CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
SEPTEMBER / 2002
No. 9
Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.
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TABLE 1：TIME SERIES OF THE COMPOSITE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Oct./1999 - Sept./2000 = 100
Period Global index
Foodstuff and beverages
Clothing and footwear
Rent and housing expenses
Tobacco and alcoholic beverages
Household
goods Health
Transport and communi-
cations
Education and leisure
Other goods and
services
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Weight 100.00 31.35 5.26 29.93 1.23 3.22 2.42 9.81 10.89 5.89
2001
September 96.98 98.45 88.54 96.03 103.72 93.11 101.66 96.49 98.87 97.60
October 96.51 97.46 88.66 95.52 104.73 93.05 101.71 96.47 98.89 97.25
November 96.18 97.05 88.32 95.32 105.08 92.91 101.63 95.92 98.73 96.45
December 95.86 96.53 86.10 95.26 105.13 92.80 101.70 95.88 98.66 96.21
2002
January 95.63 96.68 84.74 95.02 104.89 92.43 101.34 95.81 98.39 94.97
February 95.97 97.59 83.72 94.24 104.97 92.27 101.33 96.94 98.95 97.86
March 95.22 96.71 83.96 94.18 105.05 91.96 100.84 95.33 98.48 93.91
April 95.04 96.05 84.30 94.05 105.15 91.80 100.84 95.74 98.45 94.11
May 94.81 95.08 85.01 94.12 105.12 91.50 101.23 95.76 98.29 94.54
June 94.90 95.75 84.76 93.81 105.18 90.34 101.55 95.49 98.09 95.69
July 94.92 95.85 81.43 94.17 105.28 89.98 101.74 95.88 98.03 96.19
August 94.90 96.63 78.55 94.02 105.17 90.01 101.64 95.01 97.98 96.64
September 94.54 96.35 76.56 93.89 105.20 89.97 101.45 94.80 97.97 94.85
TABLE 2：PRINCIPAL RATES OF CHANGE OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AT SECTION LEVEL OF GOODS AND SERVICES
% Rates of change
Jan. – Sept. 2002/
Jan. – Sept. 2001 Sept. 2002/Sept. 2001 Sept. 2002/Aug. 2002
Contribution to rate of change in global index Goods and services
Composite
CPI CPI (A) CPI (B) CompositeCPI CPI (A) CPI (B) CompositeCPI CPI (A) CPI (B) CompositeCPI CPI (A) CPI (B)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Global index -2.92 -2.48 -3.09 -2.52 -2.44 -2.57 -0.38 -0.26 -0.43 100.00 100.00 100.00 Foodstuff and beverages -2.46 -2.93 -2.40 -2.14 -2.63 -1.95 -0.29 -0.37 -0.25 23.91 50.12 18.18 Clothing and footwear -10.15 -10.33 -9.94 -13.53 -13.14 -13.36 -2.52 -2.22 -3.01 28.70 23.47 36.44 Rent and housing expenses -3.58 -3.39 -3.47 -2.23 -2.60 -2.16 -0.14 -0.15 -0.14 10.75 19.29 8.59 Tobacco and alcoholic beverages 3.26 3.39 3.34 1.43 1.41 1.43 0.03 0.01 0.03 -0.10 -0.09 -0.10 Household goods -3.53 -3.75 -3.54 -3.37 -3.84 -3.42 -0.05 -0.09 -0.06 0.38 0.50 0.43
Health 0.15 0.42 0.31 -0.21 0.35 -0.19 -0.19 -0.18 -0.06 1.29 1.71 0.33
Transport and communications -2.18 -1.72 -2.39 -1.76 -1.47 -1.86 -0.23 -0.11 0.13 5.81 3.35 -2.90 Education and leisure -0.82 1.68 -2.24 -0.91 -0.37 -1.10 -0.01 0.24 -0.19 0.38 -12.13 5.21 Other goods and services -3.38 -3.09 -3.51 -2.81 -2.70 -2.73 -1.85 -1.04 -2.20 28.89 13.77 33.82
TABLE 3：TIME SERIES OF CPI (A)
Oct./1999 - Sept./2000 = 100
Period Global index
Foodstuff and beverages
Clothing and footwear
Rent and housing expenses
Tobacco and alcoholic beverages
Household
goods Health
Transport and communi-
cations
Education and leisure
Other goods and
services
