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Consumer Price Index Malaysia December 2012
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the period January to December 2012 increased by 1.6 per cent to 104.9 compared with that of 103.2 in the same period last year. Compared with the same month in 2011, the CPI for December 2012 registered an increase of 1.2 per cent from 104.2 to 105.5 and when compared with the previous month, the CPI remained unchanged at 105.5.
The index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Non-Food for the month of December 2012 showed increases of 2.0 and 0.9 per cent respectively as compared to the same month in 2011. For the period January to December 2012, the index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Non-Food increased by 2.7 and 1.2 per cent respectively. Compared with the previous month, the index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages increased by 0.3 per cent while the index for Non-Food decreased by 0.1 per cent (Table 1).
CPI changes for the period January - December 2012 / 2011
The 1.6 per cent increase in the CPI was brought about by increases observed in the indices for all the main groups except those of Clothing & Footwear and Communication decreased by 0.6 per cent respectively. Notable increases among these main groups with high weights were Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages ( + 2.7 per cent ); Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels ( + 1.6 per cent ) and Transport ( + 0.7 per cent ). Other increases were Restaurants & Hotels ( + 2.9 per cent ); Education ( + 2.4 per cent ); Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance; Health and Miscellaneous Goods & Services by 2.0 per cent respectively; Recreation Services & Culture ( + 1.2 per cent ) and Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco ( + 0.4 per cent ).
Table 1 : CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR MAIN GROUPS, MALAYSIA (2010=100)
|
Group
|
Wt.
|
Index
|
% Change
|
||||||
|
Dec
2011 |
Nov |
Dec
2012 |
Jan - Dec
2011 |
Jan - Dec |
Dec 2012/
Nov 2012 |
Dec 2012/
Dec 2011 |
Jan - Dec 2012/ 2011
|
||
| TOTAL |
100.0
|
104.2
|
105.5
|
105.5
|
103.2
|
104.9
|
0.0
|
1.2
|
1.6
|
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
30.3
|
106.6
|
108.4
|
108.7
|
104.8
|
107.6
|
0.3
|
2.0
|
2.7
|
| Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco |
2.2
|
104.6
|
106.6
|
106.6
|
104.6
|
105.0
|
0.0
|
1.9
|
0.4
|
| Clothing and Footwear |
3.4
|
99.6
|
99.0
|
98.6
|
99.8
|
99.2
|
-0.4
|
-1.0
|
-0.6
|
| Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels |
22.6
|
102.5
|
104.0
|
104.0
|
101.8
|
103.4
|
0.0
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
| Furnishings, Household Equip. & Routine Household Maintenance |
4.1
|
102.5
|
104.2
|
104.1
|
101.8
|
103.8
|
-0.1
|
1.6
|
2.0
|
| Health |
1.3
|
103.6
|
105.7
|
105.8
|
102.7
|
104.8
|
0.1
|
2.1
|
2.0
|
| Transport |
14.9
|
104.9
|
105.7
|
105.3
|
104.4
|
105.1
|
-0.4
|
0.4
|
0.7
|
| Communication |
5.7
|
99.4
|
98.8
|
98.8
|
99.7
|
99.1
|
0.0
|
-0.6
|
-0.6
|
| Recreation Services & Culture |
4.6
|
103.1
|
103.0
|
103.0
|
102.0
|
103.2
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
1.2
|
| Education |
1.4
|
103.2
|
104.8
|
104.9
|
102.2
|
104.7
|
0.1
|
1.6
|
2.4
|
| Restaurants and Hotels |
3.2
|
107.5
|
109.9
|
109.9
|
105.9
|
109.0
|
0.0
|
2.2
|
2.9
|
| Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
6.3
|
103.9
|
105.1
|
104.9
|
102.4
|
104.4
|
-0.2
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
| Non-Food |
69.7
|
103.2
|
104.2
|
104.1
|
102.5
|
103.7
|
-0.1
|
0.9
|
1.2
|
| Durable Goods |
6.5
|
101.2
|
100.0
|
99.8
|
100.7
|
100.2
|
-0.2
|
-1.4
|
-0.5
|
| Semi-Durable Goods |
4.4
|
100.3
|
99.8
|
99.4
|
100.3
|
100.0
|
-0.4
|
-0.9
|
-0.3
|
| Non-Durable Goods |
41.6
|
105.5
|
106.6
|
106.6
|
104.4
|
106.0
|
0.0
|
1.0
|
1.5
|
| Services |
47.5
|
103.8
|
105.7
|
105.7
|
102.7
|
105.0
|
0.0
|
1.8
|
2.2
|
Based on the above changes and the weights assigned to the main groups, the relative contribution to the overall increase of 1.6 per cent in the CPI can be identified as shown in Table 2. The three main groups, Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages; Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels and Transport together accounted for 78.5 per cent of the overall increase recorded for the current period.
