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Table 4
(Chapter 3: The Economy)
Year-on-year Rates of Change in the Consumer Price Indices
Percentages
2005
2009
2010
Composite Consumer Price Index(1)
+1.0
+0.5
+2.4
Food
+1.8
+1.3
+2.4
Housing
+0.1
+3.7
+0.4
Consumer Price Index (A)(1)
+1.1
+0.4
+2.7
Food
+2.1
+1.3
+2.4
Housing
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+3.6
-0.1
Consumer Price Index (B)(1)
+1.0
+0.5
+2.3
Food
+1.9
+1.3
+2.3
Housing
+0.1
+3.7
+0.7
Consumer Price Index (C)(1)
+0.8
+0.6
+2.1
Food
+1.0
+1.3
+2.5
Housing
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+3.7
+0.7
Notes: The year-on-year rate of change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an indicator of inflation affecting
consumers.
Figures for 2010 are derived based on the 2009/10-based CPI series. The year-on-year rates of change before October 2010 were derived using the index series in the base periods at that time (for instance the 2004/05-based index series), compared with the index a year earlier in the same base period.
(1) The CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) respectively cover some 50%, 30% and 10% of households in Hong Kong. The average monthly household expenditure (in HK$) of these groups during the base period (i.e. Oct. 2009-Sep. 2010) were $4,500-$18,499, $18,500-$32,499 and $32,500-$65,999 respectively, and that of the Composite CPI was $4,500 to $65,999. The Composite CPI is compiled based on the expenditure patterns of all these households taken together. Change within ±0.05%.
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Source: Consumer Price Index Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2805 6403)