FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1993
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Table 1 Consumer Price Indices and Rates of Increase for March 1993
(Oct. 89
+
Sep. 90= 100)
Component
CPI (A)
Index % change
for
over Mar 93 Mar 92
CPT(B)
Index % change
for
over Mar 93 Mar 92
Index
Hang Send CPI
% change
Composite CPT
Index Á chàng
for
over
for
over
Mar 93
Mar 92.
Mar 93 Mar 92
Food
129.7
+5.4
131.5
+6.3
131.5
+8.0
130.7
+6.3
Meals bought
138.7
+9.3
138.5
+9.3
136.3
+11.2
138.1
+9.7
away from home
Food, excluding
120.7
+1.3
121.7
+1.9
123.3
+2.5
121.5 +1.7
meals bought
away from home
Housing
144.0 +13.9
144.8 +14.8
145.1
+14.0
144.7
+14.3
Fuel and light
119.2 +4.2
118.6
+4.2
118.8
+4.3
118.9
+4.2
Alcoholic drinks
174.0 +10.7
164.1 +10.3
159.9
+10.2
168.5 +10.5
and tobacco
Clothing and
119.2
+7.8
119.6
+8.0
129.1
+8.1
122.7
+8.1
footwear
Durable goods
108.2
-0.2
107.8
-0.5
113.2 +2.0
109.5
+0.3
Miscellaneous
121.4
+5.9
119.6
+5.4
118.9
+5.3
120.t
+5.6
goods
Transport
128.5
+5.5
129.1
+5.9
130.4 +5.9
129.2 +5.8
Services
137.5 +10.6
134.2 +9.4
128.7 +8.1
133.5 +9.4
All items
132.0
+7.8
132.2
+8. 5
133.1
+9.7 2
132.4 +8.4
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 CPE (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 CPJ is compiled based on the expenditure pattern of all these households taken together. Thus, while the CPI(A), CPT(B) and Hang Seng CPI show the impact of consumer price changes on different groups of households, the Composite CPT shows the impact of consumer price changes on the household sector generally.
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