Table 2

Movements of Consumer Price Indices
December 2002 - December 2004

Year/month CPI Seasonally Adjusted CPI #
Year-on-year rate of change (%) Average monthly rate of change
during the latest 3 months (%)
Composite CPI CPI(A) CPI(B) CPI(C) Composite CPI CPI(A) CPI(B) CPI(C)
2002
Dec -1.5 +1.0 -2.6 -2.8 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2
2003 Jan -1.6 -1.6 -1.7 -1.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1
Feb -2.0 -2.0 -2.2 -1.9 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Mar -2.1 -1.9 -2.3 -1.9 * +0.1 * -0.1
Apr -1.8 -1.2 -2.0 -2.1 -0.1 +0.1 -0.2 -0.3
May -2.5 -1.7 -2.7 -3.0 -0.3 * -0.4 -0.6
Jun -3.1 -2.4 -3.2 -3.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.6 -0.7
Jul -4.0 -3.6 -4.1 -4.5 -0.9 -1.0 -0.8 -0.8
Aug -3.8 -3.5 -3.9 -4.1 -0.6 -0.8 -0.6 -0.5
Sep -3.2 -2.8 -3.2 -3.8 -0.3 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2
Oct -2.7 -2.0 -2.7 -3.3 +0.3 +0.4 +0.3 +0.1
Nov -2.4 -1.8 -2.5 -2.8 +0.3 +0.3 +0.2 +0.2
Dec -1.9 -1.2 -2.1 -2.5 +0.3 +0.4 +0.3 +0.2
2004 Jan -1.5 -0.7 -1.6 -2.1 +0.2 +0.2 +0.2 +0.2
Feb -2.0 -1.1 -2.1 -2.8 +0.1 +0.2 +0.1 *
Mar -2.1 -1.8 -2.1 -2.5 -0.1 * * -0.1
Apr -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1
May -0.9 -0.7 -0.9 -1.1 * * * -0.1
Jun -0.1 +0.1 -0.2 -0.3 * +0.1 * *
Jul +0.9 +1.5 +0.8 +0.4 -0.1 * -0.1 -0.1
Aug +0.8 +1.4 +0.7 +0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Sep +0.7 +1.3 +0.6 +0.3 * * * -0.1
Oct +0.2 +0.4 +0.1 -0.1 * * * *
Nov +0.2 +0.6 +0.2 -0.2 +0.1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.1
Dec +0.2 +0.5 +0.2 -0.1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.1
 
* Denotes a figure within +/- 0.05%.

# Seasonally adjusted series may be revised as more data become available. Starting from October 2004, the seasonally adjusted CPIs for the preceding three years are revised each year when the figures for October become available.


Last updated: 21 January 2005