Emirates Consumer price Index Report for APRIL 2017.

EMIRATES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT FOR APRIL 2017

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EMIRATES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

APRIL 2017

Table 1: PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

This Report has been Prepared and Printed according to the Statistical Data Dissemination Manual and Code of Practice for UAE Official Statistics

By DIVISION

(2014 = 100)

Division

Weights

% Change

APRIL 2017/

APRIL 2016 APRIL 2017/

MARCH 2017

ALL ITEMS ^100.0% 2.17 ^ -0.38 ^

Food and soft drinks

^14.3% -0.46 ^ 0.25 ^

Beverages and tobacco

^0.3% 1.16 ^ -0.06 ^

Textiles, clothing and footwear

^3.2% 1.01 ^ 0.29 ^

Housing

^34.1% 1.55 ^ -0.05 ^

Furniture and household goods

^5.6% 1.17 ^ -0.32 ^

Medical care

^1.4% 5.61 ^ -0.11 ^

Transportation

^14.6% 6.55 ^ -3.31 ^

Communications

^5.4% -2.29 ^ -0.83 ^

Recreation and culture

^3.2% -0.29 ^ 3.86 ^

Education

^7.7% 4.74 ^ 0.23 ^

Restaurants and hotels

^4.0% 2.10 ^ 0.39 ^

Miscellaneous goods and services

^6.3% 12.19 ^ -0.35 ^

Table 2: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX by DIVISION

(2014 = 100)

Division Weights APRIL

2016 MARCH

2017 APRIL

2017

ALL ITEMS ^100.0% 105.08 107.78 107.36

Food and soft drinks

^14.3% 102.10 101.38 101.64

Beverages and tobacco

^0.3% 101.02 102.25 102.19

Textiles, clothing and footwear

^3.2% 101.24 101.97 102.26

Housing

^{34.1% 112.30 114.10 114.04}

Furniture and household goods

_{5.6% 102.05 103.58 103.25}

Medical care

^1.4% 100.35 106.09 105.98

Transportation

^14.6% 94.65 104.30 100.85

Communications

^5.4% 100.01 98.54 97.72

Recreation and culture

^3.2% 99.94 95.94 99.64

Education

^7.7% 106.54 111.34 111.59

Restaurants and hotels

^4.0% 103.73 105.50 105.91

Miscellaneous goods and services

^6.3% 101.65 114.44 114.04

Table 3: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX BY SUBGROUPS

(2014 = 100)