Table 2 : CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHANGES IN THE OVERALL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
BY MAIN GROUPS, MALAYSIA (2010=100)
|
Group
|
Wt.
|
2011 / 2010
|
December
2012 / 2011 |
January - December
2012 / 2011 |
|||
|
% Change
|
% Contribution
|
% Change
|
% Contribution
|
% Change
|
% Contribution
|
||
| TOTAL |
100.0
|
3.2
|
100.0
|
1.2
|
100.0
|
1.6
|
100.0
|
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
30.3
|
4.8
|
46.4
|
2.0
|
50.8
|
2.7
|
50.5
|
| Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco |
2.2
|
4.6
|
3.2
|
1.9
|
3.4
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
| Clothing and Footwear |
3.4
|
-0.2
|
-0.3
|
-1.0
|
-2.8
|
-0.6
|
-1.2
|
| Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels |
22.6
|
1.8
|
12.5
|
1.5
|
26.8
|
1.6
|
21.7
|
|
Furnishings, Household Equip. & Routine Household Maintenance
|
4.1
|
1.8
|
2.3
|
1.6
|
2.3
|
2.0
|
4.7
|
| Health |
1.3
|
2.7
|
1.2
|
2.1
|
2.3
|
2.0
|
1.6
|
| Transport |
14.9
|
4.4
|
20.7
|
0.4
|
5.0
|
0.7
|
6.3
|
| Communication |
5.7
|
-0.3
|
-0.5
|
-0.6
|
-3.4
|
-0.6
|
-2.3
|
| Recreation Services & Culture |
4.6
|
2.0
|
2.8
|
-0.1
|
-0.8
|
1.2
|
3.1
|
| Education |
1.4
|
2.2
|
1.0
|
1.6
|
2.0
|
2.4
|
2.0
|
| Restaurants and Hotels |
3.2
|
5.9
|
6.0
|
2.2
|
6.2
|
2.9
|
5.9
|
| Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
6.3
|
2.4
|
4.7
|
1.0
|
5.2
|
2.0
|
7.1
|
The 2.7 per cent increase in the index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages was the result of increases for Food At Home ( + 2.1 per cent ); Food Away From Home ( + 3.7 per cent ) and Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Non-Alcoholic Beverages ( + 2.9 per cent ). Among the subgroups of Food At Home which showed significant increases during this period were Fish & Seafood ( + 6.6 per cent ); Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate and Confectionery ( + 3.0 per cent ); Milk & Eggs ( + 2.5 per cent ); Fruits ( + 2.5 per cent ); Rice, Bread and Other Cereals ( + 1.1 per cent ) and Oils & Fats ( + 0.7 per cent ).
Table 3 : CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR SUB-GROUPS OF FOOD AND
NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, MALAYSIA (2010=100)
|
Sub-group
|
Wt.
