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Consumer Price Index Malaysia February 2015
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Overview
Apart of that, main groups contributed to the increase were Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco by 10.6 per cent; Health by 3.4 per cent; and Restaurants & Hotels ( + 2.9 per cent ).Overall, the index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages increased by 2.7 percent whereas the index for Non-Food decreased by 1.1 per cent in February 2015 compared with the same month in 2014 ( Table 1 ). However, a modest increase in the Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages was not able to increase the overall index due to higher contribution by Non-Food group ( + 69.7 per cent ).
CPI changes for the period January - February 2015 / 2014
The slower increase of 0.5 per cent in the CPI for the first two month in 2015 was brought about by decreases observed in the indices of Transport ( - 8.9 per cent ); Communication and Clothing & Footwear decrease by 1.0 and 0.4 per cent respectively. Notable increases among these main groups with high weights were Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages ( + 2.7 per cent ) and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels ( + 2.2 per cent ). Other increases were Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco ( + 10.6 per cent ); Health ( + 3.3 per cent ); Restaurants & Hotels ( + 3.1 per cent ) and Education by 2.1 per cent.
|
Group
|
Wt.
|
Index
|
% Change
|
||||||
|
Feb 2014
|
Jan 2015
|
Feb 2015
|
Jan - Feb 2014
|
Jan - Feb 2015
|
Feb 2015/
Jan 2015 |
Feb 2015/
Feb 2014 |
Jan - Feb 2015/2014
|
||
| TOTAL |
100.0
|
109.8 | 110.6 | 109.9 | 109.7 | 110.3 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
30.3
|
114.4 | 117.7 | 117.5 | 114.5 | 117.6 | -0.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco |
2.2
|
121.7 | 134.6 | 134.6 | 121.7 | 134.6 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Clothing and Footwear |
3.4
|
98.8 | 98.6 | 98.2 | 98.8 | 98.4 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels |
22.6
|
108.0 | 109.6 | 110.6 | 107.7 | 110.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Furnishings, Household Equip. & Routine Household Maintenance |
4.1
|
106.5 | 106.8 | 106.6 | 106.4 | 106.7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Health |
1.3
|
108.4 | 111.7 | 112.1 | 108.3 | 111.9 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Transport |
14.9
|
111.1 | 104.2 | 98.0 | 111.0 | 101.1 | -6.0 | -11.8 | -8.9 |
| Communication |
5.7
|
98.1 | 97.2 | 97.2 | 98.2 | 97.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 | -1.0 |
| Recreation Services & Culture |
4.6
|
104.9 | 105.3 | 105.7 | 104.9 | 105.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Education |
1.4
|
109.3 |
111.1 |
111.7 | 109.1 | 111.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Restaurants and Hotels |
3.2
|
115.4 | 118.6 | 118.8 | 115.1 | 118.7 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
6.3
|
105.0 | 106.2 | 106.7 | 104.7 | 106.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Non-Food |
69.7
|
107.8 | 107.5 | 106.6 | 107.6 | 107.1 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -0.5 |
| Durable Goods |
6.5
|
97.5 | 96.0 | 96.3 | 97.4 | 96.2 | 0.3 | -1.2 | -1.2 |
| Semi-Durable Goods |
4.4
|
99.6 | 99.3 | 99.0 | 99.6 | 99.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| Non-Durable Goods |
41.6
|
113.0 | 112.5 | 110.0 | 113.0 | 111.3 | -2.2 | -2.7 | -1.5 |
| Services |
47.5
|
109.5 | 111.9 | 112.6 | 109.2 | 112.3 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
BY MAIN GROUPS, MALAYSIA (2010=100)
|
Group
|
Wt.
|
2014 / 2013
|
February
2015 / 2014 |
January - February
2015 / 2014 |
|||
|
%
Change |
%
Contribution |
%
Change |
%
Contribution |
%
Change |
% Contribution
|
||
| TOTAL |
100.0
|
3.2
|
100.0 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 100.0 |
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
30.3
|
3.3 | 34.0 | 2.7 | 1055.8 | 2.7 | 159.5 |
| Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco |
2.2
|
11.6 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 316.1 | 10.6 | 46.8 |
| Clothing and Footwear |
3.4
|
-0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -27.4 | -0.4 | -2.6 |
| Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels |
22.6
|
3.4 | 24.1 | 2.4 | 657.0 | 2.2 | 93.5 |
|
Furnishings, Household Equip. & Routine Household Maintenance
|
4.1
|
1.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Health |
1.3
|
2.9 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 8.0 |
| Transport |
14.9
|
4.9 | 23.1 | -11.8 | -2219.4 | -8.9 | -246.6 |
| Communication |
5.7
|
-0.7 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -64.3 | -1.0 | -9.5 |
| Recreation Services & Culture |
4.6
|
1.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 37.3 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| Education |
1.4
|
2.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 37.5 | 2.1 | 5.6 |
| Restaurants and Hotels |
3.2
|
4.7 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 127.8 | 3.1 | 20.2 |
| Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
6.3
|
0.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 121.1 | 1.7 | 18.4 |
NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, MALAYSIA (2010=100)
|
Sub-group
|
Wt.
