CONSUMER PRICE INDEXMay / 2005No. 5

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

May / 2005

No. 5

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

Statistics and Census Service

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In May 2005, Composite Consumer Price Index was 97.19, up 0.54% over the previous month. Due to the increase in the rent of housing, rising prices in interior decoration, summer clothing and footwear, and fresh vegetables, the indices of Rent and housing expenses, Clothing and footwear, and Foodstuff and beverages rose 0.97%, 0.89% and 0.84% respectively. On the other hand, lower prices in gasoline, air tickets and outbound package tours led to decline in the indices of Transport and communications (-0.46%) and Other goods and services (-0.17%).

Composite CPI in May 2005 recorded a significant year-on-year increase of 3.68%. For the 12 months ended May 2005, the average Composite CPI rose 2.53% over the previous period. Average Composite CPI for January to May 2005 went up 3.31% over the same period of 2004.

In comparison with April 2005, CPI(A) and CPI(B) increased 0.66% and 0.51% respectively.

TABLE 1：CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - MAY 2005

10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100

Unit Composite

CPI CPI(A) CPI(B)

Monthly index

^97.19 ^98.56 ^96.69

Annual rate of change ended May 2005 %

2.53 2.43 2.52

Month-to-month rate of change %

0.54 0.66 0.51

Year-on-year rate of change %

3.68 3.83 3.56

o : Less than half of the unit employed

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

%

Global index +0.54%

Transport and communications -0.46 Other goods and services -0.17 Tobacco and alcoholic beverages -0.05 Household goods -0.03 Education and leisure -0.01 Rent and housing expenses 0.97

Clothing and footwear 0.89 Foodstuffs and beverages 0.84 Health 0.03

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TABLE 2：TIME SERIES OF THE COMPOSITE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100

Year / Month 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

2004

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

2 96.80 100.11 73.59 95.36 106.24 90.02 101.11 95.67 101.51 100.42

3 96.85 100.82 71.99 96.10 106.28 90.11 101.11 95.28 101.46 95.84

4 96.67 99.66 72.48 96.69 106.27 90.15 101.23 95.14 101.39 95.82

5 97.19 100.50 73.13 97.62 106.22 90.12 101.27 94.70 101.38 95.65

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

%

Rates of change

Jan.-May 2005/

Jan.-May 2004 May 2005/May 2004 May 2005/Apr. 2005

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 3.31 3.20 3.23 3.68 3.83 3.56 0.54 0.66 0.51 100.00 100.00 100.00

Foodstuff and beverages 4.14 4.34 3.97 5.17 5.59 4.93 0.84 1.06 0.75 50.18 57.26 48.34 Clothing and footwear 2.08 1.18 2.29 -3.80 -4.36 -3.11 0.89 1.03 0.79 6.56 3.85 7.28 Rent and housing expenses 4.50 3.43 4.44 5.57 4.51 5.51 0.97 0.89 0.96 53.84 43.96 51.62 Tobacco and alcoholic beverages 1.09 0.92 1.10 0.87 0.74 0.87 -0.05 -0.05 -0.04 -0.11 -0.12 -0.12 Household goods 1.07 1.10 1.07 1.33 0.90 1.34 -0.03 -0.11 -0.03 -0.19 -0.23 -0.17

Health 0.42 0.67 0.52 0.50 0.70 0.60 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.15 0.13 0.14

Transport and communications 0.67 0.25 0.88 0.42 0.22 0.88 -0.46 -0.31 -0.41 -8.27 -3.55 -8.01 Education and leisure 2.69 2.98 2.57 2.64 2.95 2.51 -0.01 o -0.01 -0.27 -0.09 -0.27 Other goods and services 2.37 2.22 2.66 2.31 2.23 2.76 -0.17 -0.24 0.09 -1.89 -1.20 1.18

o : Less than half of the unit employed

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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

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

2 98.06 99.90 73.33 96.03 106.19 90.23 102.69 94.10 106.04 100.21

3 98.30 100.77 71.68 96.48 106.22 90.34 102.68 94.07 106.00 95.82

4 97.92 99.23 71.82 96.90 106.22 90.39 102.78 94.08 105.95 96.38

5 98.56 100.28 72.56 97.76 106.16 90.29 102.82 93.79 105.95 96.15

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

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

2 96.32 99.97 73.45 95.66 106.33 90.11 101.77 94.33 99.31 100.59 3 96.35 100.58 71.81 96.37 106.37 90.21 101.77 94.73 99.17 96.26

4 96.20 99.57 72.37 96.95 106.36 90.27 101.90 94.85 99.07 95.96

5 96.69 100.32 72.94 97.88 106.31 90.25 101.94 94.46 99.06 96.05

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TABLE 6：AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS

MOP Average retail prices

2004 2005

Items Unit

May December January February March April May

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Rice

Packaged rice from Thailand kg 6.45 6.30 6.25 6.28 6.23 6.20 6.25

Salt-water fish, fresh

Golden thread kg 25.98 34.14 33.03 34.65 30.47 30.12 29.02

Promfret kg 71.07 57.15 64.48 69.31 71.07 71.63 77.59

Sole kg 79.34 78.87 73.20 79.13 68.38 69.58 68.24

Fresh-water fish, fresh

Grass carp kg 18.85 19.36 19.29 19.01 18.75 18.84 20.05

Snake head kg 21.01 19.08 19.47 20.27 20.21 20.77 20.70

Head of big head fish kg 29.87 32.35 32.15 33.24 33.58 33.53 34.12

Fresh pork

Lean cut kg 31.92 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95

Pork chop kg 31.41 35.42 35.42 35.42 35.89 35.89 35.89

Fresh beef

Shin beef kg 38.25 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78

Beef kg 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72

Live poultry

Chicken kg 25.74 25.74 25.74 26.56 26.27 26.45 26.45

Fresh vegetable

White cabbage kg 5.45 6.06 5.89 7.39 8.72 6.98 8.15

Flowering cabbage kg 6.57 7.54 8.29 10.07 12.40 8.03 10.19

Chinese lettuce kg 5.00 5.96 5.14 6.28 6.85 5.21 6.81

Broccoli kg 14.47 13.99 12.25 12.15 12.91 12.64 12.52

Tomato kg 6.67 7.35 6.85 6.35 6.45 7.26 7.70

Potato kg 5.95 6.29 6.30 6.39 6.26 6.28 6.48

Onion kg 8.29 7.53 7.22 7.64 7.82 8.20 8.22

Fresh fruit

Orange each 2.76 3.04 3.26 3.33 3.28 3.29 3.28

Apple each 2.72 2.60 2.51 2.65 2.63 2.66 2.56

Banana kg 6.74 6.61 6.61 6.65 6.74 6.67 6.76

Egg

Hen egg each 0.65 0.68 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66

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CHART 3 - MOVEMENTS OF CPI(A)

CHART 4 - MOVEMENTS OF CPI(B) -1.00

0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00

May 2004 July September November January 2005 March May

% Rate of change compared with preceding month

Rate of change compared with same month of previous year

-1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00

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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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