E
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1987
AND
CENT,
EXPENDITURE
URBAN 1984/85
THE NEW CPI(A) AND THE NEW CPI(B) ARE BASED ON THE
30 PER
OF RESPECTIVELY, PATTERNS OF 50 PER CENT
WHICH WERE DERIVED FROM THE IN HONG KONG, HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY.
THE NEW CPI(A) REFERS TO
HOUSEHOLDS SPENDING BETWEEN $2,000
AND $6,499 A MONTH AT THAT TIME AND THE NEW CPI(B) BETWEEN $6,500 AND $9,999 A MONTH.
IN RESPECT OF THE NINE CHANGES IN THE INDICES FOR MAY 1987
THE IN
TWO CONSUMER PRICE INDICES AS COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTIONS COMPARED WITH APRIL 1987 AND MAY 1986, ARE GIVEN BELOW:
(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)
NEW CPI(A)
NEW CPI(B)
INDEX FOR
X CHANGE X CHANGE
SECTION
MAY 87
OVER APR. 87
OVER MAY 86
INDEX FOR
X CHANGE % CHANGE
MAY 87
OVER APR. 87
OVER MAY 86
FOODSTUFFS
104.3
-0.4
+4.0
105.0
-0.1
+4.2
HOUSING
109.4
+0.3
+4.9
107.3
+0.4
+3.3
FUEL AND
92.5
-0.2
-0.3
93.3
-0.2
-0.0*
LIGHT
ALCOHOLIC
116.6
+0.3
+7.5
116.6
+0.4
+7.8
DRINKS AND
TOBACCO
(FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION)
CLOTHING AND
115.4
+1.4
+6.
4
117.2
+1.3
+7.0
FOOTWEAR
DURABLE GOODS
111.3
+1.7
+5.5
110.4
+1.4
+5.4
MISCELLANEOUS
115.6
+1.6
+12.0
115.2
+1.5
+10.9
GOODS
TRANSPORT AND
115.2
+1.4
+8.6
113.9
+1.4
+8.2
VEHICLES
SERVICES
115.1
+0.2
+6.0
114.4
+0.2
+5.7
ALL ITEMS
108.4
+0.3
+5.
3
108.7
+0.5
+5.1
* LESS THAN 0.05%
/COMPARED WITH