Emirates Consumer price Index Report for MAY 2017.

EMIRATES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT FOR MAY 2017

JUNE 2017

JUNE 2017

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EMIRATES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX MAY 2017

Table 1: PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX By DIVISION

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

(2014 = 100)

Division

Weights

% Change

MAY 2017/

MAY 2016 MAY 2017/

APRIL 2017

ALL ITEMS ^100.0% 1.89 ^ -0.02 ^

Food and soft drinks

^14.3% 1.23 ^ 0.71 ^

Beverages and tobacco

^0.3% 1.27 ^ 0.33 ^

Textiles, clothing and footwear

^3.2% 1.00 ^ -0.05 ^

Housing

^34.1% 1.46 ^ -0.06 ^

Furniture and household goods

^5.6% 1.33 ^ 0.20 ^

Medical care

^1.4% 5.34 ^ 0.00 ^

Transportation

^14.6% 3.37 ^ 0.97 ^

Communications

^5.4% -2.44 ^ -0.17 ^

Recreation and culture

^3.2% -5.40 ^ -5.12 ^

Education

^7.7% 4.74 ^ 0.00 ^

Restaurants and hotels

^4.0% 2.02 ^ -0.09 ^

Miscellaneous goods and services

^6.3% 10.30 ^ -1.15 ^

Table 2: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX by DIVISION

(2014 = 100)

Division Weights MAY

2016 APRIL

2017 MAY

2017

ALL ITEMS ^100.0% 105.35 107.36 107.34

Food and soft drinks

^14.3% 101.12 101.64 102.36

Beverages and tobacco

^{0.3% 101.25 102.19 102.53}

Textiles, clothing and footwear

_{3.2% 101.20 102.26 102.21}

Housing

^34.1% 112.32 114.04 113.97

Furniture and household goods

^5.6% 102.10 103.25 103.46

Medical care

^1.4% 100.61 105.98 105.98

Transportation

^14.6% 98.52 100.85 101.84

Communications

^5.4% 100.00 97.72 97.55

Recreation and culture

^3.2% 99.94 99.64 94.54

Education

^7.7% 106.54 111.59 111.59

Restaurants and hotels

^4.0% 103.72 105.91 105.81

Miscellaneous goods and services

^6.3% 102.21 114.04 112.73

Table 3: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX BY SUBGROUPS

(2014 = 100)

Subgroups APRIL

2017 MAY

2017 %

Change

Breads, cereals and its products 103.9 103.5 -0.4

Meat 99.7 97.5 -2.2

Fish and seafood 96.4 98.4 2.0

Milk, cheese and eggs 103.4 103.3 -0.1

Oils and fats 102.9 103.1 0.2

fruits 105.4 105.6 0.2

Vegetables 104.2 110.2 5.8

Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and sweets 101.4 101.4 0.1

Food is filed under another item 101.7 102.9 1.2

Tea, coffee and cocoa 100.0 99.5 -0.5

Mineral water, soft drinks and juices 96.2 100.9 4.8

Alcoholic beverages 103.6 103.6 0.0

Tobacco 101.8 102.2 0.4

Fabrics 99.3 99.3 0.0

Ready-made 103.5 103.5 0.0

Clean, repair and rental clothes 99.4 98.3 -1.2

Shoes and other footwear 94.6 94.5 -0.1

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 92.7 87.5 -5.6

Liquid fuels 102.1 104.5 2.4

Dry fuel or steel 96.0 96.2 0.2

Furniture 95.8 96.7 1.0

Carpets and floor coverings 79.9 79.9 0.0

Home textiles 98.4 98.9 0.5

Home appliances (electric / non-electric) 104.8 104.2 -0.6

Small household electrical appliances 100.3 100.4 0.2

Repair of home appliances 92.3 92.3 0.0

Glassware, tableware and household items non- electrical

97.7 98.6 0.9

Small tools and miscellaneous accessories 98.8 99.1 0.3

Non-durable household goods 98.6 98.7 0.1

Domestic services and home services 111.5 111.5 0.0

Pharmaceutical products 100.1 100.1 0.0

Other medical products 93.2 93.2 0.0

Devices and therapeutic equipment 99.5 99.5 0.0

medical services 106.1 106.1 0.0

Dental services 88.6 88.6 0.0

Medical Support Services 104.7 104.7 0.0

Hospital services 131.0 131.0 0.0

Cars 98.0 97.7 -0.3

Motor cycles 95.0 95.0 0.0

bicycles 99.9 99.9 0.0

Parts and accessories of personal transport equipment

93.9 97.7 4.0

Fuels, oils and lubricants 107.3 110.4 2.9

Maintenance and repair of personal transport equipment

104.3 108.4 3.9

Other services related to personal transport equipment

112.5 112.6 0.1

Road transport 102.8 112.6 9.6

Air transport 87.9 80.3 -8.7

Mail Services 102.8 102.7 -0.1

Phone and fax equipment 70.3 68.4 -2.7

Phone and fax services 100.5 100.5 0.0

Audio-visual and related 86.1 86.5 0.5

Imaging devices and accessories 90.0 90.1 0.1

Information processing equipment 84.0 83.7 -0.4

Recording equipment 83.9 83.9 0.0

Games 95.7 95.9 0.2

Sports equipment, camping, outdoor recreation 99.4 99.4 0.0

Plants and flowers 116.4 116.4 0.0

Cultural services 108.5 108.2 -0.3

Books 111.9 111.6 -0.3

Newspapers and periodicals 99.7 99.7 0.0

Stationery and drawing materials 104.2 103.9 -0.3

Expenses on holiday packages 98.4 86.3 -12.3

Restaurants, cafes and the like 105.6 105.6 0.1

Accommodation Services 113.6 111.2 -2.2

Personal Care Services 105.5 104.8 -0.7

Personal Care Electric Appliances 85.3 87.3 2.3

Materials & Supplies Personal Care 105.6 102.4 -3.1

Jewelry, watches 107.6 105.7 -1.7

Other personal goods 107.7 108.2 0.5

health insurance 100.0 100.0 0.0

Vehicle insurance 162.6 162.6 0.0

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 MAY 2017/

MAY2016 MAY 2017/

APRIL 2017

UAE 1.89 ^ -0.02 ^

ABU

DHABI

^{1.95  -0.10 }

DUBAI

2.26 ^ -0.22 ^

SHARJAH

1.49 ^ 0.47 ^

AJMAN

1.62 ^ 0.12 ^

UMM AL QUWAIN

0.68 ^ 0.31 ^

RAS AL KHAIMAH

1.96 ^ 0.13 ^

FUJAIREH

1.84 ^ -0.21 ^

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.