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TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1993
Table 1 Consumer Price Indices and Rates of Increase for December 1992
(Oct. 89 - Sep. 90 100)
CPI (A)
CPI (B)
Index * change
for
Component
Dec 92
over Dec 91
for Dec 92 Dec 91
Index change
over
*
Index for Dec 92 Dec 91
Hang Seng CPI
* change
Composite CPI
Index change
over
for
over
Dec 92 Dec 91
Food
124.9
+7.2
126.7
+7.6
126.7
+7.9
125.9
+7.5
Meals bought
133.0
+9.8
133.1
+9.8
130.8
+9.7
132.5
+9.8
away from home
Food, excluding
116.8
+4.3
117.8
+4.3
119.6
+4.6
117.6
+4.3
meals bought
away from home
Housing
141.3
+15.8
141.8
+15.7
140.5
+13.8
141.2 +15.2
Fuel and light
118.1
+6.3
117.3
+6.0
117.2
+5.4
117.7
+6.0
Alcoholic drinks
166.6
+14.5
157.7
+13.2
153.5
+12.3
161.7 +13.7
and tobacco
Clothing and
125.1
+8.9
126.3
+8.8
130.5
+10.7
127.4
+9.5
footwear
Durable goods
107.7
+2.2
107.4
+2.1
112.6
+5.1
109.0 +3.0
Miscellaneous
120.0
+6.2
117.9
+5.8
116.7
+5.0
118.3
+5.7
goods
Transport
Services
All items
126.9
+6.2
127.1
+6.9
128.4
+7.2
127.4
+6.7
136.6 +11.9
133.3 +10.6
127.6
+8.7
132.6 +10.4
129.3
+9.4
129.8
+9.7
130.0
+9.7
129.7
+9.6
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 (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 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 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 CPI(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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