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MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1993
Table 1 Consumer Price Indices and Rates of Increase for July 1993
(Oct. 89 - Sep. 90 100)
CPL(A)
_CPU(8)
Hand Send CPI
Composite CPT
Index for
Component
Jul 93
change
Over hul 93
Takiex
for Jul 93
% change
Index
& change
Index
* change
Over
for
over
for
over
Jul 92
Jul 91
Jul 92
Jul 93
Jul 92
Food
133.2
+7.0
134.6
+7.3
134.5
+8.2
134.0
+7.1
Meals bought
141.2
+8.5
141.1
+8.4
179.0
+9.7
140.7
+8.7
away from home
Food, excluding
125.7
+5.5
5.6
+5.5
126.9
+5.5
125.7
+5.5
meals bought
away from home
Housing
148.2
+12.5
149.7
+11.2
150.6
+13.3
149.5
+13.0
Fuel and light
120.6
41.6
1,20.0
+3.6
120.0
+1.8
120.3
+1.7
Alcoholic drinks
177.1
£9.5
167.4
+8.7
163.4
+8.6
171.8
+9.1
and tobaere
Clothing and
17/0
178.6
+8.0
135.1
+8.9
130.4
+8.2
Footwear
Durable goals
109.1
+2.0
108.1
+2.0
113.7
+4.1
110.1
+2.6
MiscellaneoIS
123.7
+7.4
121.9
+6.7
120.9
+6.5
122.3
+6.9
goods
Transport
136.5
+8.7
135.4
+8.0
135.8
+7.5
115.9
+8.1
Miscellaneous
services
138.9
+7.1
136.3
+7.0
110.7
+6.1
135.4
+6.9
All items
115.8
48.2
176.1
+8.5
136.9
+9.2
136.2
+8.6
The 1989/90-based consumer price indices are based on the expenditure patterns derived from the 1989/90 Household Expenditure Survey. The CPJ (A) is based on the expenditure pattem 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 nattem of the next. 10% of urban households, which had an average nonthly expenditure of $17,500-$37.499 in 1989/90.
Whereas the CPJ (A), (PT(R) and Hand Send CTF are based on the expenditure patterns of groups of households with different magnitudes of household expenditure, the Composite CPT 19 compiled based on the expenditure pattem of all these households taken together. Thus, while the CPT(A), CPL(R) and Hang Seng CPT show the impact of consumer price changes on different groups of households. the Composite (PI shows the impact of consumer price changes on the household sector generaliv,
/Table 2