CONSUMER PRICE INDEXJANUARY / 2005No. 1

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

JANUARY / 2005

No. 1

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

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In January 2005, Composite CPI was 96.00, up 0.32% compared with December 2004. Due to upward adjustment of the fuel clause of electricity charges, rising prices in hairdressing and beauty services; fish, shellfish and other seafood, the indices of Rent and housing expenses; Other goods and services; and Foodstuffs and beverages went up 1.12%, 1.11% and 0.48% respectively. On the other hand, lower prices in winter clothing and footwear; and telecommunication services led to a decrease in the indices of Clothing and footwear (-2.32%); and Transport and communications (-1.33%).

Composite CPI in January 2005 registered a significant year-on-year increase of 2.57%. For the 12 months ended January 2005, the average Composite CPI rose 1.27% over the previous period.

Compared with December 2004, CPI(A) and CPI(B) increased 0.37% and 0.29% respectively.

TABLE 1：CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — JANUARY 2005

10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100

Unit Composite

CPI CPI(A) CPI(B)

Monthly index

^96.00 ^97.30 ^95.58

Annual rate of change ended January 2005 %

^1.27 ^1.39 ^1.28

Month-to-month rate of change %

0.32 0.37 0.29

Year-on-year rate of change %

2.57 2.63 2.57

o : Less than half of the unit employed

CHART 1 – MONTHLY RATE OF CHANGE OF COMPOSITE CPI BY SECTION

%

Global index +0.32%

Clothing and footwear -2.32 Transport and communications -1.33

Household goods -0.13

Rent and housing expenses 1.12 Other goods and services 1.11 Foodstuffs and beverages 0.48 Health 0.09 Tobacco and alcoholic beverages 0.05 Education and leisure 0.01

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TABLE 2：TIME SERIES OF THE COMPOSITE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100

Year / Month Global index

Foodstuffs 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

2004

1 93.59 95.48 69.98 91.66 104.97 88.55 100.66 95.67 98.89 98.65

2 93.60 96.79 69.15 91.82 105.16 89.76 100.70 94.09 98.69 94.04

3 93.42 96.10 71.17 91.95 105.01 88.82 100.78 93.74 98.70 93.33

4 93.66 96.19 73.29 92.03 105.06 88.97 100.76 94.22 98.71 93.66

5 93.74 95.55 76.01 92.47 105.30 88.94 100.76 94.31 98.77 93.50

6 93.98 96.18 76.40 92.22 105.31 89.11 100.79 94.68 98.91 94.07

7 94.34 97.31 73.63 92.38 105.57 89.22 100.72 94.97 99.15 94.83

8 94.58 97.75 72.37 92.43 105.66 89.51 100.87 96.08 99.17 95.37

9 95.22 99.10 73.52 92.54 105.56 89.52 100.86 95.41 101.10 95.01

10 95.26 98.26 75.30 93.24 105.75 89.54 100.93 95.19 101.22 95.18

11 95.43 98.39 76.98 93.36 106.02 89.57 100.96 95.23 101.28 94.92

12 95.69 98.42 77.69 93.81 106.17 89.50 100.97 95.66 101.27 95.57

2005

1 96.00 98.90 75.89 94.86 106.23 89.39 101.06 94.39 101.28 96.64

TABLE 3：PRINCIPAL RATES OF CHANGE OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AT SECTION LEVEL OF GOODS AND SERVICES

%

Rates of change

Jan. –Jan. 2005/

Jan. –Jan. 2004 Jan. 2005/ Jan.2004 Jan. 2005/ Dec. 2004

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 2.57 2.63 2.57 2.57 2.63 2.57 0.32 0.37 0.29 100.00 100.00 100.00

Foodstuffs and beverages 3.58 3.71 3.46 3.58 3.71 3.46 0.48 0.52 0.47 48.85 49.30 53.37 Clothing and footwear 8.44 6.97 8.38 8.44 6.97 8.38 -2.32 -2.87 -2.24 -31.05 -20.80 -39.26 Rent and housing expenses 3.49 2.74 3.46 3.49 2.74 3.46 1.12 0.95 1.14 102.47 81.99 105.59 Tobacco and alcoholic beverages 1.20 1.00 1.21 1.20 1.00 1.21 0.05 0.03 0.07 0.21 0.13 0.32 Household goods 0.95 1.32 0.95 0.95 1.32 0.95 -0.13 -0.13 -0.10 -1.23 -0.49 -1.14

Health 0.39 0.70 0.50 0.39 0.70 0.50 0.09 0.05 0.10 0.71 0.31 0.81

Transport and communications -1.34 -0.96 -0.70 -1.34 -0.96 -0.70 -1.33 -1.12 -1.37 -40.88 -23.27 -47.94 Education and leisure 2.41 2.76 2.20 2.41 2.76 2.20 0.01 0.07 0.05 0.42 2.40 2.15 Other goods and services -2.03 -1.88 -1.71 -2.03 -1.88 -1.71 1.11 1.16 1.14 20.49 10.43 26.10

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TABLE 4：TIME SERIES OF CPI (A)

