Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
JUNE / 2009
No.6
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The Composite CPI for June 2009 rose by 1.10% year-on-year to 126.10, of which the price indices of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco; Clothing & Footwear; and Food & Non- Alcoholic Beverages went up by 13.88%, 9.07% and 5.10% respectively.
The price index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco recorded a significant year-on-year growth due to a 19.39% upsurge in the prices of cigarettes. As regards Clothing & Footwear, price indices of footwear (+11.32%) and women’s clothing (+8.02%) registered marked rise while notable increase was observed in the price indices of fresh seafood (+31.49%), fresh fish (+25.06%) and fruit (+12.72%) in the subgroups of Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages.
On the contrary, price index of Transport registered a year-on-year decrease of 10.06% on account of falling prices of gasoline.
The CPI-A and CPI-B for June 2009 were 127.88 and 125.60 respectively, up by 1.05%
and 1.16% year-on-year.
The average Composite CPI for the first half year of 2009 went up by 2.54% over the same period of 2008. For the 12 months ended June 2009, the average Composite CPI rose by 5.31%
over the preceding period.
1 - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR JUNE 2009
7/2004 - 6/2005 = 100
Unit Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B
Index for the current month 126.10 127.88 125.60
Year-on-year rate of change % 1.10 1.05 1.16
Annual rate of change ended June 2009 % 5.31 5.60 5.21
Month-to-month rate of change % 0.39 0.35 0.40
Index for the 2
ndquarter 125.70 127.52 125.19
Year-on-year rate of change % 1.79 1.82 1.83
Quarter-to-quarter rate of change % 0.07 -0.18 0.14
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The Composite CPI for June 2009 increased by 0.39% month-to-month, with the price indices of Transport; Clothing & Footwear; and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages rising by 2.57%, 0.60% and 0.57% respectively, attributable to a pick-up in the selling prices of gasoline, higher prices of women’s clothing, soaring prices of fish & seafood during the fishing moratorium, as well as rising prices of vegetables. However, decreasing rentals for housing drove down the price index of Housing & Fuels by 0.12%. The CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 0.35% and 0.40% respectively month- to-month.
The Composite CPI for the second quarter of 2009 increased by 1.79% over the same quarter of 2008, with marked increase in the price indices of Clothing & Footwear (+10.75%), Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+9.76%) and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+6.11%).
The Composite CPI reflects the impact of price changes on the general population. The CPI-A relates to about 49% of households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP3,000 to MOP9,999. The CPI-B relates to about 31% of households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP10,000 to MOP19,999.
2 - CHANGES OF THE COMPOSITE CPI, CPI-A AND CPI-B AT SECTION LEVEL
%
Rates of change
Jun. 2009/ Jun. 2008 Jan. - Jun. 2009/
Jan. - Jun. 2008 Jun. 2009/ May 2009
Contribution to monthly rate of change in
overall 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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Overall Index 1.10 1.05 1.16 2.54 2.56 2.54 0.39 0.35 0.40 100.00 100.00 100.00 Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 5.10 5.30 5.08 7.90 8.24 7.78 0.57 0.71 0.49 48.09 76.27 42.49 Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco 13.88 15.43 14.36 5.80 6.06 5.90 -0.11 -0.09 -0.11 -0.28 -0.35 -0.26 Clothing and Footwear 9.07 8.74 9.26 11.75 11.14 11.76 0.60 0.65 0.62 6.84 5.07 7.46 Housing and Fuels -0.99 -1.58 -1.05 0# -0.69 -0.24 -0.12 -0.19 -0.13 -7.70 -15.51 -7.59 Household Goods and Furnishings 2.40 4.27 2.68 3.13 5.49 3.62 0.01 0.16 0.04 0.10 0.54 0.21