Subgroups MARCH

2017 APRIL

2017 %

Change

Breads, cereals and its products 103.8 103.9 0.1

Meat 98.6 99.7 1.1

Fish and seafood 97.7 96.4 -1.2

Milk, cheese and eggs 105.0 103.4 -1.6

Oils and fats 101.5 102.9 1.4

fruits 104.3 105.4 1.0

Vegetables 102.9 104.2 1.2

Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and sweets 100.6 101.4 0.7

Food is filed under another item 101.6 101.7 0.1

Tea, coffee and cocoa 100.0 100.0 0.0

Mineral water, soft drinks and juices 97.1 96.2 -0.9

Alcoholic beverages 103.6 103.6 0.0

Tobacco 101.9 101.8 -0.1

Fabrics 100.9 99.3 -1.5

Ready-made 103.7 103.5 -0.2

Clean, repair and rental clothes 99.3 99.4 0.1

Shoes and other footwear 91.2 94.6 3.7

Actual rents paid by tenants 114.3 114.3 0.0

Maintenance and repair of housing materials 110.0 110.0 0.0

water supplies 122.0 122.0 0.0

Electricity 112.7 112.7 0.0

Gas 97.1 92.7 -4.6

Liquid fuels 102.1 102.1 0.0

Dry fuel or steel 96.0 96.0 0.0

Furniture 98.0 95.8 -2.3

Carpets and floor coverings 84.0 79.9 -4.9

Home textiles 91.8 98.4 7.2

Home appliances (electric / non-electric) 102.8 104.8 2.0

Small household electrical appliances 102.2 100.3 -1.9

Repair of home appliances 105.6 92.3 -12.6

Glassware, tableware and household items non-

electrical 98.7 97.7 -1.0

Small tools and miscellaneous accessories 98.6 98.8 0.2

Non-durable household goods 98.5 98.6 0.0

Domestic services and home services 111.5 111.5 0.0

Pharmaceutical products 100.1 100.1 0.0

Other medical products 91.4 93.2 2.0

Devices and therapeutic equipment 100.8 99.5 -1.3

medical services 106.1 106.1 0.0

Dental services 89.1 88.6 -0.6

Medical Support Services 104.7 104.7 0.0

Hospital services 131.0 131.0 0.0

Cars 98.2 98.0 -0.2

Motor cycles 95.0 95.0 0.0

bicycles 99.9 99.9 0.1

Parts and accessories of personal transport

equipment 95.1 93.9 -1.2

Fuels, oils and lubricants 111.8 107.3 -4.0

Maintenance and repair of personal transport

equipment 104.4 104.3 -0.2

Other services related to personal transport

equipment 112.5 112.5 0.0

Road transport 102.8 102.8 0.0

Air transport 92.7 87.9 -5.2

Mail Services 102.8 102.8 0.0

Phone and fax equipment 79.3 70.3 -11.4

Phone and fax services 100.5 100.5 0.0

Audio-visual and related 86.0 86.1 0.1

Imaging devices and accessories 90.0 90.0 0.0

Information processing equipment 87.6 84.0 -4.1

Recording equipment 83.9 83.9 0.0

Games 96.3 95.7 -0.6

Sports equipment, camping, outdoor recreation 99.4 99.4 0.0

Plants and flowers 116.6 116.4 -0.2

Cultural services 108.5 108.5 0.0

Books 111.9 111.9 0.0

Newspapers and periodicals 99.7 99.7 0.0

Stationery and drawing materials 103.7 104.2 0.5

Expenses on holiday packages 88.8 98.4 10.8

Restaurants, cafes and the like 105.2 105.6 0.4

Accommodation Services 113.0 113.6 0.5

Personal Care Services 105.4 105.5 0.1

Personal Care Electric Appliances 105.4 85.3 -19.1

Materials & Supplies Personal Care 104.8 105.6 0.8

Jewelry, watches 104.2 107.6 3.3

Other personal goods 109.0 107.7 -1.2

health insurance 100.0 100.0 0.0

Vehicle insurance

169.1 162.6 -3.8

Other services are classified elsewhere 104.4

104.4 0.0

Table 4: PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX BY EMIRATE

(2014 = 100)

Emirate

% Change APRIL 2017/

APRIL2016 APRIL 2017/

MARCH 2017

UAE 2.17  -0.38 

ABU

DHABI

^{2.33  -0.44 }

DUBAI

2.85  -0.31 

SHARJAH

^{1.18  -0.33} 

AJMAN

^{1.81  -0.60 }

UMM AL QUWAIN

^{0.36  -0.45} 

RAS AL KHAIMAH

^{1.99  -0.28 }

FUJAIREH

^{2.47  -0.42} 

ANNEX TECHNICAL NOTES

Concept and Definition

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the average price changes in a fixed basket of consumption goods and services commonly purchased by the National and non-National households over time. It is commonly used as a measure of consumer price inflation.

The weighting pattern for the 2014 -based CPI was derived

from the expenditure values collected in the Household Expenditure Survey (HES), which was conducted, from June 2014 to May 2015.

Scope and Coverage

The CPI covers only consumption expenditure incurred by resident households. It excludes non-consumption expenditures such as loan repayments, income taxes, purchases of houses, shares, and other financial assets etc.

A total of 1200 brands/varieties are included in the 2014-based CPI basket and they are classified into twelve main divisions based largely on the Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP). The total number of outlets selected for pricing is about 500.

Measurement of Changes in the Consumer Price Index

The CPI is compiled on a monthly basis. For longer periods, the CPI is derived by averaging the monthly indices. For example, the yearly CPI is derived by taking a simple average of the 12 months indices for the year.

To compute month-on-month change, the difference between the CPI for the specific month and that for the preceding month expressed

in percentage term is used. This measures the change in average prices between the two months and serves as a useful short-term indicator of price movement.

To measure the year-on-year change, the CPI for the specific month is compared with that for the same month of preceding year.

Likewise, the annual inflation rate for a specific year is computed by

comparing the average for the 12 monthly indices with that for the

preceding year.