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Consumer Price Index Malaysia August 2015
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Overview
Overall, the index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (weight: 30.3) rose 4.2 per cent on a year-on-year basis in August 2015. Meanwhile, the index for Non-Food (weight: 69.7) recorded an increase of 2.5 per cent (Chart 1 and Table 1).
On a monthly basis, CPI for August 2015 remained unchanged at 113.9. CPI for the first eight months in 2015 registered an increase by 1.9 per cent as compared to the same period last year.
Monthly Changes for CPI
When compared with the previous month CPI for August 2015 remained unchanged at 113.9. Of the twelve major groups, nine recorded an increase, two registered a decline while one remained unchanged. Among the major groups which recorded increases in August 2015 were Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (+0.7 per cent); Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+0.5 per cent); Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance (+0.3 per cent); Education (+0.3 per cent); Recreation Services & Culture (+0.2 per cent); and Restaurants & Hotels (+0.2 per cent). On the other hand, a decrease was recorded in the index of Transport and Clothing & Footwear by 2.7 per cent and 0.2 per cent respectively.
Based on a seasonally adjusted term, the CPI for August 2015 remained unchanged at 113.9 as compared to July 2015 (Table 1).
|
Group
|
Wt.
|
Index
|
Year-on-Year Percentage Change |
Month-on-Month Percentage Change
|
Seasonally Adjusted Index | ||||
|
Aug 2015
|
July 2015/ July 2014
|
Aug 2015/ Aug 2014
|
Jan - Aug 2015/2014
|
July 2015/
June 2015 |
Aug 2015/
July 2015 |
Aug 2015 | % Change Aug 2015/ July 2015 | ||
| TOTAL |
100.0
|
113.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 113.9 | 0.0 |
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
30.3
|
120.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 120.6 | 0.7 |
| Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco |
2.2
|
138.1 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 138.1 | 0.1 |
| Clothing & Footwear |
3.4
|
98.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 98.8 | -0.2 |
| Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels |
22.6
|
112.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 112.0 | 0.4 |
| Furnishings, Household Equip. & Routine Household Maintenance |
4.1
|
110.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 110.7 | 0.3 |
| Health |
1.3
|
115.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 115.6 | 0.1 |
| Transport |
14.9
|
109.9 | 1.6 | -1.2 | -4.1 | 3.1 | -2.7 | 109.9 | -2.7 |
| Communication |
5.7
|
100.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.5 | 0.1 |
| Recreation Services & Culture |
4.6
|
107.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 107.2 | 0.2 |
| Education |
1.4
|
112.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 113.0 | 0.4 |
| Restaurants & Hotels |
3.2
|
122.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 122.8 | 0.2 |
| Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
6.3
|
110.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 110.4 | 0.0 |
| Non-Food |
69.7
|
111.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 111.0 | -0.2 |
|
Sub-Groups
|
Wt.
|
Index | Year-on-Year Percentage Change | Month-on-Month Percentage Change | |||
|
Aug 2015
|
July 2015/ July 2014
|
Aug 2015/ Aug 2014
|
Jan - Aug 2015/2014
|
July 2015/ June 2015
|
Aug 2015/ July 2015
|
||
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 30.3 | 120.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Food | 28.9 | 120.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Food At Home | 18.9 | 120.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Rice, Bread & Other Cereals | 4.4 | 107.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Meat | 2.9 | 120.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
|
Fish & Seafood
|
4.5 | 131.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
| Milk & Eggs | 1.8 | 122.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Oils & Fats | 0.6 | 101.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Fruits | 1.2 | 122.3 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Vegetables | 2.1 | 122.3 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate & Confectionary | 0.6 | 132.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Foof Products n.e.c | 0.8 | 120.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Food Away From Home | 10.0 | 122.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 1.4 | 111.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
CPI changes for the period January – August 2015 / 2014
The increase of 1.9 per cent in the CPI for the first eight months in 2015 was led by increases among the main groups with high weights: Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+3.2 per cent) and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (+2.3 per cent). Other increases were Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+11.8 per cent); Health (+4.3 per cent); Restaurants & Hotels (+4.0 per cent); and Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+3.3 per cent). On the other hand, a decrease was recorded in the index of Transport by 4.1 per cent
Based on the above changes and the weights assigned to the main groups, the relative contribution to the overall increase of 1.9 per cent in the CPI is shown in Table 3.
Table 3 : CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHANGES IN THE OVERALL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX BY MAIN GROUPS, MALAYSIA (2010=100)
|
Group
|
Wt.
|
2014 / 2013
|
August 2015 / 2014 |
January - August 2015 / 2014
|
|||
| % Change | % Contribution | % Change | % Contribution | % Change | % Contribution | ||
| TOTAL | 100.0 | 3.2 | 100.0 | 3.1 | 100.0 | 1.9 | 100.0 |
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 30.3 | 3.3 | 34.0 | 4.2 | 44.3 | 3.2 | 54.9 |
|
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco
|
2.2 | 11.6 | 8.3 | 13.4 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 15.1 |
| Clothing & Footwear | 3.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels | 22.6 | 3.4 | 24.1 | 2.7 | 19.8 | 2.3 | 28.9 |
| Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance | 4.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 4.4 |
| Health | 1.3 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 |
| Transport | 14.9 | 4.9 | 23.1 | -1.2 | -5.2 | -4.1 | -33.3 |
| Communication | 5.7 | -0.7 | -1.3 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 3.4 |
| Recreation Services & Culture | 4.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
|
Education
|
1.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Restaurant & Hotel | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 7.2 |
| Miscellaneous Goods & Services | 6.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 11.0 |
The increase of 3.2 per cent in the index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages was the result of increases for Food At Home (+3.0 per cent); Food Away From Home (+3.7 per cent) and Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+2.1 per cent). Among the subgroups of Food At Home which showed significant increases during this period as shown in Table 2 were Milk & Eggs (+5.6 per cent); Vegetables (+5.3 per cent); Fish & Seafood (+3.3 per cent); and Fruits (+3.1 per cent).
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THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
23 September 2015
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