Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
JUNE / 2011
No.6
Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.
Statistics and Census Service
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Composite CPI (110.29) for June 2011 increased by 5.65% year-on-year. The increment was attributable to higher charges for meals bought away from home and rising gasoline prices.
For the 12 months ended June 2011, the average Composite CPI increased by 4.34%
from the previous period; the CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 3.96% and 4.51% respectively.
In comparison with June 2010, notable increase was observed in the price index of Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+9.69%); Transport (+9.32%); and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+7.52%) on account of dearer prices of fresh fish, fruit, gold jewellery, gasoline, airfare and LP gas, as well as higher insurance premium of motor vehicles, rising charges for meals bought away from home, and hairdressing and grooming services. On the contrary, price index of Communication decreased by 8.32% year-on-year. The CPI-A (109.35) and CPI-B (110.68) for June 2011 increased by 5.30% and 5.82% respectively.
1 - CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100
Unit Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B
Index value for June 2011 110.29 109.35 110.68
Year-on-year change % 5.65 5.30 5.82
Annualized change % 4.34 3.96 4.51
Month-to-month change % 0.76 0.75 0.76
Year-on-year change for the
first half year of 2011 % 5.13 4.78 5.31
CHART 1 - YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE OF CPI
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
Jun. 2010 Aug. 2010 Oct. 2010 Dec. 2010 Feb. 2011 Apr. 2011 Jun. 2011
%
Composite CPI CPI-A CPI-B1
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The Composite CPI for June 2011 increased by 0.76% month-to-month, of which the price index of Clothing & Footwear rose by 2.13% upon rising prices of women’s clothings and footwear; however, price index of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco; and Communication decreased by 0.16% and 0.10% respectively. The CPI-A and CPI-B for June 2011 increased by 0.75% and 0.76% respectively month-to-month.
The average Composite CPI for the first half year of 2011 increased by 5.13% over the same period of 2010, with marked increase in the price index of Transport (+8.55%);
Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+8.27%); and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+6.65%).
On the other hand, price index of Communication registered a decrease of 8.28%. The CPI-A and CPI-B rose by 4.78% and 5.31% respectively.
The Composite CPI, with base year April 2008-March 2009, reflects the impact of price changes on the general population. The CPI-A relates to about 50% of the households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP6,000 to MOP18,999. The CPI-B relates to about 30% of the households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP19,000 to MOP34,999.
2 - CHANGES OF THE COMPOSITE CPI, CPI-A AND CPI-B BY SECTION
%
Year-on-year change Month-to-month change Annualized changeContribution to the year-on- year change of the
Global 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
Global Index
5.65 5.30 5.82 0.76 0.75 0.76 4.34 3.96 4.51 100.00 100.00 100.00
Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages7.52 7.45 7.63 0.82 0.85 0.81 5.81 5.73 5.91 44.99 53.93 44.00
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco0
#-0.10 0.13 -0.16 -0.19 -0.13 0.33 0.28 0.39 0
#-0.03 0.03
Clothing & Footwear6.78 6.74 6.43 2.13 2.41 2.17 6.38 6.12 6.10 8.85 6.73 9.23
Housing & Fuels2.63 2.54 2.65 0.49 0.48 0.50 2.21 2.19 2.18 10.01 12.38 8.86
Household Goods & Furnishings4.53 4.69 4.41 0.41 0.55 0.31 2.97 3.05 2.80 2.47 1.93 2.67
Health6.54 7.25 6.60 0.33 0.39 0.29 6.02 6.32 6.41 3.40 3.79 3.35
Transport9.32 8.96 9.95 0.10 0.02 0.05 6.91 6.36 7.55 12.80 9.48 13.50
