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Each month, across Abu Dhabi, SCAD collects the prices of hundreds of goods and services (collectively called the ‘basket’). The total cost of this basket for a given month is calculated as an index number (e.g. 123.5). This index number is called the Consumer Price Index or CPI.

CPI during 2015 & 2014Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2014 126.0 126.3 126.4 126.8 127.0 128.8 128.8 129.3 130.6 130.6 130.5 131.2

2015 132.4

Change% %5.0

Food and beverages

%16.1

Alcoholic beverages and tobacco

%0.3

Clothing and footwear

%9.8

Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels

%37.9

Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance

%4.8

Health

%0.8Transport

%9.7Communication

%7.7Recreation and culture

%2.4Education

%2.6Restaurants and hotels

%3.4Miscellaneous goods

and services

%4.6

Groups of Commodities & Services

WeightsHouseholds will spend more on some expenditure groups than other groups. To represent the average spending patterns of consumers, the calculation of the CPI uses weights. That is, the goods and services in the basket are weighted according to the share they constitute of the total consumer spending. In other words, if the household spending for a given month was AED 1,000, then, on average, “Food and beverages” might represent AED 161 (or 16.1 percent), while “Housing”, would represent AED 379, or 37.9 percent of total expenditure.

Increased rate % Decreased rate % Stable rate %Index

(100=2007)

Consumer Price

in Abu DhabiFebruary 2015

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1.3%

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Feb.2015

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Clothing and footwear 103.3 98.4 4.7-

Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels 124.7 138.4 11.0

Actual rentals for housing, Imputed rentals for housing 128.1 137.6 7.4

Maintenance and repair of the dwelling 97.1 97.1 0.0

Water supply and miscellaneous services relating to the dwelling 100.0 270.5 170.5

Electricity, gas and other fuels 100.0 121.0 21.0

Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance 132.1 153.0 15.9

Health 115.3 113.8 1.3-

Transport 126.2 125.3 0.7-

Communication 99.3 99.4 0.0

Recreation and culture 109.7 112.0 2.1

Education 174.4 184.6 5.9

Restaurants and hotels 165.7 165.0 0.5-

Miscellaneous goods and services 124.5 125.3 0.6

Food and non-alcoholicbeverages142.8141.90.7-

Food143.3142.30.7-

Bread and cereals129.9134.83.8

Meat144.0148.73.2

Fish and seafood178.5155.313.0-

Milk, cheese and eggs117.6121.13.0

Oils and fats138.5138.60.0

Fruit148.6145.42.2-

Vegetables138.0127.87.4- Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and

confectionery185.2179.73.0-

.Food products n.e.c166.7174.74.8

Non-alcoholic beverages137.5136.70.6-

166.9172.33.2 Mineral waters, soft drinks, fruit and

vegetable juices126.7123.52.5-

Alcoholic beverages andtobacco142.0149.55.3

“Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance” the price increased by %17.4 during February 2015 compared with the same period of 2014.This contribute resulted from an increase of %15.9 in the prices of this group.

• The Consumer Price Index increase by %4.6 in 2015 compared with same month in 2014.• The Consumer Price Index decreased by %0.2 in February 2015 compared with 2015.

February 201589.2%

11.0%

February 20152014 0.7%

2.7%

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