Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DECEMBER 2013
- The inflation rate for 2013 stood at 5.50%. Inflation was mainly fuelled by higher rentals for dwellings and rising charges for eating out, which drove up the inflation rate by 3.8 percentage points; meanwhile, electricity charge subsidy tapered off part of the increase.
- The Composite CPI (126.88) for December 2013 increased by 5.72% year-on-year. Remarkable increase was observed in the price index of Housing & Fuels (+10.78%); and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+6.44%). On the contrary, price index of Communication decreased by 1.63%.
- The Composite CPI for December 2013 increased by 0.79% month-to-month. Higher prices of women’s clothings & footwear and rising charges for package tours during Christmas holiday pushed up the price index of Clothing & Footwear; and Recreation & Culture by 3.19% and 2.76% respectively. Meanwhile, price index of Miscellaneous Goods & Services decreased by 0.17%.
- The average Composite CPI (125.99) for the fourth quarter of 2013 increased by 5.89% year-on-year.
Consumer Price Index 4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100
Composite
CPI CPI-A CPI-B Average index value for 2013 123.48 123.59 123.94
Index value for December 2013 126.88 127.15 127.33
Year-on-year change (%) 5.72 6.27 5.66
Month-to-month change (%) 0.79 0.74 0.83
Annualized change (%) 5.50 6.09 5.38 Year-on-year change for the fourth
quarter of 2013 (%) 5.89 6.53 5.75
Changes of the Composite CPI %
Sections of Goods and Services Weight Year-
on- year
Month- to-
month Annualized
Index 100.00 5.72 0.79 5.50
Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 32.78 6.44 0.71 6.63 Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco 1.12 4.28 0.07 5.56 Clothing & Footwear 6.75 1.56 3.19 2.03 Housing & Fuels 22.82 10.78 0.53 9.95 Household Goods & Furnishings 3.13 6.07 0.41 5.49
Health 2.90 4.72 0.13 6.48
Transport 7.88 2.74 0.64 2.01
Communication 3.52 -1.63 0.09 -2.30
Recreation & Culture 5.93 4.49 2.76 4.53
Education 5.16 2.14 - -1.40
Miscellaneous Goods & Services 8.02 1.26 -0.17 2.05 - Absolute value equals zero
Year-on-Year Change
4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
% Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B
Annualized Change
5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
% Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B
Historical Data for the Composite CPI %
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Annual inflation rate 8.61 1.17 2.81 5.81 6.11 Year-on-year change
December 6.16 0.75 3.92 6.81 5.83
Fourth quarter 7.48 -0.16 3.93 6.72 5.58
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