Health 3.18 3.32 3.43 4.19 4.48 4.48 0.20 0.11 0.23 1.50 0.83 1.62 Transport -10.06 -11.15 -12.00 -9.30 -10.34 -11.18 2.57 2.48 2.96 39.08 28.03 41.96 Communication -2.04 -1.81 -2.19 -1.46 -1.07 -1.71 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.06 -0.05 -0.09 Recreation and Culture 3.07 4.23 2.90 4.11 4.41 4.05 0.52 0.27 0.57 7.12 3.11 7.51
Education -7.51 -7.19 -7.13 -5.76 -5.32 -5.50 - - - -
Miscellaneous Goods and Services 5.05 5.37 5.21 4.75 5.39 4.91 0.27 0.14 0.31 5.31 2.07 6.70
0# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed - Absolute value equals zero
No.6 DSEC JUNE / 2009 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
3 - 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 2008
6 124.72 137.06 107.73 110.76 142.19 107.03 119.44 122.07 87.03 110.96 107.49 111.04 7 125.77 139.79 107.92 109.22 142.91 107.36 120.13 122.94 87.02 111.78 107.49 111.37 8 125.79 139.58 108.23 107.89 144.26 107.70 120.53 118.35 87.01 113.67 107.49 111.74 9 126.32 139.12 108.37 106.13 145.69 108.23 120.70 116.84 87.00 112.93 110.62 114.29 10 126.76 140.89 108.39 107.84 146.40 108.72 120.73 112.23 86.99 112.72 110.63 114.43 11 126.13 140.00 108.19 110.35 144.89 109.11 120.89 109.32 86.99 113.12 110.63 114.48 12 125.78 139.11 108.20 111.78 144.93 109.25 121.35 104.72 86.99 115.39 110.63 114.56 2009
1 126.53 140.64 108.19 111.27 145.03 109.24 122.02 105.94 85.26 118.93 110.63 115.37 2 124.88 141.31 108.11 110.37 143.66 109.50 122.03 106.14 85.26 114.27 99.42 115.37 3 125.41 143.18 108.06 111.69 143.16 109.38 122.63 106.01 85.25 114.39 99.42 115.67 4 125.40 142.80 108.15 117.19 142.25 109.39 122.85 106.20 85.25 114.01 99.42 116.05 5 125.60 143.23 r 122.83 120.08 140.95 109.58 123.00 107.05 85.25 113.78 99.42 116.33 6 126.10 144.05 122.69 120.80 140.78 109.60 123.24 109.80 85.25 114.37 99.42 116.64 r Revised figures
4 - TIME SERIES OF CPI-A
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 32.83 1.34 2.93 26.07 1.33 2.76 4.82 5.12 4.41 12.88 5.50 2008
6 126.55 138.88 107.42 109.39 138.92 110.50 121.64 120.35 87.54 110.11 108.50 111.74 7 127.91 142.30 107.60 108.17 139.61 111.08 122.25 121.05 87.53 110.53 108.50 111.91 8 127.95 141.78 107.98 107.31 141.01 111.77 122.68 116.41 87.53 111.65 108.50 112.33 9 128.85 141.10 108.16 105.91 142.39 112.79 122.88 115.43 87.52 113.39 112.77 115.87 10 129.53 143.17 108.15 107.08 142.97 113.80 123.01 110.90 87.51 113.54 112.78 116.10 11 128.60 141.90 108.09 109.25 141.20 114.55 123.37 107.94 87.51 113.66 112.78 116.17 12 128.05 140.65 108.09 110.75 141.26 114.87 123.84 102.59 87.51 114.61 112.78 116.27 2009
1 128.81 142.47 108.08 110.32 141.49 114.88 124.59 103.84 85.97 116.08 112.78 117.09 2 126.88 142.98 107.99 109.53 139.83 115.32 124.58 103.70 85.96 114.66 100.69 116.82 3 127.55 145.31 107.94 110.93 139.21 114.56 125.20 103.60 85.96 114.82 100.69 117.04 4 127.25 144.69 108.06 116.09 138.24 114.65 125.40 103.51 85.96 114.54 100.69 117.33 5 127.43 145.21 124.11 118.19 136.98 115.03 125.54 104.36 85.96 114.45 100.69 117.58 6 127.88 146.24 124.00 118.95 136.72 115.21 125.67 106.94 85.96 114.77 100.69 117.74
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5 - TIME SERIES OF CPI-B
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 30.24 1.01 5.03 20.49 2.68 2.85 6.58 4.92 5.82 11.20 9.18
2008
6 124.16 136.35 107.65 110.25 140.79 107.98 119.04 125.56 86.19 110.49 106.99 111.62 7 125.13 138.76 107.82 108.67 141.51 108.36 119.76 126.30 86.18 111.32 106.99 112.05 8 125.10 138.68 108.14 107.51 142.81 108.78 120.15 120.51 86.17 113.28 106.99 112.41 9 125.68 138.31 108.31 105.97 144.25 109.43 120.37 119.24 86.16 112.53 109.80 115.17 10 126.04 139.94 108.31 107.86 144.94 110.02 120.40 113.56 86.15 112.26 109.81 115.31 11 125.46 139.24 108.15 110.44 143.47 110.49 120.60 109.96 86.15 112.64 109.81 115.34 12 125.14 138.54 108.15 111.96 143.51 110.64 121.05 104.65 86.15 114.86 109.81 115.43
