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Overview
Overall, the index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (weight: 30.3) rose 4.6 per cent on a year-on-year basis in December 2015. Meanwhile, the index for Non-Food (weight: 69.7) recorded an increase of 1.8 per cent (Chart 1 and Table 1).
On a monthly basis, CPI for December 2015 remained unchanged at 114.8. CPI for the period January to December in 2015 registered an increase by 2.1 per cent as compared to the same period last year.
Monthly Changes for CPI
When compared with the previous month, CPI for December 2015 remained unchanged at 114.8. Of the twelve major groups, six recorded an increase, four registered a decline while two remained unchanged. Among the major groups which recorded increases in December 2015 were Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+1.7 per cent); Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+0.7 per cent); Health and Education by 0.3 per cent respectively.
Based on a seasonally adjusted term, the CPI for December 2015 remained unchanged at 114.8 as compared to November 2015 (Table 1).
|
Group
|
Wt.
|
Index
|
Year-on-Year Percentage Change |
Month-on-Month Percentage Change
|
Seasonally Adjusted Index | ||||
|
Dec 2015
|
Nov 2015/ Nov 2014
|
Dec 2015/ Dec 2014
|
Jan - Dec 2015/2014
|
Nov 2015/
Oct 2015 |
Dec 2015/
Nov 2015 |
Dec 2015 | % Change Dec 2015/ Nov 2015 | ||
| TOTAL |
100.0
|
114.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 114.8 | 0.0 |
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
30.3
|
121.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 121.6 | 0.5 |
| Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco |
2.2
|
165.1 | 20.7 | 22.8 | 13.5 | 17.5 | 1.7 | 165.1 | 1.7 |
| Clothing & Footwear |
3.4
|
98.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 98.8 | -0.1 |
| Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels |
22.6
|
112.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 112.9 | 0.1 |
| Furnishings, Household Equip. & Routine Household Maintenance |
4.1
|
110.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 110.9 | 0.1 |
| Health |
1.3
|
116.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 116.5 | 0.3 |
| Transport |
14.9
|
107.9 | -5.2 | -6.2 | -4.5 | 0.4 | -2.3 | 107.9 | -2.3 |
| Communication |
5.7
|
100.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 100.5 | -0.1 |
| Recreation Services & Culture |
4.6
|
107.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 107.6 | 0.0 |
| Education |
1.4
|
113.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 113.7 | 0.3 |
| Restaurants & Hotels |
3.2
|
123.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 123.8 | 0.2 |
| Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
6.3
|
111.5 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 111.5 | -0.2 |
| Non-Food |
69.7
|
111.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 111.8 | -0.3 |
Meanwhile, the index of some food items decreased in December 2015 compared with the previous month. Among these food items were Carrots (-6.5 per cent); Cuttlefish (-4.0 per cent); Long Bean (-3.7 per cent); Ginger (-2.2 per cent); Shallots (-1.0 per cent); Round Cabbage (-0.8 per cent); and Prawns (-0.7 per cent).
|
Sub-Groups
|
Wt.
|
Index | Year-on-Year Percentage Change | Month-on-Month Percentage Change | |||
|
Dec 2015
|
Nov 2015/ Nov 2014
|
Dec 2015/ Dec 2014
|
Jan - Dec 2015/2014
|
Nov 2015/ Oct 2015
|
Dec 2015/ Nov 2015
|
||
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 30.3 | 121.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Food | 28.9 | 122.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
| Food At Home | 18.9 | 121.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
| Rice, Bread & Other Cereals | 4.4 | 107.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Meat | 2.9 | 118.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | -2.8 | 2.8 |
|
Fish & Seafood
|
4.5 | 133.1 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Milk & Eggs | 1.8 | 123.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 4.6 | -1.0 | 0.4 |
| Oils & Fats | 0.6 | 102.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Fruits | 1.2 | 124.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Vegetables | 2.1 | 127.9 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 7.3 | -0.7 | 3.4 |
| Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate & Confectionary | 0.6 | 132.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Foof Products n.e.c | 0.8 | 122.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Food Away From Home | 10.0 | 123.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 1.4 | 111.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
CPI changes for the period January – December 2015 / 2014
The increase of 2.1 per cent in the CPI for period January to December 2015 was led by increases among the main groups with high weights: Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+3.6 per cent) and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (+2.5 per cent). Other increases were Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+13.5 per cent); Health (+4.5 per cent); Restaurants & Hotels (+4.1 per cent); and Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+4.1 per cent). On the other hand, a decrease was recorded in the index of Transport by 4.5 per cent.
Based on the above changes and the weights assigned to the main groups, the relative contribution to the overall increase of 2.1 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
|
December 2015 / 2014 |
January - December 2015 / 2014
|
|||
| % Change | % Contribution | % Change | % Contribution | % Change | % Contribution | ||
| TOTAL | 100.0 | 3.2 | 100.0 | 2.7 | 100.0 | 2.1 | 100.0 |
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 30.3 | 3.3 | 34.0 | 4.6 | 53.5 | 3.6 | 54.1 |
|
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco
|
2.2 | 11.6 | 8.3 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 13.5 | 15.5 |
| Clothing & Footwear | 3.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels | 22.6 | 3.4 | 24.1 | 2.5 | 20.6 | 2.5 | 25.9 |
| Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance | 4.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 5.0 |
| Health | 1.3 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 2.8 |
| Transport | 14.9 | 4.9 | 23.1 | -6.2 | -35.5 | -4.5 | -32.1 |
| Communication | 5.7 | -0.7 | -1.3 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 4.6 |
| Recreation Services & Culture | 4.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
|
Education
|
1.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Restaurant & Hotel | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 6.7 |
| Miscellaneous Goods & Services | 6.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 12.1 | 4.1 | 11.8 |
The increase of 3.6 per cent in the index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages was the result of increases for Food At Home (+3.6 per cent); Food Away From Home (+4.0 per cent) and Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+2.5 per cent). Among the subgroups of Food At Home which showed significant increases during this period as shown in Table 2 were Vegetables (+7.3 per cent); Milk & Eggs (+4.6 per cent); Fish & Seafood (+4.3 per cent); and Fruits (+4.1 per cent).
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THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
20 January 2016
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Ho Mei Kei
Public Relation Officer
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Department of Statistics, Malaysia
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Email : mkho@stats.gov.my
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