Appendix 16-Contd
(Chapter 4: Employment)
New Consumer Price Index (A)
(July 1973-June 1974-100)
Item
All items Foodstuffs Housing
Fuel and light
...
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
Clothing and footwear
Durable goods
Miscellaneous goods
Transport and vehicles
Services
...
+++
:
:
:
:
229
Weight
Monthly average
Index for December
1974*
1975
1974
1975
100.00
107.0
107.5
106
108
56.60
105.8
103.2
103
102
14.08
105.5
110.7
108
113
3.39
126.8
129.3
128
134
2.65
108.7
120.5
110
128
3.82
101.3
98.0
101
98
1.41
106.0
105.8
106
105
4.58
113.5
115.3
114
117
4.36
106.3
107.6
107
109
9.11
108.2
116.8
111
120
Note: The weights are derived from households with monthly expenditure between $400 and $1,499 in 1973-4, * Monthly average of July-December.
New Consumer Price Index (B)
(July 1973-June 1974-100)
Item
All items
Foodstuffs
Housing
***
Fuel and light
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
Clothing and footwear
Durable goods
Miscellaneous goods
Transport and vehicles ...
Services
:
1.
:
:
:
++
:
Monthly average
Weight
1974*
1975
Index for December
1974
1975
100.00
107.0
107.5
107
108
47.82
106.0
103.6
104-
103
16.79
105.7
110.2
108
112
2.71
125.8
128.6
127
133
2.04
108.0
117.7
109 =
124
5.92
101.0
97.7
101
98
2.97
105.8
104.3
106
104
5.17
112.3
113.9
113
115
5.11
109.5
111.7
111
113
11.47
107.8
115.1
111
119
Note: The weights are derived from households with monthly expenditure between $1,500 and $2,999 in 1973–4. * Monthly average of July-December.
Hang Seng Consumer Price Index
(July 1973-June 1974-100)
Item
:
All items Foodstuffs
Housing
Fuel and light
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
Clothing and footwear
Durable goods
Miscellaneous goods
:
A
A
:
Weight
Monthly average
Index for December
1974*
1975
1974
1975
100.00
104.3
105.3
104
107
26.27
104.0
102.4
102
103
28.14
101.0
103.2
101
104
2.53
126.7
128.3
127
130
0.73
107.3
113.9
108
119
6.11
95.8
95.4
96
99
3.88
102.5
102.1
102
101
4.36
110.2
110.8
110
111
7.47
113.7
117.7
115
119
20.51
104.0
106,3
104
109
Note: The weights are derived from households with monthly expenditure between $3,000 and $9,999 in 1973-4. * Monthly average of July-December.
+
Transport and vehicles
Services