Consumer price index (CPI) for August 2026

MACAU, September 25 - Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI for August 2026 rose by 1.29% year-on-year and 0.28% month-on-month. For the 12 months ended August this year, the average Composite CPI grew by 0.96% from the previous period (September 2024 – August 2025).

In August, the price index of Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages increased by 1.37% year-on-year due to higher charges for eating out and takeaway, and the index of Transport grew by 3.08% on account of rising gasoline prices. In addition, price indices of Miscellaneous Goods & Services (such as personal care products, insurance, jewellery, clocks and watches) and Clothing & Footwear showed respective growth of 3.09% and 2.64% year-on-year. The CPI-A and CPI-B went up by 1.19% and 1.37% year-on-year respectively.

When compared to July, the Composite CPI rose by 0.28% in August. Price index of Transport increased by 1.64% month-on-month. Price indices of Housing & Fuels and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages grew by 0.24% and 0.20% month-on-month respectively, while the price index of Recreation, Sport & Culture dropped by 1.23%. The CPI-A and CPI-B both grew by 0.28% from the previous month.

For the 12 months ended August this year, the average Composite CPI rose by 0.96% from the previous period. The average CPI-A and CPI-B increased by 0.87% and 1.04% respectively over the previous period. For the first eight months of 2026, the average Composite CPI grew by 1.13% year-on-year, and the average CPI-A and CPI-B climbed by 1.02% and 1.22% respectively.

DSEC compiles three separate CPI series to reflect the impact of price changes for goods/services on households of different expenditure ranges. The CPI-A and CPI-B cover about 50% and 30% of the households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP11,000 - MOP35,999 and MOP36,000 - MOP71,999 respectively. Meanwhile, the Composite CPI covers all the abovementioned households; Housing & Fuels, Food &  Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Transport accounted for relatively large proportions of household expenditure, with respective weights of 34.47, 29.47 and 8.33.

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