TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1993
Table 1 Consumer Price Indices and Rates of Increase for May 1993
(Oct. 89 Sep. 90 = 100)
CPT (A)
CPT (B)
Hang Seng CPT
Composite CPT
Component
Index
for
Mav 93
* change
over May 92
Index for May 93
* change
Index
* change
Index
* change
over May 92
for
May 93
over May 92
for
Mav 93
Over May-92
Food
131.6
+7.2
133.0
+7.4
132.8
+8.4
132.4
+7.5
Meals bought
139.8
+8.8
139.6
+8.8
137.4
+10.1
139.2
+9.0
away from home
Food. excluding
123.5
+5.6
123.7
+5.3
125.0
+5.3
123.8
+5.4
meals bought
away from home
Housing
145.6
+12.B
146.6
+14.0
148.6
+14.4
146.9
+13.7
Fuel and light
119.5
+3.3
118.9
+3.3
119.1
+3.7
119.2
+3.4
Alcobolic drinks
176.7
+9.6
166.9
+8.9
162.7
+8.7
171.3
+9.2
and tobacco
Clothing and
129.8
+7.7
131.4
+8.1
143.4
+11.0
135.1
+9.1
footwear
Durable goods
109.2
+1.8
108.9
+1.8
114.0
+4.1
110.5
+2.5
Miscellaneous
123.1
+7.1
121.2
+6.5
120.4
+6.2
121.7
+6.7
goods
Transport.
136.2
+9.1
135.2
+8.5
134.6
+7.7
135.4
+8.5
Services
138.0
+8.7
135.1
+7.9
129.6
+6.6
134.3
+7.8
All items
134.5
+8.5
1.34.8
+8.8
136.3
+9.8
135.J
+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 CPT is 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 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), CPT(B) and Hang Seng CPC show the impact of consumer price changes on different groups of households, the Composite CPT shows the impact of consumer price changes on the household sector generally.
/Table 2