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Consumer Price Index Malaysia July 2016
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Overview

Monthly Changes for CPI
When compared with the previous month, CPI for July 2016 increased 0.3 per cent to 115.1 from 114.8. Of the twelve major groups, nine recorded increases, one registered a decline while two remained unchanged. Among the main groups that recorded increases were Transport (+1.5 per cent); Recreation Services & Culture (+0.5 per cent); Miscellaneous Goods & Services (+0.4 per cent); Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+0.3 per cent); Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance (+0.2 per cent) and Restaurants & Hotels (+0.2 per cent).
Based on a seasonally adjusted term, the CPI for July 2016 increased by 0.3 per cent as compared to June 2016 (Table 1).
Table 1 : CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR MAIN GROUPS, MALAYSIA (2010=100)
Group
|
Wt.
|
Index
|
Year-on-Year Percentage Change
|
Month-on-Month Percentage Change
|
Seasonally Adjusted Index
|
||||
July 2016
|
June 2016/ June 2015
|
July 2016/ July 2015
|
Jan - July 2016/2015
|
June 2016/
May 2016 |
July 2016/
June 2016 |
July 2016 | % Change July 2016/ June 2016 | ||
TOTAL |
100.0
|
115.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 115.1 | 0.3 |
Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 30.2 | 124.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 124.2 | 0.2 |
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco | 2.9 | 165.4 | 21.9 | 19.9 | 21.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 165.4 | 0.1 |
Clothing & Footwear | 3.3 | 98.4 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 98.4 | -0.2 |
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels | 23.8 | 114.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 114.3 | 0.3 |
Furnishings, Household Equip. & Routine Household Maintenance | 3.8 | 112.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 112.1 | 0.2 |
Health | 1.7 | 117.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 117.8 | 0.1 |
Transport | 13.7 | 101.7 | -8.5 | -9.9 | -5.0 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 101.7 | 1.5 |
Communication | 5.2 | 98.1 | -2.2 | -2.3 | -0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 98.1 | 0.0 |
Recreation Services & Culture | 4.9 | 108.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 108.8 | 0.5 |
Education | 1.1 | 115.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 115.0 | 0.2 |
Restaurants & Hotels | 2.9 | 125.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 125.1 | 0.2 |
Miscellaneous Goods & Services | 6.5 | 113.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 113.1 | 0.4 |
Non-Food | 69.8 | 111.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 111.1 | 0.2 |
Meanwhile, decreases were registered in the index of some food items such as Red Chilly (-11.3 per cent); Cucumber (-10.1 per cent); Kai Lan (-8.1 per cent); Choy Sam (-7.8 per cent); Carrot (-7.5 per cent); Round Cabbage (-4.6 per cent); Spinach (-3.3 per cent) and Hen's Egg (-3.1 per cent).
Table 2 : Consumer Price Index for Sub-Groups of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Malaysia (2010=100)
Sub-Groups | Wt. | Index | Year-on-Year Percentage Change | Month-on-Month Percentage Change | |||
July 2016
|
June 2016/
June 2015
|
July 2016/
July 2015
|
Jan - July 2016/2015 |
June 2016/
May 2016
|
July 2016/
June 2016
|
||
Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 30.2 | 124.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Food | 29.0 | 125.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Food At Home | 17.9 | 124.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
Rice, Bread & Other Cereals | 3.7 | 108.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Meat | 2.8 | 128.0 | 2.2 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 4.5 |
Fish & Seafood | 4.3 | 138.8 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
Milk & Eggs | 1.6 | 123.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
Oils & Fats | 0.5 | 101.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
Fruits | 1.1 | 126.6 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 6.0 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
Vegetables | 2.4 | 126.7 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 9.5 | -1.0 | -3.6 |
Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate & Confectionary | 0.6 | 134.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Food Products n.e.c | 0.9 | 126.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Food Away From Home | 11.1 | 125.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 1.2 | 111.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
CPI changes for the period January – July 2016 / 2015
The increase of 4.3 per cent in the index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages was the result of increases for Food At Home (+4.6 per cent); Food Away From Home (+4.1 per cent) and Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+1.7 per cent). Among the subgroups of Food At Home which showed significant increases during this period as shown in Table 2 were Vegetables (+9.5 per cent); Fish & Seafood (+7.4 per cent); Fruits (+6.0 per cent); Meat (+3.2 per cent) and Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate & Confectionery (+2.6 per cent).
Core Inflation
Table 3 : Headline CPI and Core Index by Main Groups, Malaysia (2010=100)
Group
|
Wt.
|
HEADLINE CPI
|
CORE INDEX | |||
Index | Percentage Change | Core Index | Percentage Change | |||
July 2016 |
July 2016/ |
July 2016/ |
Wt. |
July 2016/ |
||
TOTAL | 100.0 | 115.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 100.0 | 2.0 |
Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 30.2 | 124.4 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 26.3 | 2.3 |
Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco
|
2.9 | 165.4 | 0.1 | 19.9 | - | - |
Clothing & Footwear | 3.3 | 98.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels | 23.8 | 114.1 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 26.8 | 2.6 |
Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance | 3.8 | 112.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
Health | 1.7 | 117.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
Transport | 13.7 | 101.7 | 1.5 | -9.9 | 6.7 | 3.4 |
Communication | 5.2 | 98.1 | 0.0 | -2.3 | 7.2 | -2.3 |
Recreation Services & Culture | 4.9 | 108.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 1.7 |
Education
|
1.1 | 115.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
Restaurant & Hotel | 2.9 | 125.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
Miscellaneous Goods & Services | 6.5 | 113.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 2.4 |
Released By:
THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
24 August 2016
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