Table 1
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1993
Consumer Price Indices and Rates of Increase for September 1993
(Oct. 89
-
Sep. 90
=
100)
CPI (3)
CPI (R)
Hang Seng CPI
Composite CPI
Index
* change
Component
for Sep 93
over Sep 90
Index
for Sep 93
% change
Index
% change
Index
* change
over Sep 92
for
over
for
over
Sep 93
Sep 90
Sep 93
Sep 92
Food
134.9
+6.0
136.2
-6.5
135.7
-7.5
135.5
+6.5
Meals bought
142.7
-8.3
142.8
+8.3
140.0
+9.4
142.1
+8.5
away from home
Food, excluding
127.0
+3.6
137.1
-3.9
138.5
-4.2
137.3
+3.8
meals bought
away from home
Housing
152.0
-11.5
152.1
+11.5
153.9
+13.6
152.6
+12.2
Fuel and light
121.0
+3.9
120.3
-3.9
120.0
+3.8
120.5
+3.9
Alcoholic drinks
179.1
-10.7
168.7
-9.5
161.0
-8.7
173.3
+10.0
and tobacco
Clothing and
126.6
+7.2
127.9
+7.2
136.0
+8.1
130.3
+7.6
footwear
Durable goods
109.9
+2.6
109.4
+2.6
114.1
+3.2
110.9
+2.7
Miscellaneous
124.2
+6.9
122.5
+6.4
121.5
+6.1
122.8
+6.5
goods
Transport
137.3
+8.6
136.2
+7.8
136.0
+6.5
136.6
+7.7
Miscellaneous
149.0
-9.9
144.7
+9.6
137.3
+8.5
143.8
+9.3
services
All items
138.4
-7.9
138.3
+8.1
139.2
+9.0
138.6
+8.3
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 (R) 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 pattem 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 pattems of groups of households with different mamitudes of household expenditure, the Composite CPI is compiled based on the expenditure pattern of all these households taken together. Thus, while the CPI(A), CPL(8) and Hang Seng CPI 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 generally.
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/TABLE 2