Macau’s average consumer price index (CPI) for the first nine months rose 6.08 percent year-on-year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced Tuesday. In the third quarter, the index was up 5.94 percent year-on-year. For the 12 months including last month, the index increased 6.03 percent from the previous period. Last month, the index was […]
Inflation
Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.07 percent year-on-year last month, namely due to higher housing rents and the rising cost of eating out, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said on Monday. According to a DSEC statement, last month saw notable increases in the price indices of housing and fuels (+12.0-4 percent), and […]
Skyrocketing residential rents and the rising cost of eating out further pushed up the city’s composite consumer price index (CPI), which rose 5.92 percent year-on-year last month, according to figures released by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) Wednesday. A DSEC statement said “notable increases” affected the price indices of housing and fuels (+11.45 percent), […]
Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) rose 5.99 percent year-on-year last month, slowing down a bit from May’s 6.16 percent increase, according to data released by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) Monday. A DSEC statement attributed last month’s inflation pressure namely to higher housing rents and the higher cost of eating out. Last month […]