CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
NOVEMBER / 2005
No. 11
Official Statistics. Reproduction of these data is allowed provided the source is quoted.
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In November 2005, Composite Consumer Price Index was 100.63, a slight increase of 0.01% over the previous month. Due to rising prices in winter clothing and footwear, as well as increasing housing rent and expenses of house maintenance, indices of Clothing and footwear; and Rent and housing expenses rose by 1.08% and 0.69% respectively. On the other hand, lower prices in gasoline and fresh vegetables led to decreases in the indices of Transport and communications (-0.66%); and Foodstuff and beverages (-0.53%).
Composite CPI for November 2005 recorded a significant year-on-year increase of 5.44%. For the 12 months ended November 2005, the average Composite CPI rose by 4.16% over the previous period. Average Composite CPI for January to November 2005 increased by 4.28% over the same period of 2004.
In comparison with October 2005, CPI(A) fell by 0.08% whereas CPI(B) registered a 0.02% increase.
TABLE 1
-CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - NOVEMBER 2005
10/1999 - 9/2000 = 100
Unit Composite
CPI CPI(A) CPI(B)
Monthly index
100.63 102.43 99.90Annual rate of change ended November 2005 %
4.16 4.22 4.00Month-to-month rate of change %
0.01 -0.08 0.02Year-on-year rate of change %
5.44 5.84 5.09o : Less than half of the unit employed
CHART 1 - MONTHLY RATE OF CHANGE OF COMPOSITE CPI BY SECTION
%
Global index +0.01%
Transport and communications -0.66 Foodstuff and beverages -0.53 Health -0.12 Other goods and services -0.09 Education and leisure -0.07 Clothing and footwear 1.08
Rent and housing expenses 0.69 Household goods 0.08
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
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
6 98.18 101.55 74.62 99.43 106.29 90.20 101.31 94.80 101.24 96.20
7 98.82 102.18 73.80 100.59 106.34 90.18 101.30 95.20 101.94 96.73 8 99.27 101.33 72.74 102.65 106.26 90.29 101.28 96.13 101.86 97.95 9 100.21 101.93 71.75 103.33 106.15 90.22 101.40 95.74 108.15 97.12 10 100.62 101.88 71.86 104.38 110.69 90.27 101.51 95.93 108.15 97.51 11 100.63 101.34 72.64 105.10 110.69 90.34 101.39 95.30 108.07 97.42
TABLE 3 - PRINCIPAL RATES OF CHANGE OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AT SECTION LEVEL OF GOODS AND SERVICES
%
Rates of changeJan.-Nov. 2005/
Jan.-Nov. 2004 Nov. 2005/Nov. 2004 Nov. 2005/Oct. 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 4.28 4.35 4.10 5.44 5.84 5.09 0.01 -0.08 0.02 100.00 100.00 100.00 Foodstuff and beverages 4.04 4.29 3.88 2.99 3.29 2.91 -0.53 -0.69 -0.43 -2065.57 295.94 -803.62 Clothing and footwear -0.41 -1.52 -0.05 -5.64 -7.56 -4.86 1.08 0.93 1.07 494.88 -26.53 277.32 Rent and housing expenses 7.87 6.60 7.81 12.58 11.08 12.49 0.69 0.53 0.66 2588.21 -219.92 1081.50
Tobacco and alcoholic beverages 1.58 1.53 1.57 4.41 4.55 4.44 - - - o o o
Household goods 1.00 0.79 0.99 0.86 0.55 0.89 0.08 0.17 0.07 27.15 -2.71 13.18
Health 0.47 0.62 0.56 0.42 0.52 0.53 -0.12 -0.03 -0.06 -36.42 0.82 -7.89
Transport and communications 0.45 0.19 0.86 0.07 -0.03 0.55 -0.66 -0.44 -0.66 -747.43 40.05 -372.23 Education and leisure 3.82 4.65 3.49 6.71 8.81 5.84 -0.07 -0.04 -0.07 -97.74 6.04 -46.74 Other goods and services 2.37 2.05 2.65 2.64 1.85 2.85 -0.09 -0.16 -0.11 -63.08 6.30 -41.51 - Absolute value equals zeroo
o
