Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI for April 2009 rose by 2.45% year-on-year to 125.40, of which the price indices of Clothing & Footwear; and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages went up by 11.75% and 6.70% respectively. Among the subgroups of Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages, notable increase was observed in the price indices of fresh fish (+32.28%) and fruit (+11.75%). For the subgroups of Clothing & Footwear, price indices of women’s clothing (+10.82%) and footwear (+16.76%) registered marked increase. Meanwhile, the price index of Miscellaneous Goods & Services increased by 4.75% due to dearer prices of articles and products for personal care. On the contrary, price index of Transport registered a year-on-year decrease of 10.06% on account of falling prices of gasoline. The CPI-A and CPI-B for April 2009 were 127.25 and 124.86 respectively, up by 2.49% and 2.50% year-on-year. The Composite CPI for April 2009 dropped slightly by 0.01% month-to-month, with the price index of Housing & Fuels decreasing by 0.64%, attributable to the continuous electricity subsidy provided by the Government, reduced tariff clause adjustment on electricity charges and lower rentals for housing. However, arrivals of Summer clothings drove up the price index of Clothing & Footwear by 4.93%. Moreover, the CPI-A decreased by 0.23% whereas the CPI-B increased by 0.02% month-to-month. The average Composite CPI for the first four months of 2009 went up by 3.09% year-on-year. For the 12 months ended April 2009, the average Composite CPI rose by 6.58% over the preceding period. The Composite CPI reflects the impact of price changes on the general population. The CPI-A relates to about 49% of households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP3,000 to MOP9,999. The CPI-B relates to about 31% of households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP10,000 to MOP19,999.
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