TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,
1993
Table 1 Consumer Price Indices and Rates of Increase for August 1993
(Oct. 89
-
Sep. 90 = 1001
CPL(A)
CPT (8)
Hang Seng CPI
Composite CPI_____
Index
for
Component
Aug 93
chance
over Aug 92
Index
for
$ change
AUT 93
over Aug 93
Index
for
* change
Index
% change
Aud 93
over Aug 92
for
over
Aug 93
Aud 92
Food
133.5
+7.6
135.0
+7.5
134.8
+8.3
134.3
+7.7
Meals bought
142.2
+8.6
142.2
+8.6
139.6
+9.5
141.7
+8.8
away from home
Food. excluding
124.8
+6.4
125.0
+6.2
125.4
+6.1
125.1
+6.3
meals bought
away from home
Housing
149.2
+12.4
150.6
+12.5
152.2
+13.0
150.7
+12.6
Fuel and light
121.3
+4.2
120.7
+4.2
120.5
+4.1
121.0
+4.2
Alcoholic drinks
177.4
+9.6
167.8
+8.8
163.7
+8.6
172.1
+9.2
and tobacco
Clothing and
126.1
+7.1
127.2
+7.1
134.1
+11.0
129.3
+8.4
footwear
Durable goods
109.2
+2.6
108.3
-2.6
112.7
+3.1
109.9
+2.8
Miscellaneous
124.0
+7.1
122.2
+6.5
121.2
+6.4
122.6
+6.7
goods
Transport
136.7
+8.6
135.8
+7.8
136.1
+7.1
136.2
+7.9
Miscellaneous
services
140.6
+8.3
137.8
+7.9
131.2
+6.2
136.6
+7.5
All items
136.3
+8.5
136.6
+8.5
137.4
+9.2
136.7
+8.7
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 $10.000-517,499 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). CPT(R) and Hang Seng CPI are based on the expenditure patterns of groups of households with different magnitudes of household expenditure. the Composite CPT is compiled based on the expenditure pattem of all these households taken together. Thus, while the CPI(A), CPT(R) 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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