Less than half of the unit employedTABLE 4 - TIME SERIES OF CPI (A)
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 35.05 3.34 32.88 1.48 1.47 2.33 7.91 12.16 3.38
2004
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
6 99.48 101.56 73.84 99.04 106.23 90.41 102.88 93.83 105.84 96.43
7 100.23 102.28 72.96 100.30 106.30 90.46 102.86 94.09 106.50 96.80 8 100.64 101.23 71.92 102.56 106.22 90.64 102.84 94.69 106.43 97.62 9 102.10 101.96 70.96 103.16 106.08 90.58 102.99 94.64 115.16 97.15 10 102.51 101.88 71.01 104.24 110.75 90.63 103.13 94.68 115.14 97.34 11 102.43 101.18 71.67 104.80 110.75 90.78 103.10 94.26 115.10 97.19
TABLE 5 - TIME SERIES OF CPI (B)
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 31.50 6.22 27.13 1.26 3.51 2.16 10.13 11.54 6.55 2004
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
6 97.61 101.29 74.54 99.60 106.37 90.34 101.98 94.53 98.92 96.77
7 98.22 101.88 73.74 100.83 106.41 90.25 101.97 94.92 99.66 97.03 8 98.66 101.11 72.81 102.94 106.34 90.37 101.95 95.85 99.60 98.26 9 99.51 101.68 71.94 103.61 106.25 90.32 102.08 95.95 104.76 97.32 10 99.88 101.64 72.10 104.66 110.84 90.39 102.20 95.88 104.73 97.87 11 99.90 101.20 72.87 105.35 110.84 90.46 102.14 95.24 104.66 97.77
TABLE 6 - AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS
MOP Average retail prices
2004 2005
Items Unit
November June July August September October November
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Rice
Packaged rice from Thailand kg 6.33 6.40 6.26 6.30 6.26 6.32 6.48
Salt-water fish, fresh
Golden thread kg 32.16 28.36 30.07 31.41 33.69 31.00 33.42
Promfret kg 68.65 89.60 77.14 72.22 67.00 63.58 61.82
Sole kg 81.04 74.37 67.68 75.56 75.61 76.67 68.08
Fresh-water fish, fresh
Grass carp kg 19.32 20.18 20.99 21.65 21.38 20.91 20.84
Snake head kg 20.02 20.42 21.25 21.65 22.38 24.79 25.44
Head of big head fish kg 30.55 35.42 35.18 36.76 36.55 37.59 37.50
Fresh pork
Lean cut kg 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95 34.95
Pork chop kg 35.42 35.89 35.89 35.89 35.89 35.89 35.89
Fresh beef
Shin beef kg 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.78 37.71
Beef kg 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.72 38.69
Live poultry
Chicken kg 25.74 26.39 26.45 26.45 26.45 26.45 26.45
Fresh vegetable
White cabbage kg 5.95 9.46 9.82 8.33 9.23 8.77 6.87
Flowering cabbage kg 8.30 12.35 12.99 10.79 10.77 10.74 9.59
Chinese lettuce kg 5.83 8.97 10.50 8.59 9.46 8.82 6.99
Broccoli kg 14.78 15.01 15.94 14.36 13.15 13.86 13.66
Tomato kg 7.51 7.78 8.68 8.29 7.60 8.28 8.23
Potato kg 6.44 6.66 6.84 6.39 6.18 6.11 6.12
Onion kg 7.33 8.08 7.86 7.70 7.58 7.54 7.78
Fresh fruit
Orange each 3.12 3.33 3.21 3.11 3.13 3.12 3.01
Apple each 2.87 2.49 2.41 2.65 2.72 2.80 2.74
Banana kg 6.67 6.72 6.72 6.69 6.70 6.76 6.72
Egg
Hen egg each 0.68 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.70 0.70 0.70
CHART 2 - MOVEMENTS OF THE COMPOSITE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
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 6.00 7.00
November 2004 January 2005 March May July September November
% 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 6.00 7.00
November 2004 January 2005 March May July September November
%
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 6.00 7.00
November 2004 January 2005 March May July September November
% Rate of change compared with preceding month
Rate of change compared with same month of previous year