Macau’s inflation rate slowed further to 4.16 percent last month said the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC). A DSEC statement attributed the increment to higher residential rents and rising cost of eating out. The consumer price index of alcoholic beverages and tobacco rose by 34.29 percent year-on-year. The price index of education rose by 8.96 […]
Inflation
Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) rose 4.64 percent year-on-year last month, the Statistic and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement on Monday. According to a DSEC statement, inflation has eased continuously since May, with last month’s rate dropping further by 012 percent-age points from July, when growth stood at 4.76 percent. Last month’s […]
The consumer price index last month rose by 4.76 percent year-on-year to 106.13, down from 4.91 percent the preceding month, reported the Statistics and Census Service. The increase was said to be due to higher rentals for dwelling and rising costs of eating out. Compared to July 2014, notable hikes were seen in the price […]
Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) for June rose 4.91 percent year-on-year, down slightly from the 4.93 percent growth in the previous month, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Tuesday. The bureau said last month’s increase was mainly due to higher housing rents and the rising cost of eating out and renting parking […]
Macau’s inflation rate eased to 4.51 percent in April, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Thursday. According to a DSEC statement, the city’s composite consumer price index (CPI) for April increased 4.51 percent year-on-year, down from the 5.10 percent growth in March. The bureau pointed out that higher residential rents and the rising […]
Prices in Macau rose 5.10 percent in March year-on-year driven by the increase in income from house rental prices and the cost of meals bought away from home, reported the Statistics and Census Bureau. Year-on-year the most significant increases were in the indices of Housing and Fuel (+10.58 percent), Health (+5.71 percent) and Food and […]
Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) rose 5.3 percent year-on-year last month, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Monday. A DSEC statement attributed the steep rise to rising residential rents and the higher cost of eating out, as well as higher charges for package tours during the Chinese New Year holiday. According to […]
Macau’s inflation rate hit a whopping 6.05 percent last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced Wednesday. A DSEC statement attributed the steep rise mainly to starkly higher housing rents and restaurant prices. For the whole of last year, notable increases were recorded in the price indices of housing and fuels (+11.93 percent) and […]
Consumer prices went up by 6.12 percent year-on year in November. The increase in the Consumer Price Index is the same as the one recorded in October. The Statistics and Census Service says the growth was once again driven by higher residential rentals and dearer charges for eating out. For the 12 months ended November […]