Item
All items Foodstuffs
Housing
Fuel and light
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
Clothing and footwear
Durable goods
Miscellaneous goods
Transport and vehicles
Services
Appendix 16-Contd
(Chapter 4: Employment)
New Consumer Price Index (A)
(July 1973-June 1974-100)
253
Weight
Monthly average
Index for December
1974*
1975
1976
1974
1975
1976
100.00
107.0
107.5
111.2
106
108
112
56.60
105.8
...
103.2
106.3
103
102
106
14.08
105.5
110.7
115.8
108
113
121
3.39
126.8
申申
129.3
132.6
128
134
132
2.65
108.7
120.5
129.1
110
128
131
3.82
101.3
98.0
97.9
101
98
101
1.41
106.0
105.8
106.4
106
105
107
4.58
113.5
115.3-
119.8
114
117
123
4.36
106,3
107.6
111.9
107
109
113
9.11
108.2
116.8
123.3
111
120
126
Note: The weights are derived from households with monthly expenditure between $400 and $1,499 in 1973-4. * Monthly average of July-December.
Item
All items Foodstuffs
Housing
Fuel and light
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
Clothing and footwear
Durable goods
Miscellaneous goods
Transport and vehicles
Services
New Consumer Price Index (B)
(July 1973-June 1974-100)
:
:
Weight
Monthly average
Index for December
1974*
1975
1976
1974
1975
1976
100.00
107.0
107.5
111.8
107
108
113
47.82
106.0
103.6
107.0
104
103
107
16.79
105.7
110,2
115.0
108
112
119
2.71
125.8
128.6
131.5
127
133
131
2.04
108.0
117.7
125.7
109
124
128
5.92
101.0
97.7
97.6
101
-98
100
2.97
105.8
104.3
104.6
106
104
105
5.17
112.3
113.9
117.2
113
115
120
5.11
109.5
111.7
116.3
111
113
118
11.47
107.8
115.1
122.4
111
119
125
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
Weight
Monthly average
Index for December
1974*
1975
1976
1974
1975
1976
All items Foodstuffs
100.00
104.3
105.3
109.7
104
107
111
26.27
104.0
102.4
106.6
102
103
107
Housing
28.14
101.0
103.2
105.0
101
104
106
Fuel and light
2.53
126.7
128.3
128.5
127
130
128
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
0.73
107.3
113.9
121.8
108
119
124
Clothing and footwear
6.11
95.8
95.4
98.2
96
99
99
Durable goods
3.88
102.5
102.1
101.4
102
101
102
Miscellaneous goods
4.36
110.2
110.8
113.5
110
111
116
Transport and vehicles
7.47
113.7
117.7
124.2
115
119
126
Services
20.51
104.0
106.3
116.2
104
109
119
Note: The weights are derived from households with monthly expenditure between $3,000 and $9,999 in 1973–4.
Monthly average of July-December.