Emirates Consumer price Index Report for

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EMIRATES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT FOR December 2017

January 2018

This Report has been Prepared and Printed according to the Statistical Data

Dissemination Manual and Code of Practice for UAE Official Statistics

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January 2018 All rights reserved.

In case of the quotation, please refer to the report as follow:

Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, 2018. Emirates Consumer price Index Report for DECEMBER 2017.

All correspondence should be directed to:

Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority Government Communication Department.

P.O. Box 127000 Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Tel: (971) 4 6080000 Fax: (971) 4 3273535 E-Mail: [email protected]

Web site: http://www.fcsa.gov.ae

EMIRATES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DECEMBER 2017

Table 1: PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

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By DIVISION

(2014 = 100)

Division

Weights

% Change

DECEMBER 2017/

DECEMBER 2016

DECEMBER 2017/

NOVEMBER 2017

ALL ITEMS

100.0% 2.73

^

0.69

^

Food and Beverages

14.3% 3.23

^

0.05

^

tobacco

0.3% 70.24

^

0.06

^

Textiles, clothing and footwear

3.2% 0.99

^

0.31

^

Housing, water, electricity, gas

34.1% -0.32

^

-0.59

^

Furniture and household goods

5.6% -0.45

^

0.09

^

Medical care

1.4% 0.33

^

-0.04

^

Transportation

14.6% 9.29

^

4.97

^

Communications

5.4% -1.21

^

-0.30

^

Recreation and culture

3.2% 3.21

^

5.90

^

Education

7.7% 3.60

^

0.00

^

Restaurants and hotels

4.0% 0.77

^

0.21

^

Miscellaneous goods and services

6.3% 9.28  0.40

^

Table 2: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX by DIVISION

(2014 = 100)

Division

DECEMBER 2017/

DECEMBER

DECEMBER 2017/

DECEMBER 2016

NOVEMBER 2017

DECEMBER 2017

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2016 NOVEMBER 2017

ALL ITEMS

2.73 0.69 106.45 108.62 109.36

Food and soft drinks

3.23 0.05 102.23 105.48 105.54

Tobacco

70.24 0.06 104.00 176.95 177.05

Textiles, clothing and footwear

0.99 0.31 102.63 103.32 103.64

Housing

-0.32 -0.59 113.31 113.62 112.95

Furniture and household goods

-0.45 0.09 104.54 103.97 104.06

Medical care

0.33 -0.04 105.69 106.08 106.04

Transportation

9.29 4.97 99.70 103.80 108.96

Communications

-1.21 -0.30 98.45 97.55 97.26

Recreation and culture

3.21 5.90 96.05 93.61 99.13

Education

3.60 0.00 111.34 115.35 115.35

Restaurants and hotels

0.77 0.21 106.49 107.09 107.32

Miscellaneous goods and services

9.28 0.40 104.61 113.86 114.32

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Table 3: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX BY SUBGROUPS (2014 = 100)

Subgroups NOVEMBER

2017

DECEMBER

2017 % Change

Breads, cereals and its products

102.83 104.13 1.26

Meat

101.42 101.71 0.28

Fish and seafood

101.27 100.21 -1.04

Milk, cheese and eggs

104.83 106.57 1.66

Oils and fats

106.94 105.72 -1.14

fruits

111.68 108.19 -3.12

Vegetables

114.79 114.93 0.12

Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and sweets

102.74 103.14 0.38

Food is filed under another item

101.56 104.94 3.33

Tea, coffee and cocoa

106.01 107.47 1.38

Mineral water, soft drinks and juices

106.74 106.31 -0.40

Beverages

105.38 105.84 0.44

Tobacco

196.79 196.79 0.00

Fabrics

98.35 98.38 0.03

Ready-made

102.04 102.48 0.43

Clean, repair and rental clothes

95.73 95.88 0.15

Shoes and other footwear

113.52 113.06 -0.40

Actual rents paid by tenants

113.35 112.50 -0.75

Maintenance and repair of housing materials

110.01 110.03 0.01

water supplies

122.02 122.02 0.00

Electricity

117.28 117.28 0.00

Gas

103.79 103.79 0.00

Liquid fuels

104.58 105.11 0.51

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Dry fuel or steel

92.84 93.26 0.45

Furniture

96.13 96.53 0.42

Carpets and floor coverings

89.60 89.45 -0.16

Home textiles

100.19 99.46 -0.74

Home appliances (electric / non-electric)

102.68 102.41 -0.26

Small household electrical appliances

95.56 95.91 0.37

Repair of home appliances

91.52 91.90 0.41

Glassware, tableware and household items non-

electrical

99.86 99.51 -0.36

Small tools and miscellaneous accessories

92.88 92.91 0.03

Non-durable household goods

102.72 103.13 0.40

Domestic services and home services

111.32 111.32 0.00

Pharmaceutical products

100.09 99.88 -0.20

Other medical products

93.55 93.47 -0.09

Devices and therapeutic equipment

99.50 99.59 0.09

medical services

105.73 106.11 0.36

Dental services

90.01 90.00 -0.01

Medical Support Services

105.23 105.23 0.00

Hospital services

130.44 130.44 0.00

Cars

97.83 97.79 -0.05

Motor cycles

94.93 94.87 -0.06

bicycles

98.78 99.06 0.28

Parts and accessories of personal transport equipment

93.33 92.27 -1.13

Fuels, oils and lubricants

111.14 117.83 6.02

Maintenance and repair of personal transport

equipment

106.56 106.56 0.00

Other services related to personal transport equipment

116.25 117.61 1.17

Road transport

112.96 112.99 0.02

Air transport

98.54 111.82 13.47

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Mail Services

102.73 102.73 0.00

Phone and fax equipment

68.34 65.14 -4.68

Phone and fax services

100.45 100.45 0.00

Audio-visual and related

73.70 73.73 0.03

Imaging devices and accessories

103.59 103.54 -0.05

Information processing equipment

82.07 81.92 -0.18

Recording equipment

73.89 75.03 1.55

Games

100.48 100.47 -0.02

Sports equipment, camping, outdoor recreation

99.27 90.57 -8.77

Plants and flowers

112.11 112.11 0.00

Cultural services

108.14 108.14 0.00

Books

110.30 118.52 7.45

Newspapers and periodicals

99.68 99.67 -0.01

Stationery and drawing materials

105.26 105.20 -0.06

Expenses on holiday packages

85.82 98.59 14.88

Restaurants, cafes and the like

106.61 106.86 0.23

Accommodation Services

106.54 106.65 0.10

Personal Care Services

104.83 104.83 0.00

Personal Care Electric Appliances

80.53 80.60 0.09

Materials & Supplies Personal Care

105.68 105.59 -0.08

Jewelry, watches

108.71 107.85 -0.79

Other personal goods

87.70 88.04 0.39

health insurance

100.00 100.51 0.51

Vehicle insurance

166.25 166.63 0.22

Other services are classified elsewhere

104.39 106.98 2.48

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Table 4: PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX BY EMIRATE

(2014 = 100)

Emirate

% Change DECEMBER 2017/

DECEMBER 2016

DECEMBER 2017/

NOVEMBER 2017

UAE

2.73

^

0.69

^

*ABU DHABI

2.03

^

0.92

^

*DUBAI

1.46

^

0.44

^

SHARJAH

6.24

^

0.60

^

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AJMAN

3.82

^

0.55

^

UMM AL QUWAIN

3.45

^

0.55

^

RAS AL KHAIMAH

4.06

^

0.56

^

FUJAIREH

2.63

^

0.71

^

*

Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi .

* Dubai Statistics Centre

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.

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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.