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Appendix 16
(Chapter 5: Employment)
Consumer Price Index (A) (July 1973-June 1974-100)
Monthly average
Index for December
Item
All items
Weight
1977
1978
1979
1977
1978
1979
100.00
117.7
124.7
139.2
117
127
147
Foodstuffs
56.60
113.5
121.3
134.3
111
121
140
Housing
14.08
124.3
130.3
142.6
127
137
148
Fuel and light
3.39
134.9
134.7
172.7
135
135
208
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
2.65
133.4
141.7
160.0
137
147
168
Clothing and footwear
3.82
100.8
103.3
110.0
103
107
117
Durable goods
1.41
109.2
114.4
126.0
110
119
131
Miscellaneous goods
4.58
124.7
133.2
146.2
125
137
163
Transport and vehicles
4.36
115.3
121.7
152.3
117
128
165
Services
9.11
129.9
137.1
148.0
133
140
157
Note: The weights are derived from households with monthly expenditure between $400 and $1,499 in 1973–4.
Consumer Price Index (B)
(July 1973-June 1974-100)
Monthly average
Index for December
Item
All items
Weight
1977
1978
1979
1977
1978
1979
100.00
117.9
124.9
139.3
118
128
147
Foodstuffs
47.82
114.3
121.9
136.0
112
123
142
Housing
16.79
123.1
129.4
142.0
126
- 136
148
Fuel and light
2.71
133.9
133.7
168.5
134
134
200
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
2.04
130.1
137.5
154.9
133
142
163
Clothing and footwear
5.92
100.3
102.3
108.5
102
106
116
Durable goods
2.97
106.8
111.8
123.0
107
117
127
Miscellaneous goods
5.17
121.3
129.9
143.7
122
135
158
Transport and vehicles
5.11
119,9
125.3
158.0
121
130
171
Services
11.47
130.3
138.0
150.4
134
141
160
Note: The weights are derived from households with monthly expenditure between $1,500 and $2,999 in 1973-4.
Hang Seng Consumer Price Index (July 1973-June 1974-100)
די
Monthly average
Item
All items
Weight
1977
1978
1979
Index for December 1977
1978
1979
100.00
115.3
121.8
137.1
116
126
145
Foodstuffs
26.27
113.4
120.6
134.8
112
122
141
Housing
28.14
107.8
113.8
120.9
110
117
128
Fuel and light
2.53
130.3
130.3
165.8
131
130
190
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
0.73
125.3
131.4
146.6
127
135
155
Clothing and footwear
6.11
101.5
104.8
111,8
106
110
120
Durable goods
3.88
102.9
106.6
113.2
104
108
116
Miscellaneous goods
4.36
117.3
123.7
136.5
118
128
149
Transport and vehicles
7.47
127.8
132.8
166.3
129
136
178
Services
20.51
127.0
137.3
159.3
130
147
169
Note: The weights are derived from households with monthly expenditure between $3,000 and $9,999 in 1973-4.