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Weight 100.00 35.05 3.34 32.88 1.48 1.47 2.33 7.91 12.16 3.38
2001
September 98.11 98.65 88.25 97.14 103.92 94.51 102.23 95.81 102.07 99.11
October 97.51 97.28 88.53 96.72 104.90 94.43 102.24 95.91 102.07 98.67
November 97.18 96.80 88.02 96.48 105.24 94.16 102.16 95.59 101.99 97.65
December 96.83 96.10 85.78 96.45 105.35 94.04 102.16 95.49 101.96 97.38
2002
January 96.65 96.20 84.06 96.18 105.13 93.52 102.01 95.47 101.81 96.41
February 96.83 97.25 83.01 95.24 105.23 93.24 102.01 96.05 102.20 98.50
March 96.21 96.20 83.18 95.16 105.27 92.83 101.67 94.99 101.81 95.79
April 95.87 95.49 83.62 94.76 105.37 92.62 101.76 95.32 101.78 96.06
May 95.52 94.42 84.03 94.77 105.34 92.44 102.24 95.24 101.69 96.38
June 95.72 95.20 84.02 94.56 105.39 91.43 102.62 95.18 101.53 97.20
July 95.83 95.38 80.98 94.95 105.48 90.93 102.87 95.47 101.49 97.30
August 95.96 96.41 78.39 94.75 105.37 90.96 102.76 94.51 101.44 97.45
September 95.71 96.06 76.65 94.61 105.39 90.87 102.58 94.41 101.69 96.44
TABLE 4：TIME SERIES OF CPI (B)
Oct./1999 - Sept./2000 = 100
Period Global index
Foodstuff and beverages
Clothing and footwear
Rent and housing expenses
Tobacco and alcoholic beverages
Household
goods Health
Transport and communi-
cations
Education and leisure
Other goods and
services
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Weight 100.00 31.50 6.22 27.13 1.26 3.51 2.16 10.13 11.54 6.55
2001
September 96.64 98.23 89.34 96.21 103.79 93.44 102.22 95.76 97.11 96.80
October 96.26 97.41 89.43 95.71 104.83 93.36 102.25 95.82 97.14 96.59
November 95.94 97.04 89.18 95.53 105.16 93.21 102.14 95.26 96.97 95.71
December 95.59 96.60 86.57 95.48 105.19 93.08 102.22 95.12 96.93 95.42
2002
January 95.36 96.76 85.21 95.23 104.96 92.74 101.98 95.08 96.67 94.38
February 95.69 97.63 84.16 94.48 105.03 92.56 101.97 95.69 97.42 97.17
March 94.96 96.80 84.30 94.41 105.12 92.36 101.30 94.50 96.75 93.35
April 94.76 96.10 84.62 94.23 105.22 92.15 101.36 95.05 96.73 93.41
May 94.53 95.20 85.07 94.31 105.19 91.84 101.78 94.93 96.53 93.98
June 94.62 95.81 84.84 94.01 105.24 90.62 102.10 94.74 96.37 95.05
July 94.64 95.89 82.30 94.40 105.34 90.27 102.20 94.99 96.30 95.67
August 94.57 96.55 79.81 94.26 105.24 90.30 102.09 93.86 96.23 96.28
September 94.16 96.31 77.40 94.13 105.27 90.25 102.02 93.98 96.05 94.16
TABLE 5：AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SOME FOOD ITEMS
MOP Average retail prices
2001 2002
Items Unit
September April May June July August September
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Rice
Packaged rice from Thailand kg 6.67 5.40a 5.51a 5.14a 5.40a 5.40a 5.31a Salt-water fish, fresh
Golden thread kg 31.00 27.30 27.85 27.34 28.83 28.91 27.92
Promfret kg 64.52 80.79 73.10 64.60 66.41 53.78 62.20
Sole kg 97.11 88.94 85.29 90.36 90.58 89.05 89.39
Fresh-water fish, fresh
Grass carp kg 19.48 19.55 19.24 19.22 19.22 19.22 19.22
Snake head kg 21.03 20.80 21.49 21.49 21.37 22.20 22.16
Head of big head fish kg 33.67 35.51 34.47 34.38 34.29 34.38 34.47
Fresh pork
Lean cut kg 41.09 37.31 37.31 37.31 37.31 37.31 37.31
Pork chop kg 41.56 37.54 36.84 36.84 36.84 36.84 36.84
Fresh beef
Shin beef kg 38.72 38.25 38.25 38.25 38.25 38.25 38.61
