Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX MARCH 2014
- The Composite CPI (128.81) increased by 6.36% year-on-year, attributable to higher charges for eating out, rising rentals for dwellings and dearer prices of vegetables.
- The Composite CPI increased by 0.38% month-to-month upon rising charges for eating out and higher rentals. Meanwhile, receding prices of fresh fish and vegetables as well as seasonal sale of women’s Winter footwear offset part of the increase. Price index of Transport and Housing & Fuels increased by 1.14%
and 0.70% respectively, while price index of Clothing & Footwear decreased by 1.09%.
- For the 12 months ended March 2014, the average Composite CPI increased by 5.69% from the previous period. The average Composite CPI for the first quarter went up by 6.12% year-on-year.
Consumer Price Index 4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100
Composite
CPI CPI-A CPI-B Index value for March 2014 128.81 129.50 129.20
Year-on-year change (%) 6.36 6.95 6.24
Month-to-month change (%) 0.38 0.35 0.42
Annualized change (%) 5.69 6.30 5.56 Year-on-year change for the first
quarter of 2014 (%) 6.12 6.77 6.01
Changes of the Composite CPI %
Sections of Goods and Services Weight Year-
on- year
Month- to-
month Annualized
Index 100.00 6.36 0.38 5.69
Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 32.78 6.51 0.45 6.62 Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco 1.12 4.12 0.14 4.89 Clothing & Footwear 6.75 4.70 -1.09 1.68 Housing & Fuels 22.82 12.37 0.70 10.66 Household Goods & Furnishings 3.13 7.18 0.59 5.94
Health 2.90 4.82 0.25 5.96
Transport 7.88 2.03 1.14 2.23
Communication 3.52 0.05 -0.04 -2.12
Recreation & Culture 5.93 3.68 -0.07 4.14
Education 5.16 2.13 - -0.09
Miscellaneous Goods & Services 8.02 1.87 0.34 1.97 - Absolute value equals zero
Year-on-Year Change
4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5
Mar. May Jul. Sept. Nov. Jan. Mar.
% Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B
Annualized Change
5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0
Mar. May Jul. Sept. Nov. Jan. Mar.
% Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B
Historical Data for the Composite CPI %
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Annual inflation rate 1.17 2.81 5.81 6.11 5.50 Changes for March
Year-on-year 2.35 1.88 5.46 6.22 4.95
Month-to-month 0.43 -0.25 0.47 0.86 -0.29
Annualized 7.11 0.74 3.69 6.12 5.88
Year-on-year change
for the first quarter 3.30 1.52 5.03 6.28 5.38
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