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Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

MARCH / 2008

No.3

Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.

Statistics and Census Service

17th floor, “Dynasty Plaza” Bldg., 411-417 Alameda Dr. Carlos d’Assumpção, Macao Tel: 8399 5311 Fax: 2830 7825 Printed in April 2008

E-mail: info@dsec.gov.mo Homepage: http://www.dsec.gov.mo

The Composite CPI for March 2008 rose by 9.49% year-on-year to 122.53, with considerable increase in the price indices of Food & non-alcoholic beverages (+16.33%), Housing & fuels (+14.00%) and Health (+13.54%). Among the subgroups of Food & non-alcoholic beverages, notable increase was observed in the prices of fresh beef (+74.25%), canned meat (+54.46%), fresh pork (+54.09%), edible oil (+30.15%), chilled or frozen poultry (+27.07%), rice (+24.98%), noodles (+23.75%) and charges for meals bought away from home (+14.37%). For the subgroups of Housing

& fuels and Health, significant increase was noted in prices of LP Gas (+32.81%), charges for maintenance and repair services of dwelling (+24.70%), rentals for housing (+14.70%) and charges for medical consultation service (+24.93%).

However, the price indices of Communication and Education registered year-on-year decrease of 6.86% and 5.84% respectively.

The CPI-A and CPI-B for March 2008 were 124.70 and 122.00, up by 9.99% and 9.38%

respectively year-on-year. For the 12 months ended March 2008, the average Composite CPI rose by 6.71% over the preceding period.

TABLE 1 - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR MARCH 2008

7/2004 - 6/2005 = 100

Unit Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B

Index for the current month 122.53 124.70 122.00

Year-on-year rate of change % 9.49 9.99 9.38

Annual rate of change ended March 2008 % 6.71 7.13 6.62

Month-to-month rate of change % -0.08 -0.14 -0.05

Index for the 1

st

quarter 2008 121.59 123.66 121.07

Year-on-year rate of change % 9.09 9.73 8.95

Quarter-to-quarter rate of change % 3.54 3.99 3.39

CHART 1 – MONTH-TO-MONTH COMPARISION OF THE COMPOSITE CPI BY SECTION

%

Overall index -0.08%

Communication 1.89

Clothing and footwear 1.69

Transport 0.75 Health 0.56 Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 0.37

Household goods and furnishings 0.33 Housing and fuels 0.27 Recreation and culture -2.69

Miscellaneous goods and services -1.34 Food and non-alcoholic beverages -0.34

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX MARCH / 2008 DSEC No.3

The Composite CPI for March 2008 dropped slightly by 0.08% month-to-month, with lower charges for outbound package tours and hairdressing services, as well as lower prices of fresh flower and fresh food after the Lunar New Year, pushing down the price indices of Recreation & culture (- 2.69%), Miscellaneous goods and services (-1.34%) and Food & non-alcoholic beverages (-0.34%).

On the other hand, the indices of Communication and Clothing & footwear rose by 1.89% and 1.69%

respectively due to lower discount offered for IDD calls, as well as new arrivals of men and women’s clothings.

In addition, the CPI-A and CPI-B for March 2008 decreased by 0.14% and 0.05% respectively month-to-month.

The Composite CPI for the first quarter of 2008 increased by 9.09% to 121.59 over the same quarter of 2007, with marked increase in the price indices of Food & non-alcoholic beverages (+16.08%), Housing & fuels (+14.32%) and Health (+13.05%).

The Composite CPI reflects the impacts of price changes on the general population. The CPI-A relates to about 49% of households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP 3,000 to MOP 9,999. The CPI-B relates to about 31% of households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP 10,000 to MOP 19,999.

