Appendix 16
(Chapter 5: Employment)
Consumer Price Index (A)
(October 1979–September 1980=100)
311
Annual average
Index for December
Section
Weight
1983
1984
1985
1983
1984
1985
All items
Foodstuffs
100.00
143.2
154.9
159.8
149.7
156.7
160.8
46.39
145.6
155.4
156.0
150.1
153.9
154.6
Housing
15.05
136.4
145.7
155.2
139.8
152.7
157.1
Fuel and light
3.63
145.9
148.4
146.1
151.2
146.8
145.4
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco (for home consumption)
2.67
182.2
208.2
229.3
206.8
208.3
234.2
Clothing and footwear
5.02
140.3
155.9
169.0
150.1
165.3
173.8
Durable goods
6.71
113.8
124.8
123.5
123.5
124.1
125.6
Miscellaneous goods
5.68
134.0
149.7
151.2
145.5
150.3
151.8
Transport and vehicles
5.27
153.7
169.7
181.4
158.9
172.6
184.5
Services
9.58
152.2
170.2
184.6
162.7
178.6
192.8
Note: The C.P.I. (A) covers about 50% of urban households with a monthly expenditure of between $1,000 and $3.499 in the base period 1979–80.
Consumer Price Index (B)
(October 1979-September 1980 = 100)
1980=100)
Annual average
Index for December...........
Section
All items Foodstuffs
—
Weight
1983
1984
1985
1983
1984
1985
100.00
142.6
154.7
160.1
149.4
157.0
161.7
38.59
145.9
155.8
156.9
150.7
154.6
155.9
Housing
17.77
136.1
146.1
154.5
139.6
152.2
156.1
Fuel and light
2.71
146.4
148.2
146.2
151.1
146.7
145.7
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco (for home consumption)
1.90
176.0
200.7
220.1
199.0
200.8
224.8
Clothing and footwear
7.03
141.2
156.9
171.0
151.1
167.3
176.5
Durable goods
7.53
116.7
128.6
128.4
126.5
128.5
130.3
Miscellaneous goods
6.07
132.9
146.6
148.2
143.0
146.7
149.7
Transport and vehicles
6.09
156.1
172.0
182.3
161.9
175.1
185.2
Services
12.31
150.3
167.8
180.1
161.1
174.8
187.0
Note: The C.P.I. (B) covers about 30% of urban households with a monthly expenditure of between $3,500 and $6,499 in the base period 1979–80.
Hang Seng Consumer Price Index (October 1979-September 1980=100)
Annual average
Index for December
Section
All items
Foodstuffs
Weight
1983
1984
1985
1983
1984
1985
100.00
143.8
156.8
163.0
150.6
160.0
166.2
26.21
147.7
157.7
159.7
153.0
157.4
159.3
Housing
27.20
144.4
156.8
164.7
148.2
161.3
168.4
Fuel and light
1.85
151.8
152.8
151.3
155,4
151.5
151.1
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco (for home consumption)
1.07
170.3
192.3
207.9
190.3
191.8
212.4
Clothing and footwear
7.50
120.7
137.0
146.7
129.6
148.7
155.9
Durable goods
6.88
117.6
130.5
132.1
128.2
131.0
134.9
Miscellaneous goods
6.59
130.9
142.2
143.3
139.5
141.9
145.5
Transport and vehicles
9.13
162.7
179.4
187.9
171.0
182.6
191.1
Services
13.57
151.0
169.0
181.8
161.9
175.9
188.7
Note: The Hang Seng C.P.I. covers about 10% of urban households, living in private housing and with a monthly expenditure of between $6,500
and $19,999 in the base period 1979–80.