TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1992
Table 1 Consumer Price Indices and Rates of Increase for April 1992
(Oct. 89
-
Sep. 90 = 100)
CPI (A) Index * change
for
over
CPI (R) Index * change
for
Component
Apr.92
Apr.91
Apr.92
over Apr.91
Hang Seng CPI
Index % change
for Apr.92 Apr.91
over
Composite CPI Index change
for Anr.92 Apr.91
over
Food
124.4
+10.6
124.8
+10.3
122.8
+9. 9
124.J +10.3
Meala bought
127.9
+10.9
127.8
+10.9
123.7
+10.4
127.0 +10.8
away from home
Food, excluding
120.9
+10.3
120.7
+9.4
121.3
+9.1
120.9 +9.a
meals bought
away from home
Housing
128.0
+11.3
127.4
+11.5
128.5
+11.3
127.9 +11.4
Fuel and light
115.6
+6.0
115.0
+5.7
114.8
+4.9
115.2
+5.7
Alcoholic drinks
160.8
-10.8
152.8
-6.0
149.0
-3.2
156.3
-8.2
and tobacco
Clothing and
118.8
+8.8
120.0 +8.7
121.9 +16.7
120.4 +11.4
footwear
Durable goods
107.3
+2.7
106.8
+2.7
109.3
+4.8
107.7 +3.3
Miscellaneous
114.4
+6.9
113.3
+6.4
112.8
+5.7
113.6
+6.4
goods
Transport
Services
All items
122.1
+6.0
122.2
+6.1
123.5
+6.1
122.5
+6.1
125.4
+11.3
123.9
+11.0
120.4
+9.3
123.3 +10.6
124.0
+8.9
123.4 +9.2
122.9
+9.7
123.5
+9.2
The 1989/90-based consumer price indices are based on the expenditure patterna 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 a month 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 CPI is based on the expenditure pattern of the next 10% of urban douseholds, which had an average monthly expenditure of $17,500-$37,499 in 1989/90.
Whereas the CPT (A), CPT (B) and Hang Seng CPT 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 CPT (A), CPI (B) and Hang Seng CPI show the impact of consumer price changes on different groups of households, the Composite CPI shows the impact of consumer price changes on the household sector generally.
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