The following Price Index has been constructed on the basis of the declared quantities and c.i.f. values of commodities imported into Hong Kong.
| Group | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foodstuffs | 136.2 | 131.6 | 134.9 | 174.8 |
| Textiles | 117.7 | 116.1 | 106.2 | 144.0 |
| Metals and Minerals | 146.1 | 147.9 | 145.0 | 210.0 |
| Miscellaneous | 124.4 | 127.3 | 125.9 | 164.5 |
| Average | 131.1 | 130.6 | 128.0 | 173.3 |
| Commodity | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef | 135.9 | 135.5 | 134.9 | 197.3 |
| Fish | 119.1 | 310.0 | 100.2 | 139.0 |
| Flour (Wheat) | 170.8 | 303.2 | 131.5 | 125.8 |
| Salt Fish | 188.9 | 272.6 | 151.3 | 113.9 |
| Fruits, Fresh | 178.2 | 450.8 | 111.6 | 172.0 |
| Lard | 236.0 | 146.9 | 123.3 | 123.5 |
| Milk (Condensed) | 241.7 | 105.6 | 163.0 | 120.9 |
| Mutton | 107.7 | 80.4 | 151.9 | 109.0 |
| Onions | 103.3 | 132.1 | 124.4 | 157.0 |
| Peanut Oil | 150.7 | 115.8 | 155.8 | 92.2 |
| Pork | 170.4 | 180.3 | 223.1 | 86.0 |
| Potatoes | 141.2 | 137.7 | 102.8 | 108.2 |
| Poultry | 118.1 | 171.1 | 184.7 | 136.0 |
| Rice (Broken) | 90.7 | 183.7 | 124.0 | 56.1 |
| Rice (White) | 143.5 | 187.5 | 137.2 | 59.5 |
| Sugar (Raw) | 106.9 | 172.7 | 124.7 | 50.8 |
| Vegetables (Dried, etc.) | 100.2 | 187.1 | 118.1 | 62.0 |
| Vermicelli | 121.1 | 94.9 | 145.8 | 112.4 |
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INDEX NUMBER OF WHOLESALE PRICES
The following Price Index has been constructed on the basis of the declared quantities and c.i.f. values of commodities imported into Hong Kong.
Groups.
Foodstuffs
Textiles
Metals and Minerals
Miscellaneous
Average
Beats
Foodstuffs.
:
Beef
:
:
:
Pes
-
Flour (Wheat)
Salt Fish
Fruits, Fresh
Lard
Milk (Condensed)
Mutton
Onions
Peanut Oil
Bork
Potatoes
Poultry
-T
Rice (Broken)
Rice (White)
Sugur (Raw)
***
:
:
:
F
:
:
:
:
F.
F
*
:
:
⠀
:
:
:
Vegetables (Dried, etc.)
Vermicelli
:
1922 = 100.
1937.
1938.
1939.
1940.
136.2
131.6
134.9
174.8
117.7
116.1
106.2
144.0
146.1
147.9
145.0
210.0
124.4
127.3
125.9
164.5
131.1
130.6
128.0
173.3
INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES.
1922 100.
1937.
1938.
1939.
1940.
145.4
:
135.9
119.1
170.8
188.9
178.2
236.0
241.7
107.7
103.3
150.7
170.4
141.2
118.1
90.7
143.5
106.9
100.2
121.1
135.5
:
:
:
E.
310.0
303.2
272.6
450.8
146.9
105.6
80.4
132.1
115.8
180.3
137.7
171.J
183.7
187.5
172.7
187.1
94.9
134.9
100.2
131.5
151.3
111.6
123.3
163.C
151.9
124.4
155.8
223.1
102.8
184.7
124.0
137.2
124.7
118.1
145.8
197.3
139.0
125.8
113.9
172.0
123.5
120.9
109.0
157.0
92.2
86.0
108.2
136.0
ITP
56.1
59.5
50.8
62.0
112.4
123.9
146.9
137.8
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