TABLE 2 – CHANGES OF THE COMPOSITE CPI, CPI-A AND CPI-B AT SECTION LEVEL

%

Rates of change

Mar. 2008/ Mar. 2007 Jan.-Mar. 2008/

Jan.-Mar. 2007 Mar. 2008/ Feb. 2008

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 9.49 9.99 9.38 9.09 9.73 8.95 -0.08 -0.14 -0.05 100.00 100.00 100.00 Food and non-alcoholic beverages 16.33 17.32 16.01 16.08 17.22 15.63 -0.34 -0.81 -0.12 125.07 199.19 80.13 Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 1.40 1.31 1.35 1.14 1.11 1.10 0.37 0.28 0.35 -3.96 -2.24 -6.34 Clothing and footwear 4.26 5.41 3.69 1.52 2.58 1.35 1.69 1.74 1.40 -74.04 -28.21 -115.71 Housing and fuels 14.00 13.48 13.71 14.32 13.66 14.04 0.27 0.33 0.28 -83.70 -70.21 -139.86 Household goods and furnishings 1.93 4.27 2.46 2.08 3.88 2.47 0.33 0.60 0.41 -9.74 -4.87 -19.38

Health 13.54 15.20 12.53 13.05 14.63 12.03 0.56 0.60 0.63 -19.18 -11.23 -35.25 Transport 10.12 9.44 11.42 9.15 8.41 10.22 0.75 0.74 1.06 -58.62 -22.92 -137.71 Communication -6.86 -6.16 -7.23 -8.00 -7.58 -8.16 1.89 2.34 1.56 -73.75 -58.08 -109.84 Recreation and culture 7.99 5.73 7.50 5.86 4.87 5.53 -2.69 -1.47 -2.96 175.13 41.20 327.81

Education -5.84 -6.25 -5.25 -5.84 -6.24 -5.25 - - - -

Miscellaneous goods and services 5.54 5.44 5.74 5.39 5.38 5.62 -1.34 -1.63 -1.47 122.80 57.37 256.17 - Absolute value equals zero

o Result is less than half of the unit employed

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TABLE 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

2007

3 111.91 112.41 105.02 94.85 127.90 103.88 103.35 105.65 93.49 102.17 114.15 104.73 4 112.58 112.84 105.21 96.44 129.32 103.86 103.61 106.38 93.49 103.65 114.15 104.79 5 113.22 113.34 105.23 98.72 131.10 104.03 104.06 107.42 93.46 102.03 114.15 104.93 6 114.37 115.99 105.74 101.58 131.70 104.09 104.19 108.09 93.43 102.71 114.15 105.12 7 115.15 116.52 105.81 99.41 133.90 104.20 104.86 109.09 93.44 104.77 114.15 105.45 8 115.72 117.92 105.78 98.21 135.08 104.62 105.39 108.70 91.63 105.33 114.15 105.61 9 115.82 119.48 105.91 97.27 136.39 104.38 105.63 108.59 93.42 104.24 107.47 107.15 10 116.49 119.69 106.04 100.40 137.55 104.67 105.90 110.12 93.41 105.11 107.47 107.54 11 117.34 120.43 106.07 102.30 139.47 104.88 106.21 112.31 91.55 105.35 107.47 107.96 12 118.49 121.65 106.02 102.19 141.03 105.06 106.74 114.02 93.40 108.81 107.47 108.20

2008

1 119.61 125.29 106.01 99.26 142.57 105.33 115.87 114.45 85.48 106.93 107.47 108.62 2 122.64 131.22 106.10 97.26 145.41 105.54 116.70 115.48 85.45 113.38 107.48 112.04 3 122.53 130.77 106.49 98.90 145.80 105.88 117.34 116.34 85.07 110.33 107.48 110.54

