Macao's composite consumer price index (CCPI) in the second quarter rose 4.15 percent over the previous month, standing at 120.04, according to official statistics issued on Saturday.

The government-run Statistics and Census Service (SCS) dues the increase of CCPI to the price hikes occurred in sectors including cloth, fuel, gold, outbound package tours and house renting rate.

Meanwhile, the SCS figures showed that the CCPI witnessed a year-on-year rise of 7.89 percent in the first half of the year, a strong indicator that the incomes of Macao residents have been keeping rising.

Source: Xinhua