One way of doing so is to calculate the percentage change from quarter to quarter in the relevant price index, and then to annualise it. Calculated in this way, production price inflation shot up to 25,8 per cent in the first quarter of 2002, but receded during the course of the year to only 5,0 per cent in the fourth quarter.
In the disclosure of financial statistics and data, AMCM makes use of the vehicle “Monetary and Financial Stability Review”, which is compiled and published at regular intervals, to conduct thematic research on the supervision of monetary and financial stability in order to strengthen surveillance on cross-border fund movements arising from international balance of payment of the SAR, which can enhance our ability in detecting and preventing financial hazards.