall index Goods and services

Com- posite CPI

CPI-A CPI-B Com- posite CPI

CPI-A CPI-B

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

Overall index 5.69 6.28 5.39 6.30 7.03 6.00 0.87 0.85 0.86 100.00 100.00 100.00

Food and non-alcoholic beverages 3.40 3.43 3.47 4.38 4.58 4.43 0.89 0.92 0.89 29.64 34.63 31.14 Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 4.55 4.69 4.60 4.57 4.70 4.61 -0.03 -0.04 -0.03 -0.04 -0.05 -0.04

Clothing anf footwear -4.62 -5.29 -4.28 -2.92 -2.80 -2.75 1.90 2.44 1.70 9.35 7.49 9.03

Housing and fuels 13.71 12.80 13.65 14.68 14.14 14.68 1.39 1.41 1.43 39.04 47.05 37.86

Household goods and furnishings 1.23 1.17 1.23 1.23 1.22 1.23 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.06 0.07 0.09

Health 1.53 1.76 1.71 1.57 1.82 1.73 0.04 0.02 0.04 0.12 0.07 0.13

Transport 2.43 2.43 3.56 3.57 3.24 4.05 1.79 1.65 2.01 14.14 8.95 15.13

Communication -2.20 -2.39 -2.13 -4.66 -5.03 -4.35 -0.38 -0.22 -0.38 -1.82 -1.18 -1.93

Recreation and culture 0.66 1.60 0.76 2.34 2.73 2.33 1.46 0.53 1.33 9.53 2.62 8.56

Education 9.31 10.59 7.97 9.31 10.60 7.97 0.01 0.01 o 0.07 0.16 0.04

Miscellaneous goods and services 1.72 1.21 1.60 2.17 1.35 2.30 -0.01 0.03 o -0.10 0.19 -0.02

o

Result is less than half of the unit employed - Absolute value equals zero

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TABLE 4 - TIME SERIES OF CPI-A

7/2004 - 6/2005 = 100

Year/

Month

Overall index

Alcoholic beverages

and tobacco

Housing and fuels

Education

and services

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

Weight 100.00 32.83 1.34 2.93 26.07 1.33 2.76 4.82 5.12 4.41 12.88 5.50

2005

4 101.32 101.63 100.30 101.35 104.77 100.93 99.84 101.75 98.76 100.48 97.76 99.74

5 101.98 102.70 100.24 102.38 105.72 100.82 99.87 101.15 98.75 100.16 97.76 99.71

6 102.93 104.01 100.31 104.16 107.12 100.96 99.93 101.23 98.76 100.24 97.76 99.52

7 103.71 104.75 100.37 102.94 108.49 101.01 99.91 101.79 98.76 103.22 97.79 99.42

8 104.13 103.67 100.29 101.50 110.96 101.22 99.89 103.06 98.76 103.68 97.79 99.51

9 105.64 104.42 100.16 100.16 111.61 101.15 100.04 102.97 98.75 103.16 108.12 99.83

10 106.07 104.34 104.57 100.24 112.80 101.18 100.17 103.06 98.75 103.07 108.12 100.05

11 105.98 103.62 104.57 101.16 113.40 101.34 100.14 102.16 98.75 102.68 108.12 100.11

12 106.40 104.07 104.61 101.87 114.00 101.51 101.10 102.70 98.75 102.68 108.12 100.37

2006

1 106.96 104.81 104.93 99.17 114.75 101.55 101.30 103.52 98.93 103.79 108.12 102.00

2 107.69 105.60 104.93 97.25 117.19 101.95 101.42 102.86 98.90 103.00 108.12 100.97

3 107.52 105.31 105.05 96.16 117.93 102.11 101.63 103.34 94.00 102.68 108.12 101.05

4 108.44 106.28 105.01 98.51 119.59 102.16 101.65 105.05 93.79 103.22 108.13 101.09

TABLE 5 - TIME SERIES OF CPI-B

7/2004 - 6/2005 = 100

Year/

Month

Overall index

Alcoholic beverages

and tobacco

Housing and fuels

Education

and services

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

Weight 100.00 30.24 1.01 5.03 20.49 2.68 2.85 6.58 4.92 5.82 11.20 9.18

2005

4 101.25 102.06 100.18 101.02 104.71 100.96 99.90 102.60 98.56 100.25 98.84 98.73