|
Index
|
% Change
|
||||||
|
Feb
2014 |
Jan
2015 |
Feb
2015 |
Jan - Feb
2014 |
Jan - Feb
2015 |
Jan 2015/
Feb 2015 |
Feb 2015/
Feb 2014 |
Jan - Feb
2015/2014 |
||
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
30.3
|
114.4 | 117.7 | 117.5 | 114.5 | 117.6 | -0.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Food |
28.9
|
114.8 | 118.2 | 117.9 | 114.8 | 118.1 | -0.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
|
Food At Home
|
18.9
|
114.8 | 118.1 | 117.6 | 115.0 | 117.9 | -0.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rice, Bread & Other Cereals |
4.4
|
105.2 | 106.1 | 106.2 | 105.2 | 106.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Meat |
2.9
|
116.5 | 115.1 | 115.6 | 116.1 | 115.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.6 |
| Fish & Seafood |
4.5
|
124.4 | 128.4 | 129.1 | 124.9 | 128.8 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| Milk & Eggs |
1.8
|
115.8 | 123.2 | 123.5 | 115.8 | 123.4 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Oils and Fats |
0.6
|
101.1 | 101.2 | 101.3 | 101.1 | 101.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Fruits |
1.2
|
115.7 | 118.3 | 119.3 | 115.6 | 118.8 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| Vegetables |
2.1
|
111.1 | 123.0 | 114.9 | 112.6 | 119.0 | -6.6 | 3.4 | 5.7 |
|
Sugar, Jam, Honey, Choc. & Confectionery
|
0.6
|
128.8 | 129.7 | 129.8 | 128.7 | 129.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Food Products n.e.c. |
0.8
|
113.2 | 115.6 | 115.9 | 113.0 | 115.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Food Away From Home |
10.0
|
114.6 | 118.2 | 118.6 | 114.4 | 118.4 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
1.4
|
107.8 | 108.2 | 108.2 | 107.7 | 108.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
When compared with the previous month, the CPI for February 2015 decreased by 0.6 per cent. Decreases were for four main groups namely Transport ( - 6.0 per cent ); Clothing & Footwear ( -0.4 per cent ); Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance by 0.2 per cent respectively. On the other hand, increases were observed in the group Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels by 0.9 per cent; Education and Miscellaneous Goods & Services by 0.5 per cent respectively; Health and Recreation Services & Culture by 0.4per cent respectively; and Restaurant & Hotel ( +0.2 per cent.). The other two main groups namely Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco and Communication remained unchanged at 134.6 and 97.2 respectively.
The 0.2 per cent decrease in the index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages in February 2015 compared with the previous month was the result of decrease in the index for Food At Home by 0.4 per cent. The index for Food Away From Home showed an increase by 0.3 per cent. However, the index for Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Non-Alcoholic Beverages remained unchanged at 108.2.
Among the food items which recorded notable deccreases in February 2015 compared with the previous month were Spinach ( - 24.5 per cent ); Choy Sum ( - 18.7 per cent ); Cucumber ( - 17.1 per cent ); Kai Lan ( - 15.7 per cent ); Long Beans ( - 14.7 per cent ); French Beans ( - 14.7 per cent ); Round Cabbage ( - 4.8 per cent ); Hardtail Scad (Fish) ( - 2.9 per cent ); Threadfin Bream (Fish) ( - 1.4 per cent ) and Indian Mackerel (Fish) ( - 1.4 per cent ).
Meanwhile, the index of some food items increased in February 2015 compared with the previous month. Among these were Tomatoes ( + 7.1 per cent ); Watermelon ( + 3.4 per cent ); Round Scad (Fish) ( + 2.9 per cent ); Black Pomfret (Fish) ( + 2.4 per cent ); Red Snapper (Fish) ( + 1.4 per cent ); Cuttlefish ( + 1.4 per cent ); Prawns ( + 1.1 per cent ); Chicken ( + 0.8 per cent ); Wheat Flour ( + 0.2 per cent ) and Hen’s Egg ( + 0.2 per cent ).
A reclassification of items according to their durability and services rendered showed increases in the index for Durable Goods ( + 0.2 per cent ) and Services ( + 0.1 per cent ). Meanwhile, the index for Semi-Durable Goods and Non-Durable Goods decreased by 0.3 per cent respectively.
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THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
20 March 2015
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