CONSUMER PRICE INDEXOCTOBER / 2005No. 10

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

OCTOBER / 2005

No. 10

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In October 2005, Composite Consumer Price Index was 100.62, up by 0.41% over the previous month.

Rising prices in cigarettes, LP gas as well as increasing housing rent pushed the indices of Tobacco and alcoholic beverages; and Rent and housing expenses up by 4.28% and 1.02% respectively. On the other hand, lower prices in fresh fish drove the index of Foodstuff and beverages down by 0.05%.

Composite CPI for October 2005 recorded a significant year-on-year increase of 5.62%. For the 12 months ended October 2005, the average Composite CPI rose by 3.91% over the previous period. Average Composite CPI for January to October 2005 increased by 4.17% over the same period of 2004.

In comparison with September 2005, CPI(A) and CPI(B) increased by 0.40% and 0.37% respectively.

TABLE 1

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - OCTOBER 2005

10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100

Unit Composite

CPI CPI(A) CPI(B)

Monthly index

Annual rate of change ended October 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 +0.41%

Foodstuff and beverages -0.05 Education and leisure -0.01 Tobacco and alcoholic beverages 4.28

Rent and housing expenses 1.02 Other goods and services 0.41 Transport and communications 0.20 Clothing and footwear 0.16 Health 0.11 Household goods 0.05

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

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

5 97.19 100.50 73.13 97.62 106.22 90.12 101.27 94.70 101.38 95.65

6 98.18 101.55 74.62 99.43 106.29 90.20 101.31 94.80 101.24 96.20

7 98.82 102.18 73.80 100.59 106.34 90.18 101.30 95.20 101.94 96.73 8 99.27 101.33 72.74 102.65 106.26 90.29 101.28 96.13 101.86 97.95 9 100.21 101.93 71.75 103.33 106.15 90.22 101.40 95.74 108.15 97.12 10 100.62 101.88 71.86 104.38 110.69 90.27 101.51 95.93 108.15 97.51

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

%

Jan.-Oct. 2005/

Jan.-Oct. 2004 Oct. 2005/Oct. 2004 Oct. 2005/Sept. 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 4.17 4.20 4.00 5.62 6.02 5.29 0.41 0.40 0.37 100.00 100.00 100.00 Foodstuff and beverages 4.14 4.39 3.98 3.69 4.00 3.51 -0.05 -0.08 -0.04 -3.73 -6.49 -3.21 Clothing and footwear 0.14 -0.88 0.46 -4.57 -6.18 -3.84 0.16 0.06 0.23 1.44 0.36 2.75 Rent and housing expenses 7.40 6.15 7.33 11.96 10.56 11.91 1.02 1.05 1.01 77.49 86.51 76.73 Tobacco and alcoholic beverages 1.29 1.23 1.28 4.67 4.83 4.68 4.28 4.40 4.32 13.73 16.75 15.65

Household goods 1.01 0.81 1.00 0.82 0.38 0.85 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.39 0.18 0.70

Health 0.47 0.63 0.56 0.58 0.61 0.61 0.11 0.13 0.12 0.65 0.75 0.69

Transport and communications 0.49 0.21 0.89 0.77 0.45 1.25 0.20 0.04 -0.08 4.50 0.81 -2.11 Education and leisure 3.53 4.22 3.26 6.84 8.87 5.98 -0.01 -0.01 -0.03 -0.18 -0.40 -1.03 Other goods and services 2.35 2.07 2.63 2.45 1.79 2.97 0.41 0.19 0.57 5.71 1.54 9.83

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

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

5 98.56 100.28 72.56 97.76 106.16 90.29 102.82 93.79 105.95 96.15

6 99.48 101.56 73.84 99.04 106.23 90.41 102.88 93.83 105.84 96.43

7 100.23 102.28 72.96 100.30 106.30 90.46 102.86 94.09 106.50 96.80 8 100.64 101.23 71.92 102.56 106.22 90.64 102.84 94.69 106.43 97.62 9 102.10 101.96 70.96 103.16 106.08 90.58 102.99 94.64 115.16 97.15 10 102.51 101.88 71.01 104.24 110.75 90.63 103.13 94.68 115.14 97.34

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

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

5 96.69 100.32 72.94 97.88 106.31 90.25 101.94 94.46 99.06 96.05

6 97.61 101.29 74.54 99.60 106.37 90.34 101.98 94.53 98.92 96.77

7 98.22 101.88 73.74 100.83 106.41 90.25 101.97 94.92 99.66 97.03 8 98.66 101.11 72.81 102.94 106.34 90.37 101.95 95.85 99.60 98.26 9 99.51 101.68 71.94 103.61 106.25 90.32 102.08 95.95 104.76 97.32 10 99.88 101.64 72.10 104.66 110.84 90.39 102.20 95.88 104.73 97.87

TABLE 6 - AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS

MOP Average retail prices

2004 2005

Items Unit

October May June July August September October

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Rice

Packaged rice from Thailand kg 6.49 6.25 6.40 6.26 6.30 6.26 6.32

Salt-water fish, fresh

Golden thread kg 29.65 29.02 28.36 30.07 31.41 33.69 31.00

Promfret kg 67.28 77.59 89.60 77.14 72.22 67.00 63.58

Sole kg 84.87 68.24 74.37 67.68 75.56 75.61 76.67

Fresh-water fish, fresh

Grass carp kg 19.20 20.05 20.18 20.99 21.65 21.38 20.91

Snake head kg 20.38 20.70 20.42 21.25 21.65 22.38 24.79

Head of big head fish kg 30.52 34.12 35.42 35.18 36.76 36.55 37.59

Fresh pork

Lean cut kg 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95

Pork chop kg 35.42 35.89 35.89 35.89 35.89 35.89 35.89

Fresh beef

Shin beef kg 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78

Beef kg 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72

Live poultry

Chicken kg 25.74 26.45 26.39 26.45 26.45 26.45 26.45

Fresh vegetable

White cabbage kg 6.47 8.15 9.46 9.82 8.33 9.23 8.77

Flowering cabbage kg 8.03 10.19 12.35 12.99 10.79 10.77 10.74

Chinese lettuce kg 6.73 6.81 8.97 10.50 8.59 9.46 8.82

Broccoli kg 14.79 12.52 15.01 15.94 14.36 13.15 13.86

Tomato kg 7.74 7.70 7.78 8.68 8.29 7.60 8.28

Potato kg 6.39 6.48 6.66 6.84 6.39 6.18 6.11

Onion kg 7.30 8.22 8.08 7.86 7.70 7.58 7.54

Fresh fruit

Orange each 3.23 3.28 3.33 3.21 3.11 3.13 3.12

Apple each 2.89 2.56 2.49 2.41 2.65 2.72 2.80

Banana kg 6.66 6.76 6.72 6.72 6.69 6.70 6.76

Egg

Hen egg each 0.68 0.66 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.70 0.70

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 6.00 7.00

October 2004 December February 2005 April June August October

%

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 6.00 7.00

October 2004 December February 2005 April June August October

% 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 6.00 7.00

October 2004 December February 2005 April June August October

% 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