Communication-8.32 -7.98 -8.55 -0.10 -0.08 -0.10 -5.89 -5.64 -6.05 -4.59 -5.66 -4.30
Recreation & Culture6.17 6.68 6.29 1.14 1.28 1.11 4.91 5.17 5.00 6.41 5.92 6.92
Education
1.33 2.34 1.25 - - - 0.72 -0.03 -0.62 1.16 1.67 1.02
Miscellaneous Goods & Services
9.69 8.46 9.47 1.44 1.47 1.32 7.42 6.05 7.39 14.50 9.85 14.72
- Absolute value equals zero0# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed
3 - TIME SERIES OF THE COMPOSITE CPI
4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100
Year/
Month
Global Index
Food &
Non- Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic Beverages
& Tobacco
Clothing
&
Footwear
Housing
& Fuels
Household Goods &
Furnishings
Health Transport Communi- cation
Recreation
&
Culture
Education
Miscel- laneous
Goods &
Services
Weight 100.00 32.78 1.12 6.75 22.82 3.13 2.90 7.88 3.52 5.93 5.16 8.02
2009 101.40 102.57 109.08 104.07 97.80 101.44 102.08 96.87 95.64 100.55 107.21 104.22
2010 104.25 107.41 114.23 110.84 98.21 102.94 106.57 102.97 92.30 104.56 99.42 110.61 2010
6 104.39 107.63 114.33 114.13 98.28 102.85 105.79 102.85 92.30 103.47 99.01 110.01 7 104.61 107.91 114.22 111.76 98.26 102.93 107.41 103.35 92.28 106.17 99.01 110.58 8 104.38 107.81 114.25 108.10 98.00 103.05 107.77 103.32 92.20 107.64 99.02 110.76 9 104.66 108.45 114.30 108.13 98.22 103.23 108.31 103.01 92.20 105.41 100.23 111.88 10 105.07 108.83 114.31 110.42 98.46 103.35 108.47 103.99 92.19 104.44 100.23 112.43 11 105.55 108.43 114.30 114.13 99.39 103.52 109.04 105.02 92.19 104.15 100.23 113.20 12 106.17 108.49 114.31 117.54 99.72 105.08 109.66 106.16 92.18 105.48 100.26 114.01
2011
1 107.16 110.57 114.32 117.22 100.59 105.40 110.03 107.26 84.78 105.79 100.26 117.24 2 108.13 112.25 114.33 115.28 101.21 105.85 110.76 108.95 84.79 110.86 100.33 116.42 3 108.63 113.94 114.37 112.90 101.35 106.26 111.02 110.30 84.78 109.15 100.33 117.11 4 108.74 114.25 114.34 114.49 99.70 106.86 111.43 111.73 84.77 110.00 100.33 118.10 5 109.46 114.79 114.51 119.33 100.38 107.08 112.34 112.32 84.71 108.61 100.33 118.96 6 110.29 115.73 114.33 121.86 100.87 107.51 112.70 112.43 84.62 109.85 100.33 120.67
4 - TIME SERIES OF THE CPI-A
4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100
Year/
Month
Global Index
Food &
Non- Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic Beverages
& Tobacco
Clothing
&
Footwear
Housing
& Fuels
Household Goods &
Furnishings
Health Transport Communi- cation
Recreation
&
Culture
Education
Miscel- laneous
Goods &
Services
Weight 100.00 36.94 1.44 4.82 27.22 2.19 2.71 5.78 4.22 4.71 4.00 5.96
2009 101.45 102.60 109.23 104.17 98.11 101.93 102.76 95.65 95.64 100.53 107.13 103.17 2010 103.77 107.54 114.74 110.95 98.32 103.47 107.31 100.85 92.45 105.02 99.13 108.31 2010
6 103.85 107.75 114.85 114.07 98.40 103.39 106.14 100.72 92.45 103.70 98.41 107.55 7 104.06 108.04 114.72 112.00 98.38 103.50 108.20 101.07 92.43 105.95 98.41 108.09 8 103.81 107.88 114.75 108.34 98.06 103.65 108.59 100.83 92.36 107.45 98.43 108.22 9 104.25 108.57 114.80 108.17 98.27 103.91 109.23 100.89 92.36 106.15 100.56 109.54 10 104.60 108.99 114.80 110.41 98.50 104.05 109.44 101.76 92.36 105.25 100.56 109.74 11 104.91 108.36 114.80 114.19 99.52 104.25 110.10 102.67 92.35 104.96 100.56 110.09 12 105.32 108.30 114.80 117.44 99.84 105.40 110.59 103.78 92.35 106.06 100.61 110.52
2011
1 106.49 110.67 114.81 117.05 100.72 105.64 111.03 104.96 85.20 106.44 100.61 115.14 2 107.49 112.37 114.81 115.01 101.39 106.19 111.75 106.40 85.21 112.09 100.72 113.57 3 108.07 114.12 114.85 112.85 101.52 106.54 112.07 107.84 85.21 109.55 100.72 113.86 4 107.90 114.29 114.80 114.26 99.72 107.38 112.61 109.29 85.20 110.52 100.72 114.44 5 108.53 114.81 114.96 118.88 100.42 107.65 113.39 109.72 85.15 109.23 100.72 114.96 6 109.35 115.78 114.74 121.75 100.91 108.24 113.83 109.74 85.07 110.63 100.72 116.65
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5 - TIME SERIES OF THE CPI-B
