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TEMPLATE/TABLE-Singapore Jan inflation up 4.8 percent y/y

Reuters – Thu, Feb 23, 2012 1:31 PM SGT

SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Singapore's consumer
price index rose 4.8 percent in January from a year ago, slowing
from December's 5.5 percent increase, the Department of
Statistics said on Thursday.	
    Below is a table showing the breakdown in Singapore's
January consumer price index:	
    (the month-on-month changes are not seasonally adjusted)   	
                            Weights     M/M         Year/Year
 All Items                  100         0.9         4.8
 Food                       22          1.0         3.8
 Clothing & Footwear        3           0.7         1.2
 Housing                    25          2.3         9.5
 Transport                  16          -0.5        3.5
 Communication              5           -           -0.5
 Education & Stationery     7           1.8         3.0
 Healthcare                 6           1.4         3.2
 Recreation and others      16          -0.3        3.5
 All (excluding             80          0.5         3.4
 accommodation)                                     
 	
 (Reporting by Kevin Lim)
 

9 comments

  • Vincent
    Vincent  •  2 months ago
    The slow down is very much due to people not buying big items as they save some cash for tougher times ahead.
  • Cheong
    Cheong  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  2 months ago
    INFLATION DOWN ??? Prices of food already up after CNY,
  • binalogy
    binalogy  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  2 months ago
    shouldn't CPF interest rate be at least tagged to inflation rate...? Our "forced savings" are depreciating every year...
  • Frustrator
    Frustrator  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  2 months ago
    Greediness up 5% = Inflation up 5%
  • Kit
    Kit  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  2 months ago
    Figures are always confusing...but it helps a lot as most of us would not know if these figures are justified, or not....as lomg as they are published figures...they must be right...so they say....
  • MESS
    MESS  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  2 months ago
    I have noticed on one hand our singapore export has increased in jan , on the other hand , the news on TV reported has slumped in singapore. which is which ? if we watch our news on TV pay attention to oversea channel you would be notice the different story from different souce
  • Singaporean Born n Bred
    Singaporean Born n Bred  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  2 months ago
    Nothing great about the Singapore Government. Our CPF interest is 2.5% and inflation is at 4.8%. Every year, my money in CPF depreciate by 2.3% and the government thinks I am a fool to not know this.
  • Teo
    Teo  •  2 months ago
    Yeh, transport went down! That is because we have too many free trips due to mrt breakdown.
  • A Yahoo! User  •  2 months ago
    Emotions thumped good sense in boom times! In doom times, good sense prevails!! As stated in chart, costly transports and recreational activities deemed as expendables are first to drop south month on month from December to January!!
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