5 101.76 102.83 100.14 101.80 105.73 100.94 99.93 101.91 98.54 100.26 98.84 98.74

6 102.73 103.82 100.19 104.02 107.62 101.06 99.98 102.02 98.55 101.12 98.84 98.56

7 103.37 104.42 100.23 102.91 108.95 100.95 99.97 102.75 98.56 103.18 98.94 98.45

8 103.83 103.63 100.17 101.62 111.26 101.08 99.95 104.45 98.56 104.34 98.94 98.73

9 104.73 104.21 100.08 100.43 111.99 101.02 100.08 104.66 98.54 102.76 106.71 99.06

10 105.12 104.17 104.40 100.66 113.14 101.10 100.19 104.52 98.54 102.76 106.71 99.59

11 105.13 103.72 104.40 101.72 113.89 101.16 100.13 103.35 98.54 102.19 106.71 99.79

12 105.54 104.16 104.43 102.29 114.42 101.28 101.19 103.75 98.54 102.15 106.71 100.47

2006

1 106.17 105.11 104.74 99.63 115.28 101.30 101.30 104.66 98.51 104.03 106.71 101.91

2 106.52 105.81 104.74 97.48 117.60 102.06 101.45 104.14 98.45 101.95 106.71 100.83

3 106.41 105.63 104.83 96.60 118.39 102.17 101.59 104.65 94.63 101.24 106.71 101.00

4 107.32 106.57 104.80 98.24 120.08 102.20 101.64 106.76 94.28 102.59 106.72 101.00

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TABLE 6 - AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS

MOP

Average retail prices

2005 2006

Items Unit

April November December January February March April

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Rice

Rice – Thailand (pre-packaged,

ordinary) kg 5.81 5.93 5.94 6.01 6.01 6.01 6.06

Fresh beef

Beef kg 38.72 38.69 38.84 39.20 39.35 40.14 40.28

Shin beef kg 37.78 37.71 38.02 38.72 39.20 40.14 40.40

Fresh pork

Lean meat kg 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.87 34.76 34.53

Pork chop kg 35.89 35.89 35.89 35.89 35.79 36.13 35.30

Live poultry

Chicken kg 26.45 26.45 26.45 26.56 26.74 26.45 26.45

Fresh salt-water fish

Golden thread kg 30.84 33.58 35.88 33.65 33.91 33.81 33.32

Promfret kg 76.86 62.00 59.69 64.41 64.19 82.58 78.63

Sole kg 69.95 67.63 70.11 64.38 65.77 54.99 58.56

Fresh fresh-water fish

Grass carp kg 19.34 20.94 20.77 21.15 21.57 20.23 20.90

Head of “Tai U” kg 33.06 37.37 37.64 37.96 39.07 36.98 36.86

Fresh-water perch kg 42.87 …

^a

…

^a

52.74 53.36 52.44 47.47

Egg

Hen egg each 0.66 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.71 0.71

Fruit

Orange each 2.96 2.59 2.68 3.01 3.05 3.10 3.25

Banana kg 6.60 6.64 6.68 6.76 7.00 6.58 6.54

Apple each 2.27 2.55 2.58 2.56 2.69 2.56 2.67

Vegetable

Chinese cabbage kg 6.57 6.79 6.87 6.57 7.54 7.53 8.52

Choy sum kg 8.34 9.30 9.70 8.63 9.23 9.42 9.61

Chinese lettuce kg 5.38 6.97 7.07 6.15 5.79 5.81 6.90

Hairy gourd kg 7.05 7.45 7.72 7.67 8.05 7.35 7.13

Tomato kg 7.02 8.30 8.05 7.64 7.82 7.60 7.30

Carrot kg 6.71 7.39 7.81 7.00 7.34 6.89 6.49

a. No imports were recorded during the period.

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CHART 2 - MOVEMENTS OF THE COMPOSITE CPI

CHART 3 - MOVEMENTS OF CPI-A

CHART 4 - MOVEMENTS OF CPI-B

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0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

April 2005 June August October December February 2006 April

% Month-to-month rate of change

Year-on-year rate of change

-1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

%

Month-to-month rate of change Year-on-year rate of change

-1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

% Month-to-month rate of change

Year-on-year rate of change

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