2009
1 125.84 139.94 108.14 111.40 143.61 110.61 121.79 105.65 84.32 118.53 109.81 116.24 2 124.36 140.74 108.06 110.47 142.28 110.93 121.79 106.31 84.31 113.73 99.36 116.11 3 124.84 142.39 108.01 111.62 141.76 110.62 122.36 106.19 84.31 113.80 99.36 116.41 4 124.86 142.16 108.11 117.00 140.83 110.64 122.63 106.25 84.31 113.29 99.36 116.77 5 125.10 142.58 123.24 119.72 139.49 110.84 122.83 107.32 84.31 113.05 99.36 117.07 6 125.60 143.28 123.11 120.46 139.30 110.88 123.12 110.49 84.30 113.70 99.36 117.44
6 - AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS
Average retail prices (MOP
)2008 2009
Rates of change (%)Items Unit
June March April May June
Jun. 2009/May 2009
Jun. 2009/
Jun. 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Rice Rice – Thailand
(packaged, regular) kg 11.87 10.04 10.04 10.02 10.02 - -15.59 Fresh beef Beef kg 72.45 72.99 72.63 72.99 71.75 -1.70 -0.97 Shin beef kg 69.71 70.21 69.87 70.08 69.79 -0.42 0.11 Fresh pork Lean meat kg 56.08 52.95 52.42 53.25 52.77 -0.89 -5.89
Pork chop kg 54.90 53.25 53.27 53.96 53.25 -1.31 -3.01
Live poultry Chicken kg 32.00 33.88 33.81 33.77 33.77 - 5.54 Fresh salt-water Golden thread kg 42.01 65.23 66.12 65.94 71.07 7.79 69.19 fish Pomfret kg 91.26 104.63 119.36 135.91 119.49 -12.08 30.93
Sole kg 75.11 103.21 125.62 136.83 141.68 3.54 88.64
Fresh fresh- Grass carp kg 33.24 36.14 35.94 35.84 35.94 0.28 8.12 water fish Head of “Tai U” kg 49.01 50.86 52.13 50.43 49.89 -1.06 1.80 Fresh-water perch kg 68.11 73.49 75.34 77.82 78.39 0.73 15.09
Egg Hen egg each 0.99 1.10 1.10 1.11 1.11 0.32 12.64
Fruit Orange each 3.42 4.31 4.23 4.73 4.82 2.01 40.96
Banana kg 7.27 7.53 7.75 7.70 7.80 1.26 7.20
Apple each 3.78 3.62 3.48 3.41 3.44 0.82 -9.10
Vegetable Chinese cabbage kg 12.63 12.60 10.91 10.65 13.01 22.13 2.99
Choy sum kg 16.87 18.21 12.87 13.95 15.96 14.42 -5.38
Chinese lettuce kg 12.19 9.61 9.38 9.33 10.87 16.41 -10.86
Hairy gourd kg 9.58 11.11 10.62 8.88 11.03 24.21 15.18
Tomato kg 11.96 10.25 9.99 10.61 11.72 10.49 -2.04
Carrot kg 10.29 9.15 9.84 9.62 10.36 7.62 0.61
No.6 DSEC JUNE / 2009 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CHART 1 - MOVEMENTS OF THE COMPOSITE CPI
-2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00
June 2008 August October December February 2009 April June
% Year-on-year rate of change Month-to-month rate of change
CHART 2 - MOVEMENTS OF CPI-A
-2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00
June 2008 August October December February 2009 April June
% Year-on-year rate of change Month-to-month rate of change
CHART 3 - MOVEMENTS OF CPI-B
-2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00
June 2008 August October December February 2009 April June
% Year-on-year rate of change Month-to-month rate of change
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7 – QUARTERLY COMPOSITE CPI AND ITS RATES OF CHANGE
7/2004 - 6/2005 = 100
Year/
Quarter
Overall Index
Food and Non- Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic Beverages
and Tobacco
Clothing and Footwear
Housing and Fuels
Household Goods and Furnishing
s
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
2008
2 123.49 135.10 107.41 107.77 140.68 106.67 118.76 120.21 87.03 110.63 107.49 110.91 3 125.96 139.50 108.17 107.75 144.29 107.76 120.45 119.38 87.01 112.79 108.54 112.47 4 126.23 140.00 108.26 109.99 145.41 109.03 120.99 108.76 86.99 113.74 110.63 114.49
2009
1 125.61 141.71 108.12 111.11 143.95 109.37 122.23 106.03 85.26 115.86 103.16 115.47 2 125.70 143.36 117.89 119.36 141.33 109.52 123.03 107.68 85.25 114.05 99.42 116.34 Rate of
change (%) Quarter-to-
quarter
0.07 1.16 9.03 7.43 -1.82 0.14 0.65 1.56 -0.01 -1.56 -3.62 0.75 Year-on-
year 1.79 6.11 9.76 10.75 0.46 2.68 3.59 -10.42 -2.05 3.09 -7.50 4.90