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Consumer Price Index Malaysia March 2015
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Overview
Apart of that, main groups which recorded to these decrease were Communication by 0.9 per cent and Clothing & Footwear by 0.2 per cent. Overall, the index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages and the index for Non-Food increased by 2.3 per cent and 0.3 per cent respectively in March 2015 compared with the same month in 2014 (Chart 1 and 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 - March 2015 / 2014
The slower increase of 0.7 per cent in the CPI for the first three month in 2015 was brought about by decreases observed in the indices of Transport (-7.6 per cent); Communication and Clothing & Footwear decrease by 0.9 and 0.3 per cent respectively. Notable increases among these main groups with high weights were Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+2.5 per cent) and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (+2.1 per cent). Other increases were Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+10.6 per cent ); Health (+3.4 per cent); Restaurants & Hotels (+3.1 per cent) and Education (+2.1 per cent).
|
Group
|
Wt.
|
Index
|
% Change
|
||||||
|
Mar 2014
|
Feb 2015
|
Mar 2015
|
Jan - Mar 2014
|
Jan - Mar 2015
|
Mar 2015/
Feb 2015 |
Mar 2015/
Mar 2014 |
Jan - Mar 2015/2014
|
||
| TOTAL |
100.0
|
109.9 | 109.9 | 110.9 | 109.7 | 110.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
30.3
|
114.5 | 117.5 | 117.1 | 114.5 | 117.4 | -0.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 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 | 98.2 | 98.6 | 98.8 | 98.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels |
22.6
|
108.1 | 110.6 | 110.2 | 107.8 | 110.1 | -0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Furnishings, Household Equip. & Routine Household Maintenance |
4.1
|
106.5 | 106.6 | 106.7 | 106.4 | 106.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Health |
1.3
|
108.6 | 112.1 | 112.5 | 108.4 | 112.1 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| Transport |
14.9
|
111.3 | 98.0 | 105.8 | 111.1 | 102.7 | 8.0 | -4.9 | -7.6 |
| Communication |
5.7
|
98.1 | 97.2 | 97.2 | 98.1 | 97.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 | -0.9 |
| Recreation Services & Culture |
4.6
|
104.9 | 105.7 | 105.5 | 104.9 | 105.5 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Education |
1.4
|
109.4 | 111.7 | 111.8 | 109.2 | 111.5 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Restaurants and Hotels |
3.2
|
115.9 | 118.8 | 119.2 | 115.3 | 118.9 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
6.3
|
105.4 | 106.7 | 107.0 | 104.9 | 106.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Non-Food |
69.7
|
107.9 | 106.6 | 108.2 | 107.6 | 107.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Durable Goods |
6.5
|
97.7 | 96.3 | 96.2 | 97.5 | 96.2 | -0.1 | -1.5 | -1.3 |
| Semi-Durable Goods |
4.4
|
99.6 | 99.0 | 99.3 | 99.6 | 99.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| Non-Durable Goods |
41.6
|
113.0 | 110.0 | 112.3 | 113.0 | 111.6 | 2.1 | -0.6 | -1.2 |
| Services |
47.5
|
109.7 | 112.6 | 112.7 | 109.7 | 112.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
BY MAIN GROUPS, MALAYSIA (2010=100)
|
Group
|
Wt.
|
2014 / 2013
|
March
2015 / 2014 |
January - March
2015 / 2014 |
|||
|
%
Change |
%
Contribution |
%
Change |
%
Contribution |
%
Change |
% Contribution
|
||
| TOTAL |
100.0
|
3.2
|
100.0 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 100.0 |
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
30.3
|
3.3 | 34.0 | 2.3 | 80.2 | 2.5 | 122.1 |
| Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco |
2.2
|
11.6 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 28.2 | 10.6 | 37.7 |
| Clothing and Footwear |
3.4
|
-0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -1.8 |
| Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels |
22.6
|
3.4 | 24.1 | 1.9 | 47.5 | 2.1 | 72.5 |
|
Furnishings, Household Equip. & Routine Household Maintenance
|
4.1
|
1.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Health |
1.3
|
2.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 6.6 |
| Transport |
14.9
|
4.9 | 23.1 | -4.9 | -81.9 | -7.6 | -169.0 |
| Communication |
5.7
|
-0.7 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -5.4 | -0.9 | -7.5 |
| Recreation Services & Culture |
4.6
|
1.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| Education |
1.4
|
2.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| Restaurants and Hotels |
3.2
|
4.7 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 10.9 | 3.1 | 15.6 |
| Miscellaneous Goods & Services |
6.3
|
0.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 14.5 |
NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, MALAYSIA (2010=100)
|
Sub-group
|
Wt.
