Macao's composite consumer price index (CCPI) rose 3.51 percent year-on-year in the first half of the year, according to an official statistics issued on Monday.

The figures from Macao's Statistics and Census Service showed that the index increased 4.47 percent in June over the same month of last year.

The index rose 1.01 percent between May and June, it showed.

The CCPI is an indicator of whether consumers are paying more or less for goods and services and a measure of inflation or deflation.

Source: Xinhua