Consumer Price Index

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
NOVEMBER 2014
INFLATION DROPS
YEAR-TO-YEAR ANALYSIS
Consumers paid 2.3 per cent more in November 2014

than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and
services included in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
The level of inflation decreased 0.3 percentage points
from the 2.6 per cent measured in October 2014.
The Health & Personal Care sector remained the

largest contributor to the twelve-month rate of price
increase. The annual increase in November 2014
measured 7.4 per cent.
The Transport & Vehicle sector recorded a small
increase of 0.6 per cent year-over-year. Average
gasoline prices fell to the lowest level since February
2011.
Between October and November 2014, the average

cost of goods and services in the Consumer Price
Index decreased 0.9 per cent. The all-items index fell
to 124.9 index points in November. This means that
the basket of goods and services that cost $100.00 in
April 2006 now cost $124.90.
Inflation
Rate
2.3%
The compilation of
SUMMARY STATISTICS
the CPI involves the
Monthly
processing of several
thousand price
quotations. The
Department of
Statistics wishes to
acknowledge the
cooperation of the
business community
in supplying the
required price data.
Quarterly
Period
Index
Annual
per cent
Change
2013
Nov
Dec
122.1
122.4
+1.3
+1.9
2014
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
122.5
122.6
123.3
123.8
124.2
124.2
124.3
124.7
125.6
126.0
124.9
+1.8
+1.7
+2.0
+1.9
+2.1
+1.8
+1.9
+2.1
+2.4
+2.6
+2.3
Period
2012
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2013
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2014
Q1
Q2
Q3
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
Index
118.2
119.6
120.3
120.5
120.6
121.7
Annual
per cent
Change
+2.8
+2.7
+2.5
+1.8
122.3
122.4
+2.0
+1.8
+1.7
+1.6
122.8
124.1
124.9
+1.8
+2.0
+2.1
BERMUDA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
MONTH-TO-MONTH ANALYSIS
Household Goods, Services & Communications
Education, Recreation & Reading
The Household Goods, Services & Communications

sector increased 0.1 per cent in November. Average
prices of household appliances increased by 0.3 per
cent.
The Education, Recreation & Reading sector was

static in November. The increased average cost of
toys, games & hobbies (+1.4 per cent) was offset by a
1.7 per cent decrease in boat repair and maintenance
costs.
Food
The Food sector was unchanged in November,

following a 0.1 per cent increase in October. On
average the price of pineapples rose 3.3 per cent, but
this was offset by a 2.6 per cent decrease in the price
of powdered drink mixes.
Tobacco & Liquor
The Tobacco & Liquor sector increased 0.1 per cent

for the second consecutive month. The price of wines
increased 0.3 per cent.
Clothing & Footwear
The Clothing & Footwear sector was static in

November, following a 0.5 per cent increase in
October.
Rent
A 0.1 per cent decrease in the price of rental units not

subject to rent control coincided with a 0.1 per cent
increase in the price of rent controlled properties.
These movements led the Rent sector to remain
unchanged.
Transport & Vehicles
The Transport & Vehicle sector plummeted 7.2 per

cent in response to decreases in overseas hotel
accommodations, foreign travel and gasoline prices
of 21.7 per cent, 9.9 per cent, and 4.3 per cent,
respectively.
Fuel & Power
Following a 2.6 per cent decrease in October, the

Fuel & Power sector was unchanged in November, as
the fuel adjustment rate remained constant.
Health & Personal Care
The Health and Personal Care sector was unchanged

in November.
COMPUTING PRICE INCREASES
The Department of Statistics receives numerous calls daily requesting the rate of inflation over specific periods of time.
The following calculations are provided to guide users as to how to compute rates of price increases. The monthly
index numbers can be obtained from our website www.statistics.gov.bm.
A) Month-to-Month Price Change
The price change between November
and December, 2013 is calculated as
Follows:
Dec 13 index - Nov 13 index
100
Nov 13 index
122.4 122.1
100
122.1
0.3%
B) Year-to-Year Price Change
C) Particular Period Price Change
The price change between December

2012 and December, 2013 is calculated
as follows:
Dec 13 index - Dec 12 index
100
Dec 12 index
The price change between February

