THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1981
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR MAY
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY PUBLISHED THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR MAY 1981. THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) AND THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B) FOR MAY 1981 WERE 116 AND 115 RESPECTIVELY.
COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH, THE NEW C.P.I. (A) INCREASED BY TWO POINTS OR 1.8 PER CENT AND THE NEW C.P.I. (B) BY ONE POINT OR 0.9 PER CENT.
THE NEW C.P.I. (A) AND NEW C.P.I. (B) ARE BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERNS OF 50 PER CENT AND 30 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY, OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG, WHICH WERE DERIVED FROM THE 1979/80 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY. AT THAT TIME, THE NEW C.P.I. (A) REFERRED TO HOUSEHOLDS SPENDING BETWEEN $1 000 AND $3 499 À MONTH AND THE NEW C.P.1. (B) TO HOUSEHOLDS SPENDING BETWEEN $3 500 AND $6 499 A MONTH.
THE INDEXES FOR MAY 1981 IN RESPECT OF THE NINE COMPONENTS OF HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE DISTINGUISHED IN THE TWO NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES ARE GIVEN BELOW, TOGETHER WITH THOSE FOR APRIL 1981.
(OCTOBER 1979
SEPTEMBER 1980 - 100)
NEW C.P.I.(A)
NEW C.P.I.(B)
COMPONENT
MAY 81 APR 81
MAY 81 APR 81
FOODSTUFFS
116
115
116
115
HOUSING
112
112
112
112
FUEL AND LIGHT
135
135
136
136
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND
TOBACCO (FOR HOME
111
111
110
110
CONSUMPTION)
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
115
109
115
108
DURABLE GOODS
108
107
108
107
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS
108
108
108
108
TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES
129
123
126
122
SERVICES
115
115
115
115
ALL ITEMS
116
114
115
114
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