Year Month
Appendix 23
(Chapter 4: Employment)
General Consumer Price Index (September 1963 — August 1964 = 100)
All Items
Foodstuffs
Housing
Fuel and Light
Alcoholic Drink
and Tobacco
Clothing and Footwear
Durable Goods
Miscellaneous
Goods
Transport and Vehicles
Services
Weights Attached
:
Monthly Average
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
100.0
48.3
15.2 3.0
3.3
6.2
2.1 4.2 3.2 14.5
102.0 103.5 101.0 100.0 100.0 100.4 100.3 99.9 100.0 100.8 104.7 107.7 102.0 99.3 104.5 98.0 101.6 101.7 101.5 104.2 111.2 119.7 102.0 101.6 106.0 99.8 102.7 103.0 102.0 106.3 114.0 124.1 102.0 101.4 106.0 103.1 108.3 106.6 102.0 108.0 118.1 131.1 102.0 96.9 107.0 102.5 111.0 109.3 102.0 112.6 126.5 145.1 106.0 99.5 108.3 103.3 117.6 114.3 104.3 117.0
1971; January
.131 151
107
February
128
147
107
102 110 103 121 102
117 106
121
110 104 122
117
106 119
March
129 147
109 103
111 104
122
117
106
119
April
126
141 109 103
111 104
121
117
106 119
May
128
144
109
103
111
104
121
117
106
119
June
132
154
109
103
111
104
121
117 106 120
July
132
153
109 103
111
104
122 117
106 120
August
137
162
109
103
111
105 122
117 106
121
September
134
157
109
103
111
104
122
118
114 121
October
132
151
109
103 111 104 123
118
123 123
November
130
147 109
December
105 111 105 124 131 149 109 105 111 106 125
118
123
123
118
123
123
=
Year Month
Modified Consumer Price Index
(September
1963-August 1964 = 100)
All Items
Foodstuffs
~ Housing
12.9
3.0
Fuel and Light
Alcoholic Drink and Tobacco
Clothing and is Footwear
1.5
4.1
2.8
11.0
Durable Goods
Miscellaneous Goods
Transport and
Vehicles
Services
Weights Attached Monthly Average
100.0
55.6
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971: January
February
March
April
May
130
June
136
July
135
155 109
111
4.2 4.9
102.3 103.5 101.0 100.8 100.0 100.5 100.5 99.8 100.0 100.8 105.6 108.3 102.0 100.2 104.5 98.0 102.6 101.6 100.0 103.7 112.8 120.6 102.0 103.5 106.0 100.1 103.7 103.0 100.0 105.2 116.0 125.1 102.0 103.6 106.0 103.3 108.7 106.4 100.0 106.3 120.3 132.5 102.0 98.3 107.0 103.2 111.5 108,8 100.0 109.2 129.8 146.6 106.8 100.8 108.3 104.3 119.8 114.4 102.3 113.3 134 153 107 103 110 104
119 124 117 104 131 148 107 104 110 105
104 125 117
116 132 149 109 105 111 105
116 125 117 104 128 142 109 105 111 105 125 117 104 116
145 109 105 111 105
116 125 117 104 155 109 105 111 105
104 125 117
116 104 105
105
125 117
116
August
141
164 109
105
111
126
104 106
117
117
•
September
138
159 109 105
111
105
126
118
115 117
October
135
152 110
105
111
105 126
118
127 119
November
133
148 110 107 111
106
127
118
127
120
December
134
150 110 107 111 107 129
118 127 120
Note: For the General Index the weights are derived from the pattern of the households whose monthly expenditure ranges from HK$100 to HK$1,999 and for the Modified Index ranges from HK$100 to HK$599,
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