SEPTEMBER 2017

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Annualised Change

Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B

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Year-on-Year Change

Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

SEPTEMBER 2017

- The Composite CPI increased by 1.39% year-on-year to 109.69, attributable to dearer charges for eating out and outpatient services, rising wages of domestic helpers, higher prices of adults’ footwear and gasoline, as well as an increase in tuition fees in the new academic year.

- The Composite CPI increased by 0.11 % month-to-month. Higher tuition fees and dearer charges for tutorial classes in the new academic year pushed up the price indices of Education and Miscellaneous Goods & Services. In addition, price index of Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages increased due to higher prices of vegetables and fruits as well as dearer charges for eating out. Price index of Transport went up as gasoline prices and charges for maintenance &

repair of motor cars increased, yet lower airfares tapered off part of the increment. On the other hand, price indices of Recreation & Culture and Clothing &

Footwear recorded notable decreases owing to receding charges for package tours after summer holidays and seasonal sale of adults’ clothing.

- For the 12 months ended September 2017, the average Composite CPI grew by 1.14% from the previous period. The average Composite CPI for the third quarter of 2017 went up by 1.26%, and that for the first nine months of 2017 rose by 1.05%.

Consumer Price Index

10/2013 - 09/2014 = 100 Composite

CPI CPI-A CPI-B

Index value for September 2017 109.69 109.79 108.82

Year-on-year change (%) 1.39 1.42 1.19

Month-to-month change (%) 0.11 0.12 0.08

Annualised change (%) 1.14 1.09 1.63

Year-on-year change for the

third quarter of 2017 (%) 1.26 1.28 1.11

Year-on-year change for the

first nine months of 2017 (%) 1.05 1.02 1.32

Changes of the Composite CPI

% Sections of Goods and Services Weight Year-

on-year

Month-

to-month Annualised

Index 100.00 1.39 0.11 1.14

Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 28.97 1.96 0.30 1.46 Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco 0.92 0.40 -0.29 5.08

Clothing & Footwear 6.46 3.21 -1.72 0.62

Housing & Fuels 26.70 -0.27 0.08 -1.24

Household Goods & Furnishings 3.29 2.36 0.01 1.56

Health 3.06 5.30 0.18 4.26

Transport 10.96 2.91 0.19 4.58

Communication 2.53 -5.89 -0.03 -3.81

Recreation & Culture 4.79 0.86 -2.64 0.71

Education 2.91 4.27 3.97 7.14

Miscellaneous Goods & Services 9.41 1.10 0.86 1.40

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2016 2017

▪ For the 12 months ended September 2017, the average Composite CPI rose by 1.14% from the previous period. Price indices of Education and Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco registered larger increases, while those of Communication and Housing & Fuels declined.

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Changes of the Composite CPI for the Third Quarter of 2017

% Sections of Goods and Services Index

Value

Year-on- Year

Quarter-to- quarter

Index 109.57 1.26 0.36

Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 111.07 1.87 0.46 Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco 148.08 0.31 0.07

Clothing & Footwear 98.55 2.91 0.16

Housing & Fuels 109.80 -0.63 -0.02

Household Goods & Furnishings 110.53 2.28 0.17

Health 117.23 5.27 1.30

Transport 112.63 2.62 0.46

Communication 93.36 -5.86 -0.06

Recreation & Culture 104.68 0.84 1.71

Education 119.18 6.38 1.44

Miscellaneous Goods & Services 105.63 0.99 0.04

Historical Data for the Composite CPI

%

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Annual inflation rate 6.11 5.50 6.05 4.56 2.37

Changes for September

Year-on-year 5.69 6.12 5.82 4.23 1.59

Month-to-month 0.01 0.77 0.53 0.14 0.08

Annualised 6.39 5.42 6.03 5.08 2.98

Year-on-year change for

the third quarter 6.02 5.60 5.94 4.54 1.78

Year-on-year change for

the first nine months 6.29 5.37 6.08 4.79 2.69

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Year-on-Year Change of the Quaterly CPI

2015 2016 2017

▪ The average Composite CPI for the third quarter of 2017 went up by 1.26%

year-on-year, with notable growth in the price indices of Education (+6.38%) and Health (+5.27%). In comparison with the second quarter of 2017, price indices of Recreation & Culture, Education and Health showed marked increases, whereas the indices of Communication and Housing &

Fuels registered decreases.