|
Index
|
% Change
|
||||||
|
Mar
2014 |
Feb
2015 |
Mar
2015 |
Jan - Mar
2014 |
Jan - Mar
2015 |
Mar 2015/
Feb 2015 |
Mar 2015/
Mar 2014 |
Jan - Mar
2015/2014 |
||
| Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
30.3
|
114.5 | 117.5 | 117.1 | 114.5 | 117.4 | -0.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Food |
28.9
|
114.8 | 117.9 | 117.5 | 114.8 | 117.9 | -0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
|
Food At Home
|
18.9
|
114.6 | 117.6 | 116.9 | 114.9 | 117.5 | -0.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Rice, Bread & Other Cereals |
4.4
|
105.3 | 106.2 | 106.4 | 105.2 | 106.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Meat |
2.9
|
116.8 | 115.6 | 118.0 | 116.3 | 116.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| Fish & Seafood |
4.5
|
123.1 | 129.1 | 126.1 | 124.3 | 127.9 | -2.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| Milk & Eggs |
1.8
|
116.1 | 123.5 | 122.8 | 115.9 | 132.2 | -0.6 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| Oils and Fats |
0.6
|
101.2 | 101.3 | 101.3 | 101.1 | 101.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Fruits |
1.2
|
116.3 | 119.3 | 118.4 | 115.8 | 118.7 | -0.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Vegetables |
2.1
|
111.2 | 114.9 | 112.5 | 112.1 | 116.8 | -2.1 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
|
Sugar, Jam, Honey, Choc. & Confectionery
|
0.6
|
128.9 | 129.8 | 129.9 | 128.7 | 129.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Food Products n.e.c. |
0.8
|
113.4 | 115.9 | 116.3 | 113.1 | 115.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Food Away From Home |
10.0
|
115.1 | 118.6 | 118.8 | 114.6 | 118.5 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Non-Alcoholic Beverages |
1.4
|
107.7 | 108.2 | 108.3 | 107.7 | 108.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
When compared with the previous month, the CPI for March 2015 increased by 0.9 per cent. Increases were for main groups namely Transport (+8.0 per cent); Clothing & Footwear and Health by 0.4 per cent respectively; Restaurant & Hotel and Miscellaneous Goods & Services by 0.3 per cent respectively; Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance and Education by 0.1 per cent respectively. On the other hand, decreases were observed in the group Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels by 0.4 per cent; Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (-0.3 per cent) and Recreation Services & Culture (-0.2 per cent). The other two main groups indices namely Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco and Communication remained unchanged at 134.6 and 97.2 respectively.
The 0.3 per cent decrease in the index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages in March 2015 compared with the previous month was the result of decrease in the index for Food At Home by 0.6 per cent. The index for Food Away From Home and Coffee, Tea, Cocoa & Non-Alcoholic Beverages showed an increase by 0.2 and 0.1 per cent respectively.
Among the food items which recorded notable decreases in March 2015 compared with the previous month were Watermelon (-11.4 per cent); Tomatoes (-9.7 per cent); Red Chillies (-9.4 per cent); Cuttlefish (-4.6 per cent); Indian Mackerel (Fish) (-4.0 per cent); Round Scad (Fish) (-3.8 per cent); Hardtail Scad (Fish) (-3.4 per cent); Hen’s Egg (-2.6 per cent); Round Cabbage (-2.0 per cent) and Prawns (-1.7 per cent).
Meanwhile, the index of some food items increased in March 2015 compared with the previous month. Among these were Chicken (+3.8 per cent); Carrots (+3.6 per cent); Long Beans (+1.9 per cent); Apples (+1.4 per cent); Choy Sum (+0.7 per cent); Sardin/Mackerel – Canned (+0.4 per cent); Local Rice 5% (+0.3 per cent); Crab (+0.3 per cent) and Beef (+0.1 per cent).
A classification of index for items according to their durability and services rendered showed increases in the index for Non-Durable Goods by 2.1 per cent; Semi-Durable Goods (+0.3 per cent); and Services (+0.1 per cent). Meanwhile, the index for Durable Goods decreased by 0.1 per cent.
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THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
22 April 2015
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Email : norrita.amran@stats.gov.my
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