10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100

Household

goods Health

cations

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

2004

1 94.80 94.95 70.93 93.07 105.13 88.85 101.90 94.31 103.04 98.48

2 95.18 96.51 69.92 93.28 105.32 89.31 102.01 93.50 102.85 94.37

3 94.92 95.65 71.12 93.42 105.14 89.32 102.06 93.33 102.84 93.55

4 95.11 95.84 73.13 93.47 105.16 89.39 102.10 93.56 102.86 94.19

5 94.93 94.97 75.87 93.54 105.39 89.49 102.11 93.58 102.91 94.05

6 95.11 95.67 76.04 93.19 105.36 89.76 102.13 93.84 103.00 94.37

7 95.62 97.00 73.85 93.37 105.48 89.82 102.16 93.98 103.12 95.16

8 95.86 97.52 72.70 93.43 105.56 90.26 102.44 94.63 103.13 95.58

9 96.76 99.10 73.13 93.55 105.44 90.22 102.47 94.38 105.71 95.45

10 96.69 97.96 75.68 94.29 105.64 90.28 102.50 94.27 105.77 95.63

11 96.78 97.96 77.53 94.35 105.93 90.28 102.56 94.29 105.79 95.42

12 96.94 97.97 78.12 94.72 106.15 90.15 102.57 94.46 105.81 95.52

2005

1 97.30 98.47 75.88 95.61 106.18 90.03 102.62 93.40 105.88 96.63

TABLE 5：TIME SERIES OF CPI (B)

10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100

Household

goods Health

cations

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

2004

1 93.19 95.54 69.89 91.99 105.05 88.68 101.21 94.15 96.83 98.59

2 93.21 96.76 69.19 92.15 105.22 89.86 101.27 93.29 96.57 94.07

3 93.05 96.13 70.78 92.28 105.10 88.92 101.35 93.11 96.53 93.55

4 93.28 96.19 72.99 92.36 105.15 89.08 101.32 93.56 96.59 93.52

5 93.37 95.61 75.28 92.76 105.39 89.05 101.33 93.64 96.63 93.48

6 93.62 96.18 75.64 92.49 105.41 89.22 101.35 94.09 96.82 94.27

7 93.96 97.21 73.50 92.67 105.72 89.35 101.26 94.24 97.07 94.95

8 94.18 97.63 72.44 92.72 105.78 89.63 101.46 95.08 97.06 95.58

9 94.79 98.88 73.41 92.82 105.70 89.62 101.49 94.80 98.69 95.05

10 94.86 98.19 74.98 93.53 105.88 89.63 101.58 94.69 98.82 95.05

11 95.06 98.34 76.59 93.65 106.13 89.66 101.61 94.72 98.89 95.06

12 95.31 98.37 77.48 94.10 106.25 89.61 101.61 94.79 98.91 95.81

2005

1 95.58 98.84 75.75 95.17 106.32 89.52 101.71 93.49 98.96 96.91

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TABLE 6：AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS

MOP Average retail prices

2004 2005

Items Unit

January August September October November December January

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Rice

Packaged rice from Thailand kg 6.22 6.50 6.51 6.49 6.33 6.30 6.25

Salt-water fish, fresh

Golden thread kg 29.84 28.17 29.90 29.65 32.16 34.14 33.03

Promfret kg 70.52 66.00 69.54 67.28 68.65 57.15 64.48

Sole kg 74.92 91.04 84.63 84.87 81.04 78.87 73.20

Fresh-water fish, fresh

Grass carp kg 18.61 19.08 19.32 19.20 19.32 19.36 19.29

Snake head kg 21.29 20.64 20.54 20.38 20.02 19.08 19.47

Head of big head fish kg 32.75 30.46 30.46 30.52 30.55 32.35 32.15

Fresh pork

Lean cut kg 30.20 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95

Pork chop kg 29.75 35.30 35.42 35.42 35.42 35.42 35.42

Fresh beef

Shin beef kg 38.32 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78

Beef kg 39.22 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72

Live poultry

Chicken kg 25.62 25.71 25.74 25.74 25.74 25.74 25.74

Duck kg 18.84 …â …â …â …â …â …â

Fresh vegetable

White cabbage kg 5.36 7.45 9.59 6.47 5.95 6.06 5.89

Flowering cabbage kg 7.48 8.42 10.32 8.03 8.30 7.54 8.29

Chinese lettuce kg 4.99 8.40 10.01 6.73 5.83 5.96 5.14

Broccoli kg 11.20 15.28 14.26 14.79 14.78 13.99 12.25

Tomato kg 6.88 7.19 7.74 7.74 7.51 7.35 6.85

Potato kg 6.27 5.73 6.12 6.39 6.44 6.29 6.30

Onion kg 7.20 7.74 7.83 7.30 7.33 7.53 7.22

Fresh fruit

Orange each 3.07 2.97 3.16 3.23 3.12 3.04 3.26

Apple each 2.87 2.98 3.09 2.89 2.87 2.60 2.51

Banana kg 6.85 6.75 6.72 6.66 6.67 6.61 6.61

Egg

Hen egg each 0.66 0.67 0.69 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.66

aNo relevant live poultry imported.

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CHART 2 – MOVEMENTS OF THE COMPOSITE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

CHART 3 – MOVEMENTS OF CPI(A)

CHART 4 – MOVEMENTS OF CPI(B) -2.00

-1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00

January 2004 March May July September November January 2005

% Rate of change compared with preceding month

Rate of change compared with same month of previous year

-2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00

%

Rate of change compared with preceding month

-2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00

% Rate of change compared with preceding month

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The following statistical tables can be downloaded from our website

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

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