Macao's composite consumer price index (CCPI) in September rose 5.24 percent year-on-year, standing at 99.28, according to official statistics issued here on Tuesday.

The figures from the government-run Statistics and Census Service (SCS) showed that the index grew 4 percent in the first nine months over the same period of last year.

The SCS dues the rise of CCPI to the rising prices in housing rent, food stuff and beverage and the increase of school tuition fees in the new semester.

Source: Xinhua