MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1993
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Table 1 Consumer Price Indices and Rates of Increase for October 1993
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(Oct. 89 Sep. 90 100)
CPI(A)
CPT (B)
Hang Seng CPI
Composite CPI
Index
for
* change
Index
* change
Index
* change
Index
* change
Component
Oct 93
over Oct. 92
for
Over
for
Oct 93
Oct 92
Oct 93
over Oct 92
for
over
Oct. 93
Oct. 92
Food
137.3
+9.3
138.0
+8.8
137.0
+8.5
137.5
+9.0
Meals bought
143.3
+8.3
143.3
+8.3
140.2
+8.3
142.6
+8.3
away from home
Food, excluding
131.4
+10.5
130.7
+9.5
131.4
+8.9
131.1
+9.9
meals bought
away from home
Housing
153.3
+11.0
153.9
+11.0
155.6
+13.5
154.3
+11.8
Fuel and light
120.6
+3.9
119.9
+3.8
119.5
+3.8
120.1
+3.8
Alcoholic drinks
181.8
+10.7
171.3
+9.8
166.8
49.3
176.0
+10.2
and tobacco
Clothing and
127.3
+7.1
128.6
+7.2
140.3
+8.3
132.2
+7.5
footwear
Durable goods
J10.7
+3.2
110.4
+3.1
115.9
+3.9
112.1
+1.4
Miscellaneous
127.3
+6.1
124.4
+5.6
122.8
+5.4
125.1
+5.8
goods
Transport
137.6
+8.6
136.4
+7.7
135.9
46.3
136.7
+1.6
Hiscellaneous
services
149.1
+9.6
144.8
+9.2
137.4
+8.2
143.9
+9.0
All items
140.0
+9.0
139.6
+8.7
140.7
+9.4
140.0
+9.0
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 Ilang 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 (B) 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 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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