MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991
MONTHLY
(THE 1984/85-BASED HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF ABOUT 10% OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE EXPENDITURE OF $10,000-$24,999 IN 1984/85
TABLE 2 CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES (A) AND (B) (OCT. 89 - SEP. 90 = 100) FOR SEPTEMBER 1991 COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1991
SECTION
(OCTOBER 1989 TO SEPTEMBER 1990 = 100)
CPI (A)
CPI (B)
INDEX
FOR
% CHANGE OVER
INDEX FOR
% CHANGE OVER
SEP. 91
AUG. 91
SEP. 91
AUG. 91
FOODSTUFFS
116.9
+0.
1
117.4
+0.3
MEALS BOUGHT AWAY FROM HOME
119.4
+0.5
119.4
+0.5
FOODSTUFFS, EXCLUDING MEALS
114.5
-0.3
114.5
-0.1
BOUGHT AWAY FROM HOME
HOUSING
119.0
+0.6
118.5
+0.5
FUEL AND LIGHT
108.8
+0.3
108.4
+0.3
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO
145.1
-0.3
138.3
(FOR HOME CONSUMPTION)
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
107.3
+0.2
108.3
+0.1
DURABLE GOODS
104.7
+0.3
104.2
+0.9
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS
108. 2
+0.3
107.6
+0.3
TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES SERVICES
118.
7
+0.1
118.1
+0.1
121.0
+4.7
119.2
+3.6
ALL ITEMS
116.8
+0.7
116.1
+0.7
THE
EXPENDITURE SURVEY.
1989/90-BASED CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES ARE BASED ON THE PATTERNS DERIVED FROM THE 1989/90 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 $2.500-$9,999 A MONTH IN 1989/90.
THE CPI(B) IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE NEXT 30% OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS, WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENDITURE OF $10,000-$17,499 TN THE SAME PERIOD.
(THE 1989/90-BASED HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF ABOUT 10% OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENDITURE OF $17,500-$37,499 IN 1989/90.)
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