2010 and January, 2014 is calculated as
follows:
Jan 14 index - Feb 10 index
100
Feb 10 index
122.4 120.1
100
120.1
122.5 111.7
100
111.7
1. 9%
9.7%
APRIL 2006 = 100
2004
WEIGHT
Tobacco
&
Liquor
Fuel
&
Power
Household
Goods,
Services &
Communications
20
30
140
139
71
92
+0.7
+1.6
+2.0
+1.0
+0.5
-4.3
+1.8
+0.6
+1.6
+1.4
+5.3
+2.5
+2.6
+2.7
+2.5
+6.7
+8.1
+7.5
+6.6
+8.3
All Items
Food
Rent
Clothing
&
Footwear
Transport
&
Vehicles
Education,
Recreation
& Reading
Health &
Personal
Care
1000
146
325
37
+5.4
+3.0
+2.3
+3.5
+3.0
+1.9
+1.3
+1.1
+0.2
-0.3
+3.0
+2.4
+5.7
+4.3
+0.1
+5.9
+1.9
+3.1
+2.5
+4.4
-6.3
-0.8
+11.3
+11.3
+9.3
-1.9
Nil
+0.1
-7.8
+2.9
Nil
Nil
Nil
-2.0
+0.1
Nil
+0.1
-0.1
ANNUAL AVERAGE ( per cent)

2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
+1.8
+2.4
+2.7
+2.4
+1.8
MONTHLY ( per cent)
2012
Nov
Dec
-0.4
-0.3
-0.4
-1.0
+0.1
Nil
Nil
Nil
2013
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
+0.2
+0.2
+0.2
+0.5
+0.1
+0.3
Nil
+0.1
+0.4
+0.1
-0.6
+0.3
+2.3
Nil
+0.4
+0.4
-0.4
+0.1
+0.3
+0.8
+0.2
-0.1
-0.4
-0.8
-0.1
+0.1
-0.5
-0.3
Nil
Nil
+0.2
+0.1
Nil
+0.1
Nil
+0.1
+1.1
Nil
Nil
+0.8
Nil
Nil
+0.2
Nil
Nil
+1.0
+0.2
Nil
+0.5
-0.2
Nil
+1.7
+2.0
+0.4
+0.1
+0.1
-0.1
Nil
+0.4
+0.1
-1.4
+1.4
+2.8
Nil
-2.7
+1.8
Nil
+0.9
+0.8
-0.8
-2.7
Nil
+0.1
Nil
Nil
Nil
+0.1
-0.1
+0.1
+0.4
-0.1
+0.1
Nil
Nil
-1.2
+1.3
+1.4
-1.9
+1.2
+1.6
-1.8
-0.5
+2.2
+0.5
-3.2
+2.6
+0.2
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
-0.1
-0.1
+0.1
+1.6
-0.1
-0.1
+0.1
Nil
Nil
+0.1
+6.3
+0.7
+0.1
+0.1
Nil
Nil
+0.4
Nil
+0.1
2014
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
+0.1
+0.1
+0.5
+0.4
+0.3
Nil
Nil
0.3
0.7
0.3
-0.9
+1.5
+0.3
+1.2
-0.2
-0.2
+0.2
+0.7
+0.7
+0.1
+0.1
Nil
+0.5
Nil
Nil
+0.1
Nil
+0.1
Nil
Nil
+0.1
Nil
Nil
+0.7
Nil
Nil
-0.3
Nil
Nil
+0.2
Nil
Nil
+0.5
Nil
+0.4
-0.1
Nil
+0.4
+0.1
+0.1
+0.1
-0.1
Nil
+0.1
+0.1
-2.9
-2.1
+2.1
+1.1
+0.8
+0.7
+1.8
+1.3
+0.8
-2.6
Nil
Nil
Nil
+0.1
Nil
Nil
+0.5
+0.2
Nil
Nil
+0.1
+0.1
-1.7
+1.2
+2.0
-2.4
+2.6
-1.2
-1.4
+1.4
+4.3
+1.0
-7.2
-0.1
+0.2
Nil
+0.2
+0.1
+0.1
+0.1
+0.1
+1.5
-0.1
Nil
Nil
-0.1
Nil
+5.3
Nil
+0.1
+0.1
Nil
+0.1
+1.7
Nil
Nov 14
124.9
135.5
111.6
123.4
137.0
155.4
112.6
108.2
134.1
177.7
Nov '14
Nov '13
+2.3
+3.9
+0.8
+1.1
+1.2
+0.9
+1.0
+0.6
+2.1
+7.4
WHAT IS THE CONSUMER PRICE