|
Index
|
% Change
|
||||||
|
Dec
2011 |
Nov
2012 |
Dec
2012 |
Jan - Dec 2011
|
Jan - Dec 2012
|
Dec 2012/
Nov 2012 |
Dec 2012/
Dec 2011 |
Jan - Dec 2012/2011
|
||
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
30.3
|
106.6
|
108.4
|
108.7
|
104.8
|
107.6
|
0.3
|
2.0
|
2.7
|
| Food |
28.9
|
106.7
|
108.5
|
108.8
|
104.9
|
107.7
|
0.3
|
2.0
|
2.7
|
|
Food At Home
|
18.9
|
106.7
|
108.0
|
108.4
|
105.1
|
107.3
|
0.4
|
1.6
|
2.1
|
| Rice, Bread & Other Cereals |
4.4
|
102.1
|
102.7
|
102.7
|
101.4
|
102.5
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
1.1
|
| Meat |
2.9
|
106.7
|
107.2
|
107.4
|
107.6
|
106.2
|
0.2
|
0.7
|
-1.3
|
| Fish & Seafood |
4.5
|
110.1
|
112.0
|
112.6
|
105.7
|
112.7
|
0.5
|
2.3
|
6.6
|
| Milk & Eggs |
1.8
|
109.3
|
110.3
|
109.7
|
106.2
|
108.9
|
-0.5
|
0.4
|
2.5
|
| Oils and Fats |
0.6
|
101.1
|
101.4
|
101.4
|
100.6
|
101.3
|
0.0
|
0.3
|
0.7
|
| Fruits |
1.2
|
107.5
|
110.0
|
109.6
|
105.9
|
108.6
|
-0.4
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
| Vegetables |
2.1
|
105.3
|
106.8
|
109.3
|
105.3
|
104.1
|
2.3
|
3.8
|
-1.1
|
| Sugar, Jam, Honey, Choc. & Confectionery |
0.6
|
113.3
|
118.8
|
118.9
|
111.5
|
114.9
|
0.1
|
4.9
|
3.0
|
| Food Products n.e.c. |
0.8
|
109.2
|
110.0
|
109.9
|
106.0
|
110.0
|
-0.1
|
0.6
|
3.8
|
| Food Away From Home |
10.0
|
106.8
|
109.4
|
109.6
|
104.6
|
108.5
|
0.2
|
2.6
|
3.7
|
| Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
1.4
|
103.8
|
106.1
|
106.2
|
102.4
|
105.4
|
0.1
|
2.3
|
2.9
|
Monthly Changes for CPI
Compared with the previous month, the CPI for December 2012 remained unchanged at 105.5. The indices for Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco; Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels; Communication; Recreation Services & Culture and Restaurants & Hotels remained unchanged at 106.6; 104.0; 98.8; 103.0 and 109.9 respectively. However, increases were shown for main groups Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages ( + 0.3 per cent ); Health and Education by 0.1 per cent respectively. On the other hand, decreases were for Clothing & Footwear and Transport by 0.4 per cent respectively; Miscellaneous Goods & Services ( - 0.2 per cent ) and Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance ( - 0.1 per cent ).
The 0.3 per cent increase in the index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages in December 2012 compared with that of the previous month was the result of increases in the index for Food At Home ( + 0.4 per cent ); Food Away From Home ( + 0.2 per cent ) and Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Non-Alcoholic Beverages ( + 0.1 per cent ).
Among the food items which recorded notable increases in December 2012 compared with the previous month were Spinach ( + 11.5 per cent ); Water Spinach ( + 9.3 per cent ); Choy Sum ( + 8.6 per cent ); Kai Lan ( + 6.8 per cent ); Long Beans ( + 4.3 per cent ); Round Scad (Fish) ( + 3.5 per cent ); Tomatoes ( + 3.5 per cent ); Indian Mackerel (Fish) ( + 1.8 per cent ) and Chicken ( + 0.5 per cent ).
Meanwhile, the index of some food items decreased in December 2012 compared with the previous month. Among these were Cucumber ( - 5.6 per cent ); Durians ( - 3.6 per cent ); Hen’s Eggs ( - 2.8 per cent ); Shallots ( - 1.9 per cent ); Watermelon ( - 1.2 per cent ) and Potatoes ( - 0.9 per cent ).
A reclassification of items according to their durability and services rendered showed decreases in Durable Goods ( - 0.2 per cent ) and Semi-Durable Goods ( - 0.4 per cent ) while the index for Non-Durable Goods and Services remained unchanged at 106.6 and 105.7 respectively.
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