Beef kg 38.25 39.20 39.20 39.20 39.20 39.20 39.20
Live poultry
Chicken kg 26.21 25.97 25.80 25.74 25.44 25.27 25.27
Duck kg …b 19.50 19.50 19.50 19.66 19.50 19.59
Fresh vegetable
White cabbage kg 9.61 5.98 4.59 5.79 5.95r 8.04 7.30
Flowering cabbage kg 10.96 6.40 5.61 7.11 7.70 10.09 8.46
Chinese lettuce kg 10.33 5.03 4.38 5.43 6.08 8.22 7.58
Broccoli kg 22.81 17.19 15.15 19.59 24.90 23.69 24.36
Tomato kg 7.48 6.08 5.93 6.12 6.20 6.34 6.58
Potato kg 6.43 6.19 5.80 5.73 5.75 6.19 6.25
Onion kg 8.45 7.13 6.76 6.48 6.46 6.93 6.73
Fresh fruit
Orange each 2.52 2.55 2.54 2.61 2.48 2.47 2.54
Apple each 2.39 2.35 2.31 2.37 2.43 2.55 2.64
Banana kg 6.87 7.19 7.15 7.05 7.03 6.98 6.97
Egg
Hen egg each 0.73 0.73 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71
a Since January 2002, rice samples are of different quality from those taken in 2001. Thus, prices of 2002 are not directly comparable with those of 2001.
b No import of live duck from 19 May to 14 October in 2001.
r Rectified data.
CHART 1 – MOVEMENTS OF THE COMPOSITE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CHART 2 – MOVEMENTS OF CPI (A)
CHART 3 – MOVEMENTS OF CPI (B) -4.00
-3.00 -2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00
September 2001 November January 2002 March May July September
% Rate of change compared with preceding month
Rate of change compared with same month of previous year
-4.00 -3.00 -2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00
September 2001 November January 2002 March May July September
% Rate of change compared with preceding month
Rate of change compared with same month of previous year
-4.00 -3.00 -2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00
September 2001 November January 2002 March May July September
% Rate of change compared with preceding month
Rate of change compared with same month of previous year
OTHER AVAILABLE INFORMATION
1G - Time series of the Composite Consumer Price Index 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 rates of change in the Composite Consumer Price Index at section level 2A - Month-to-month rates of change in CPI(A) at section level
2B - Month-to-month rates of change in CPI(B) at section level
3G - Average rates of change in the Composite Consumer Price Index at section level during the last 12 months
3A - Average rates of change in CPI(A) at section level during the last 12 months 3B - Average rates of change in CPI(B) at section level during the last 12 months
4G - Index and principal rates of change of the Composite Consumer Price Index at section, class and group levels of goods and services
4A - Index and principal rates of change of CPI(A) at section, class and group levels of goods and services
4B - Index and principal rates of change of CPI(B) at section, class and group levels of goods and services
5 - Average retail prices of some food items
6G - Quarter-to-quarter rates of change of the Composite Consumer Price Index 6A - Quarter-to-quarter rates of change of CPI(A)
6B - Quarter-to-quarter rates of change of CPI(B)
7G - Movements of the Composite Consumer Price Index at section level 7A - Movements of CPI(A) at section level
7B - Movements of CPI(B) at section level
