FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1993
Table 1 Consumer Price Indices and Rates of Increase for April 1993 (Oct. 89 - Sep. 90 100)
_CPL(A)
CPI (R)
.............. Hang Seng CPI
Composite CPI
Index for
* change
Index
change
Index
* change
Index
change
over
for
over
for
over
for
Component
Apr 93
over
Apr 92
Apr 93
Apr 92
Apr 93
Apr 92
Apr 93
Apr 92
Food
130.6
+5.0
132.3
+6.0
132.3
+7.7
131.6
+5.9
Meals bought
139.5
+9.0
139.3
+9.0
137.2
+10.9
138.9
+9.4
away from home
Food, excluding
121.9
+0.8
122.5
+1.5
124.0
+2.2
122.5
+1.3
meals bought
away from home
Housing
144.8
+13.2
145.8
+14.4
146.7
+14.1
145.8
+13.9
Fuel and light
119.3
+3.2
118.6
+3.1
118.9
+3.5
119.0
+3.2
Alcoholic drinks
176.5
+9.7
166.7
+9.1
162.3
+8.9
171.0
+9.4
and tobacco
Clothing and
128.4
+8.0
129.9
+8.3
133.7
+9.6
130.8
+8.7
footwear
Durable goods
109.3
+1.8
108.9
+1.9
114.3
+4.6
110.6
+2.7
Miscellaneous
121.9
+6.5
120.0
goods
Transport
132.5
+8.5
131.9
+6.0
+8.0
119.0
+5.6
120.5
+6.1
132.7
+7.4
132.3
+8.0
Services
138.1
+10.1
134.9
+8.9
129.4
+7.5
134.2
+8.9
All items
133.5
+7.7
133.9
+8.5
134.5
+9.5
133.9
+8.5
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 $2.500-59.999 in 1989/90. The CPT(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 is based on the expenditure pattern of the next 10% of urban households, which had an average monthly expenditure of $17.500-837,499 in 1989/90.
Whereas the CPI(A), CPI(B) and Hang Seng CPI 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