TABLE 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

2007

3 113.37 112.43 105.34 93.99 126.23 104.15 103.70 105.07 93.32 104.24 115.70 105.33 4 113.95 112.64 105.54 95.73 127.75 104.17 104.00 105.83 93.32 104.46 115.70 105.35 5 114.66 113.03 105.60 97.65 129.59 104.33 104.52 106.79 93.30 103.76 115.70 105.51 6 116.04 116.39 106.15 100.59 130.11 104.45 104.83 107.18 93.28 104.17 115.70 105.55 7 116.74 116.88 106.15 98.69 131.90 104.67 105.47 108.17 93.29 105.25 115.70 105.87 8 117.40 118.43 106.10 97.58 132.93 105.32 105.96 107.73 91.13 105.62 115.70 106.02 9 117.60 120.15 106.23 96.79 134.14 105.51 106.15 107.83 93.27 106.61 108.46 107.96 10 118.06 120.18 106.34 99.53 135.00 106.16 106.43 109.44 93.26 107.17 108.46 108.41 11 118.84 120.74 106.37 101.25 137.03 106.61 106.78 111.29 91.06 107.43 108.46 108.74 12 119.84 121.95 106.37 101.32 138.34 107.15 107.41 112.49 93.25 108.70 108.46 108.86

2008

1 121.41 125.95 106.35 99.01 139.90 107.58 117.75 113.09 85.59 108.03 108.46 109.18 2 124.87 132.97 106.43 97.38 142.77 107.95 118.75 114.15 85.57 111.85 108.47 112.90 3 124.70 131.89 106.72 99.07 143.24 108.60 119.47 114.99 85.57 110.20 108.47 111.06

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX MARCH / 2008 DSEC No.3 TABLE 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

2007

3 111.54 112.44 105.11 95.38 127.51 104.03 103.78 106.56 92.96 101.99 112.91 105.05 4 112.23 112.98 105.29 96.73 128.90 104.00 104.10 107.53 92.96 103.55 112.91 105.11 5 112.87 113.52 105.30 99.01 130.62 104.18 104.54 108.75 92.93 101.89 112.91 105.26 6 113.93 115.85 105.83 101.70 131.21 104.25 104.66 109.27 92.90 102.59 112.91 105.42 7 114.69 116.43 105.88 99.62 133.38 104.37 105.39 110.47 92.91 104.47 112.91 105.74 8 115.23 117.74 105.85 98.46 134.49 104.87 105.96 109.91 91.35 105.12 112.91 105.93 9 115.42 119.21 105.97 97.56 135.80 104.81 106.23 110.05 92.89 104.12 106.98 107.59 10 116.15 119.50 106.10 101.05 136.93 105.17 106.53 111.94 92.87 104.98 106.98 108.00 11 117.03 120.37 106.13 102.90 138.81 105.41 106.82 114.30 91.27 105.21 106.98 108.43 12 118.12 121.59 106.09 102.73 140.32 105.62 107.35 115.85 92.86 108.65 106.98 108.63

2008

1 119.14 125.10 106.08 99.57 141.87 105.94 115.26 116.57 84.95 106.49 106.98 109.03 2 122.06 130.59 106.16 97.53 144.58 106.16 116.05 117.49 84.91 112.99 106.98 112.74 3 122.00 130.43 106.53 98.89 144.99 106.59 116.78 118.73 86.24 109.64 106.98 111.08

TABLE 6 – QUARTER-TO-QUARTER RATE OF CHANGE OF THE COMPOSITE CPI

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 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

2007

1 111.46 111.21 105.01 97.00 126.48 103.43 103.17 105.75 93.48 104.11 114.14 104.75 2 113.39 114.06 105.39 98.91 130.71 103.99 103.95 107.30 93.46 102.80 114.15 104.95 3 115.56 117.98 105.83 98.30 135.13 104.40 105.30 108.80 92.83 104.78 111.92 106.07 4 117.44 120.59 106.04 101.63 139.35 104.87 106.28 112.15 92.79 106.43 107.47 107.90

2008

1 121.59 129.09 106.20 98.47 144.59 105.58 116.64 115.43 86.00 110.21 107.48 110.40 Rate of

change (%) Quarter-to-

quarter

3.54 7.05 0.15 -3.11 3.76 0.68 9.74 2.92 -7.31 3.56 o 2.31 Year-on-

year 9.09 16.08 1.14 1.52 14.32 2.08 13.05 9.15 -8.00 5.86 -5.84 5.39

o Result is less than half of the unit employed

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CHART 2 - MOVEMENTS OF THE COMPOSITE CPI

