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MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1993
Table 1 Consumer Price Indices and Rates of Increase for February 1993
(Oct. 89
—
Sep. 90 100)
CPI (A)
CPI (B)
Index
* change
for
Component
Feb 93
over Feb 92
Index for Feb 93
* change
over Feb 92
Index change
for
over Feb 93 Feb 92
Hang Seng CPI
*
Composite CPI
Index % change
for
over Feb 93 Feb 92.
Food
131.4
+6. 2
132.6 +6.8
132.0
+8.2
132.0
+6.8
Meals bought
138.0
+9.4
137.7
+9.4
135.0
+11.0
137.2
+9.7
away from home
Food, excluding
124.9
+2.8
125.7
+3.2
126.9
+3.4
125.5
+3.1
meals bought
away from home
Housing
143.3
+15.7
144.1
+15.9
143.9 +14.3
143.8
+15.3
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Fuel and light
119.3
+5.4
118.7
+5.4
118.9
+5.1
119.0
+5.3
Alcoholic drinks
167.0
+14.2
158.3
+13.0
154.1 +12.3
162.1
+13.5
and tobacco
Clothing and
118.7
+8.6
118.9
+8.6
122.5
+5.1
120.1
+7.4
footwear
Durable goods
107.8
+1.8
107.1
+2.0
111.7 +4.1
108.7
+2.6
Miscellaneous
121.1
+7.0
119.4
+6.9
118.3
+6.7
119.7
+6.8
goods
Transport
128.1
+5.0
128.6
+5.3
129.8
+5.3
128.7
+5.2
Services
137.4 +10.0
134.1
+8.5
128.3
+6.8
133.4
+8.5
All items
132.4
+8.6
132.2
+9.1
132.0
+9.1
132.2
+8.9
The 1989/90-based consumer price indices are based on the expenditure patterns derived from the 1989/90 Household Expenditure Survey. The CPI (A) is based on the expenditure pattern of about 50% of urban households in Hong Kong, which had an average monthly expenditure of $2,500-$9,999 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 in the same period. The Hang Seng CPI 19 based on the expenditure pattern of the next 10% of urban households, which had an average monthly expenditure of $17,500-$37,499 in 1989/90.
Whereas the CPI (A), CPI (B) and Hang Seng CPF are based on the expenditure patterns of groups of households with different magnitudes of household expenditure, the Composite CPI is compiled based on the expenditure pattern of all these households taken together. Thus, while the CPI (A), CPI (B) and Hang Seng CPI show the impact of consumer price changes on different groups of households, the Composite CPI shows the impact of consumer price changes on the household sector generally.
/TABLE 2