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Consumer Price Index Malaysia January 2016
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Overview
The index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (weight: 30.2) rose 3.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis in January 2016. Meanwhile, the index for Non-Food (weight: 69.8) recorded an increase of 3.4 per cent (Chart 1 and Table 1).
Monthly Changes for CPI
When compared with the previous month, CPI for January 2016 decreased 0.3 per cent to 114.5 from 114.8. Of the twelve major groups, nine recorded an increase, while three main groups registered decreases in January 2016, namely Transport (-2.9 per cent); Communication (-2.4 per cent) and Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (-0.1 per cent).
Based on a seasonally adjusted term, the CPI for January 2016 decreased by 0.3 per cent as compared to December 2015 (Table 1).
|
Main Group
|
Wt.(1)
|
Index
|
Year-on-Year Percentage Change |
Month-on-Month Percentage Change
|
Seasonally Adjusted Index | |||
|
Jan 2016
|
Dec 2015/ Dec 2014
|
Jan 2016/ Jan 2015
|
Dec 2015/
Nov 2015 |
Jan 2016/
Dec 2015 |
Jan 2016 | % Change Jan 2016/ Dec 2015 | ||
| TOTAL |
100.0
|
114.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 114.5 | -0.3 |
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
30.2
|
122.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 121.5 | -0.2 |
| Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco |
2.9
|
165.0 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 165.0 | -0.1 |
| Clothing & Footwear |
3.3
|
99.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 99.0 | 0.2 |
| Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels |
23.8
|
113.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 113.1 | 0.2 |
| Furnishings, Household Equip. & Routine Household Maintenance |
3.8
|
111.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 111.2 | 0.3 |
| Health |
1.7
|
116.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 116.8 | 0.3 |
| Transport |
13.7
|
104.8 | -6.2 | 0.6 | -2.3 | -2.9 | 104.8 | -2.9 |
| Communication |
5.2
|
98.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -2.4 | 98.1 | -2.4 |
| Recreation Services & Culture |
4.9
|
107.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 107.7 | 0.1 |
| Education |
1.1
|
114.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 113.9 | 0.1 |
| Restaurants & Hotels |
2.9
|
123.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 123.9 | 0.1 |
| Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
6.5
|
112.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 112.0 | 0.4 |
| Non-Food |
69.8
|
111.1 | 1.8 | 3.4 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 111.1 | -0.7 |
Note: (1) From the release of Consumers Price Index: January 2016 onwards, the weights used in the index are based on the Household Expenditure Survey 2014
Meanwhile, the index of some food items decreased in January 2016 compared with the previous month. Among these food items were Spinach (-17.5 per cent); Choy Sum (-15.5 per cent); Hen's Egg (-3.8 per cent); Carrots (-2.3 per cent); Ginger (-2.0 per cent) and Onion, Big (-1.6 per cent).
|
Sub-Groups
|
Wt.(1)
|
Index | Year-on-Year Percentage Change | Month-on-Month Percentage Change | ||
|
Jan 2016
|
Dec 2015/ Dec 2014
|
Jan 2016/ Jan 2015
|
Dec 2015/ Nov 2015
|
Jan 2016/ Dec 2015
|
||
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 30.2 | 122.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Food | 29.0 | 122.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Food At Home | 17.9 | 122.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Rice, Bread & Other Cereals | 3.7 | 108.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Meat | 2.8 | 122.1 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
|
Fish & Seafood
|
4.3 | 136.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Milk & Eggs | 1.6 | 122.8 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Oils & Fats | 0.5 | 101.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Fruits | 1.1 | 126.2 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Vegetables | 2.4 | 122.9 | 12.0 | -0.1 | 3.4 | -3.9 |
| Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate & Confectionary | 0.6 | 134.1 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Foof Products n.e.c | 0.9 | 123.0 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Food Away From Home | 11.1 | 123.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 1.2 | 111.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
Note: (1) From the release of Consumers Price Index: January 2016 onwards, the weights used in the index are based on the Household Expenditure Survey 2014
Core Inflation
Core inflation also rose 3.6 percent in January 2016 compared to the same period of the previous year (Table 3). Core inflation differs from overall CPI (headline CPI) in that it is calculated by excluding prices for goods and services that are subject to fluctuations which considered transitory in nature and do not have a lasting impact on the underlying trend in inflation. These include nine of the CPI's most volatile items of fresh food, as well as administered prices of goods and services. Core inflation measures are used as operational guides for monetary policy in assessing the direction of inflation.
Table 3 : Headline CPI and Core Index by Main Groups, Malaysia (2010=100)
|
Group
|
Wt.(1)
|
HEADLINE CPI
|
CORE INDEX | |||
| Index Jan 2016 | Percentage Change | Core Index | Percentage Change | |||
| Jan 2016/ Dec 2015 | Jan 2016/ Jan 2015 | Wt. | Jan 2016/ Jan 2015 | |||
| TOTAL | 100.0 | 114.5 | -0.3 | 3.5 | 100.0 | 3.6 |
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 30.2 | 122.3 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 26.3 | 4.1 |
|
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco
|
2.9 | 165.0 | -0.1 | 22.6 | - | - |
| Clothing & Footwear | 3.3 | 99.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels | 23.8 | 113.0 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 26.8 | 3.5 |
| Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance | 3.8 | 111.2 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 |
| Health | 1.7 | 116.8 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| Transport | 13.7 | 104.8 | -2.9 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 3.8 |
| Communication | 5.2 | 98.1 | -2.4 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 0.9 |
| Recreation Services & Culture | 4.9 | 107.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 2.2 |
|
Education
|
1.1 | 114.0 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| Restaurant & Hotel | 2.9 | 123.9 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| Miscellaneous Goods & Services | 6.5 | 112.0 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 5.5 |
Note: (1) From the release of Consumers Price Index: January 2016 onwards, the weights used in the index are based on the Household Expenditure Survey 2014
Updating the Consumer Price Index Basket
The “basket” of goods and services of CPI has been updated based on the Household Expenditure Survey conducted for twelve reference months from January to December 2014. Prior to this, the “basket” of goods and services is based on the Household Expenditure Survey conducted from April 2009 to March 2010. Updating of the “basket” of goods and services is undertaken to ensure the statistics reflect the current patterns in consumer expenditure.
During this updating "basket" exercise, the CPI basket weights for individual items, classes and higher level aggregates are updated. Subsequently, the weights are then expressed at the prices of December 2015 in order to chain indices across the old and new baskets. The period of December 2015 is called the link month.
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THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
24 February 2016
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Ho Mei Kei
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Department of Statistics, Malaysia
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Email : mkho@stats.gov.my
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