-1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00

March 2007 May July September November January 2008 March

% Year-on-year rate of change Month-to-month rate of change

CHART 3 - MOVEMENTS OF CPI-A

-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

March 2007 May July September November January 2008 March

%

Year-on-year rate of change Month-to-month rate of change

CHART 4 - MOVEMENTS OF CPI-B

-1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00

March 2007 May July September November January 2008 March

% Year-on-year rate of change Month-to-month rate of change

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX MARCH / 2008 DSEC No.3

TABLE 7 - AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS

Average retail prices (MOP

)

2007 2008

Rates of change (%)

Items Unit

March December January February March

Mar. 2008/

Feb. 2008

Mar. 2008/

Mar. 2007

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Rice Rice – Thailand (pre-

packaged, ordinary) kg 6.42 7.04 7.45 7.76 8.31 7.06 29.39

Fresh beef Beef kg 40.61 64.46 63.51 …

a

71.16 .. 75.20

Shin beef kg 40.85 63.05 63.33 …

a

68.99 .. 68.88

Fresh pork Lean meat kg 34.12 45.51 49.89 55.84 54.43 -2.54 59.52 Pork chop kg 33.88 44.63 48.36 53.54 52.48 -1.98 54.88

Live poultry Chicken kg 26.56 28.34 30.98 33.12 32.17 -2.85 21.11 Fresh salt-water Golden thread kg 34.27 46.56 42.34 38.65 36.93 -4.45 7.75

fish Pomfret kg 90.70 73.91 75.09 113.19 87.66 -22.56 -3.35

Sole kg 64.72 68.03 69.46 69.22 67.63 -2.29 4.50

Fresh fresh- Grass carp kg 19.85 23.99 24.27 26.39 27.60 4.55 39.04 water fish Head of “Tai U” kg 38.00 41.94 41.56 45.21 45.26 0.11 19.10 Fresh-water perch kg 51.95 48.36 49.66 54.53 52.47 -3.77 1.01

Egg Hen egg each 0.96 0.94 0.94 0.98 0.96 -1.29 0.93

Fruit Orange each 3.27 3.38 3.27 3.41 3.37 -1.18 2.93

Banana kg 6.70 6.75 6.89 7.13 7.11 -0.36 6.09

Apple each 3.02 3.36 3.22 3.56 3.70 4.02 22.68

Vegetable Chinese cabbage kg 11.15 6.86 8.52 13.24 10.22 -22.75 -8.27 Choy sum kg 14.51 9.49 12.60 17.44 12.24 -29.79 -15.63 Chinese lettuce kg 7.22 6.38 7.62 12.22 7.60 -37.81 5.20 Hairy gourd kg 8.15 8.34 9.99 12.78 18.71 46.36 129.39

Tomato kg 7.18 8.94 8.19 11.14 9.54 -14.37 32.73

Carrot kg 8.24 10.67 9.77 10.52 10.58 0.60 28.34

a

No imports were recorded during the period

… Not available .. Not applicable

The following statistical tables are available for download from our website 1G - Time series of the Composite CPI 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 rate of change of the Composite CPI at section level 2A - Month-to-month rate of change of CPI-A at section level

2B - Month-to-month rate of change of CPI-B at section level 3G - Year-on-year rate of change of the Composite CPI at section level 3A - Year-on-year rate of change of CPI-A at section level

3B - Year-on-year rate of change of CPI-B at section level

4G - Annual rate of change of the average Composite CPI at section level 4A - Annual rate of change of the average CPI-A at section level 4B - Annual rate of change of the average CPI-B at section level 5G - Movements of the Composite CPI at section level

5A - Movements of CPI-A at section level 5B - Movements of CPI-B at section level

6G - Index and rate of change of the Composite CPI at section, class, group and principal subgroup levels 6A - Index and rate of change of CPI-A at section, class, group and principal subgroup levels

6B - Index and rate of change of CPI-B at section, class, group and principal subgroup levels 7 - Average retail prices of selected food items

8G - Quarter-to-quarter rate of change of the Composite CPI at section level

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