INDEX?
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a statistical tool
used for measuring changes in the general level of
prices of consumer goods and services purchased by
private households.
The index measures price movements of a given
quality and quantity of goods and services. The mix
of these consumer goods and services comprising the
index, are figuratively thought of as a shopping
basket. In constructing this shopping basket, the
selected goods and services are organized first by
commodity type. They are then divided into subcomponents and assigned to a major expenditure
group. The Bermuda CPI is structured into nine
expenditure groups or sectors:
Food
Rent
Clothing & Footwear
Tobacco & Liquor
Fuel & Power
Transport & Vehicles
Household Goods, Services & Communications
Education, Recreation & Reading
Health & Personal Care
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
A mathematical formula that takes into account the
relative importance of an items price change
compared to the overall change in the sector or CPI.
Inflation
Inflation is the process of rising prices, resulting in

diminishing purchasing power of a given sum of
money.
Cost of Living Index
Many individuals refer to the Consumer Price Index

(CPI) as a cost-of-living index. The CPI is an index
of pure price change only. A cost-of-living index
reflects the changes in buying or consumption
patterns that consumers would ordinarily make to
adjust to any change in the price of a good or service.
A COMPARISON OF RATES OF INFLATION (%)
Selected Countries & Bermuda
CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS

Base Period
The time period which is used as a reference point for

measuring the price change of goods and services.
The base period for the Bermuda CPI is April 2006.
Price Index Number
A single figure that shows how a set of prices has

changed over a specified period of time. An index
number on its own means nothing. It must be
compared with an index number from another period
to have meaning. For example, a comparison of the
index number 79.1 for January 1998 with 82.9 for
January 2000, reveals that prices have increased by
4.8 percent.
Laspeyres Equation
The CPI is computed using this statistical equation.

This formula calculates the total amount of money a
household needs today to purchase the same basket
of goods and services that it bought in the base
period, April 2006.
Bermuda
United States1
Canada2
United Kingdom3
2010
2011
2012
2.4
1.5
1.8
4.6
2.7
3.0
2.9
5.2
2.4
1.7
1.5
3.2
2013 Nov 14
Sources:
1. US Bureau of Labour Statistics
2. Statistics Canada
3. UK Office of National Statistics
Published by the Government of Bermuda

January 2015
The Cabinet Office
Department of Statistics
Cedar Park Centre,
48 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton HM 11
P.O. Box HM 3015
Hamilton HM MX, Bermuda
Tel: (441) 297-7761, Fax: (441) 295-8390
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.statistics.gov.bm
1.8
1.5
0.9
3.0
+2.3
+1.3
+2.0
+2.0

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Consumers paid 2.3 per cent more in November 2014

The Health & Personal Care sector remained the

Between October and November 2014, the average

the CPI involves the

BERMUDA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

Education, Recreation & Reading

The Household Goods, Services & Communications

The Education, Recreation & Reading sector was

The Food sector was unchanged in November,

The Tobacco & Liquor sector increased 0.1 per cent

The Clothing & Footwear sector was static in

A 0.1 per cent decrease in the price of rental units not

The Transport & Vehicle sector plummeted 7.2 per

Fuel & Power

Following a 2.6 per cent decrease in October, the

The Health and Personal Care sector was unchanged

B) Year-to-Year Price Change

C) Particular Period Price Change

The price change between December

The price change between February

BERMUDA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

APRIL 2006 = 100

ANNUAL AVERAGE ( per cent)

MONTHLY ( per cent)

BERMUDA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

WHAT IS THE CONSUMER PRICE

Inflation is the process of rising prices, resulting in

Many individuals refer to the Consumer Price Index

A COMPARISON OF RATES OF INFLATION (%)

Selected Countries & Bermuda

CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS

The time period which is used as a reference point for

A single figure that shows how a set of prices has

The CPI is computed using this statistical equation.

Published by the Government of Bermuda

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