5
FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1991
1984/85-BASED THE
EXPENDITURE SURVEY.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES ARE BASED ON THE PATTERNS DERIVED FROM THE 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
OF
THE CPI(A) IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF ABOUT 50% URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG, WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENDITURE OF $2,000-$6,499 A MONTH IN 1984/85.
THE CPI(B) IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE NEXT OF URBAN
WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE HOUSEHOLDS,
MONTHLY EXPENDITURE $6,500-$9,999 IN THE SAME PERIOD.
30%
OF
(THE 1984/85-BASED HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF ABOUT 10% OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENDITURE OF $10,000-$24,999 IN 1984/85.)
TABLE 2:
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES (A) AND (B) (OCT. 89 - SEP. 90 = 100) FOR JUNE 1991 COMPARED WITH MAY 1991
SECTION
(OCTOBER 1989 TO SEPTEMBER 1990 = 100)
CPI(A)
CPI (B)
INDEX FOR
JUNE 91
* CHANGE OVER MAY 91
INDEX
FOR
X CHANGE OVER
JUNE 91
MAY 91
FOODSTUFFS
114.6
+1.8
115.0
+1.4
MEALS BOUGHT AWAY
FROM HOME
116.7
+0.5
116.6
+0.5
FOODSTUFFS,
EXCLUDING MEALS
BOUGHT AWAY FROM HOME
112.4
+3.
3
112.6
+2.6
HOUSING
116.3
+0.5
115.7
+0.6
FUEL AND LIGHT
108.4
-0.4
108.2
-0.4
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
AND TOBACCO
145.3
-10.6
138.1
-8.1
(FOR HOME CONSUMPTION)
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
111.2
-0.2
112.4
-0.1
DURABLE GOODS
105.1
+0.1
104.6
+0.0*
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS
107.7
+0.2
107.1
+0.
3
TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES
117.2
-0.6
116.7
-0.7
SERVICES
114.1
+0.7
113.2
+0.8
ALL ITEMS
114.6
+0.5
114.1
+0.5
* LESS THAN 0.05%
/THE 1989/90-
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