4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100 Year/
Month
Global Index
Food &
Non- Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic Beverages
& Tobacco
Clothing
&
Footwear
Housing
& Fuels
Household Goods &
Furnishings
Health Transport Communi- cation
Recreation
&
Culture
Education
Miscel- laneous
Goods &
Services
Weight 100.00 32.59 1.06 7.63 20.76 3.60 2.91 8.04 3.32 6.45 5.03 8.60
2009 101.37 102.58 108.60 103.87 97.82 101.24 101.68 96.17 95.50 100.88 106.04 104.17 2010 104.38 107.42 113.85 110.59 98.08 102.50 106.54 102.74 92.08 104.78 99.00 110.56 2010
6 104.60 107.65 113.95 114.37 98.15 102.39 105.95 102.67 92.08 103.78 98.62 109.99 7 104.77 107.88 113.85 111.78 98.12 102.47 107.48 103.00 92.06 106.49 98.62 110.56 8 104.52 107.84 113.90 107.87 97.90 102.55 107.83 102.89 91.98 107.89 98.63 110.72 9 104.78 108.44 113.96 107.69 98.12 102.73 108.33 102.81 91.97 105.74 99.76 111.90 10 105.19 108.80 113.96 109.85 98.37 102.84 108.47 103.89 91.97 104.76 99.76 112.38 11 105.72 108.56 113.96 113.49 99.26 102.96 109.04 105.04 91.96 104.42 99.76 113.13 12 106.42 108.69 113.98 116.64 99.59 104.67 109.83 106.38 91.96 105.71 99.79 113.91
2011
1 107.37 110.60 113.99 116.49 100.47 104.94 110.18 107.57 84.36 106.05 99.79 117.02 2 108.34 112.32 114.01 114.58 101.06 105.38 111.04 109.28 84.37 110.89 99.86 116.34 3 108.86 114.00 114.04 112.36 101.20 105.79 111.29 110.79 84.37 109.54 99.86 117.00 4 109.08 114.39 114.05 114.04 99.57 106.37 111.61 112.45 84.35 110.34 99.86 117.97 5 109.84 114.93 114.25 119.13 100.25 106.57 112.62 112.83 84.29 109.09 99.86 118.83 6 110.68 115.87 114.10 121.72 100.75 106.90 112.95 112.89 84.20 110.30 99.86 120.40
6 – CHANGES OF THE QUARTERLY COMPOSITE CPI
4/2008 - 3/2009 = 100
Year/
Quarter
Golbal 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
Weight 100.00 32.78 1.12 6.75 22.82 3.13 2.90 7.88 3.52 5.93 5.16 8.02
2010
1 102.81 105.57 114.07 107.36 97.46 102.00 104.08 101.32 92.46 104.01 99.01 108.73 2 104.04 107.45 114.28 112.64 98.03 102.70 105.29 102.27 92.32 103.14 99.01 109.40 3 104.55 108.05 114.26 109.33 98.16 103.07 107.83 103.23 92.23 106.41 99.42 111.08 4 105.60 108.58 114.31 114.03 99.19 103.98 109.06 105.06 92.19 104.69 100.24 113.21
2011
1 107.97 112.26 114.34 115.13 101.05 105.83 110.60 108.83 84.79 108.60 100.31 116.92 2 109.50 114.92 114.40 118.56 100.31 107.15 112.16 112.16 84.70 109.49 100.33 119.24 Rate of
change (%) Quarter-to-
quarter 1.41 2.37 0.05 2.98 -0.73 1.24 1.40 3.06 -0.10 0.82 0.02 1.98
Year-on-year 5.24 6.95 0.10 5.25 2.33 4.33 6.52 9.67 -8.25 6.15 1.33 8.99
7 – AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS
Average retail price (MOP)
2010 2011 Rate of change (%)
Item Unit
June March April May June Month-to- month
Year-on- year
Thai rice 11.09 11.87 11.82 11.88 11.90 0.11 7.24
Beef 71.99 78.49 77.80 81.58 82.04 0.57 13.96
Beef shin 70.03 76.03 75.97 78.75 79.59 1.07 13.64
Lean meat 51.55 53.74 54.55 54.13 56.86 5.04 10.31
Pork chop 52.07 54.69 55.25 55.49 57.85 4.26 11.11
Chicken 34.06 36.17 36.60 36.36 36.36 - 6.76
Golden thread 59.13 77.49 69.02 67.08 69.88 4.18 18.19
Pomfret 123.97 150.56 160.00 166.02 186.23 12.17 50.22
Sole 160.44 144.25 201.65 185.12 177.91 -3.90 10.89
Grass carp kg 35.22 36.38 36.94 37.49 37.73 0.63 7.12
Head of “Tai U” 50.80 51.01 54.40 56.78 59.74 5.21 17.59
Fresh-water perch 75.48 76.74 74.86 76.01 81.44 7.14 7.89
Chinese cabbage 12.78 12.51 11.70 12.23 12.76 4.31 -0.15
Choy sum 17.09 18.04 15.01 16.98 15.50 -8.70 -9.32
Chinese lettuce 11.98 7.93 8.29 10.39 11.14 7.21 -7.01
Hairy gourd 10.34 23.31 15.13 11.34 9.85 -13.12 -4.79
Tomato 11.25 10.63 11.51 10.93 11.40 4.36 1.32
Carrot 10.02 10.77 10.81 10.35 10.43 0.72 4.02
Banana 7.70 8.64 8.78 8.76 8.80 0.52 14.29
Orange 3.92 4.46 4.37 4.18 4.15 -0.82 5.82
Apple each 3.46 3.81 3.78 3.78 3.86 2.28 11.57
Hen egg 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.17 -0.88 1.86
- Absolute value equals zero
0# Magnitude less than half of the unit employed