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Table 1 Consumer Price Indices and Rates of Increase for November 1993
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(Oct. 89 Sep. 90 = 100)
CPL(A)
CPI (R)
Hang Seng CPI
Composite CPI
Index
for
Component
Nov 93
% chance
over Nov 92
Index for
% change
Nov 93
over Nov 92
Index
for
$ change
Index
* change
L
Nov 93
over Nov 92
for
Nov 93
Over Nov 92
Food
134.1
+7.6
136.0
+7.7
136.2
+1.7
135.2
+7.7
Meals bought
143.6
+8.3
143.6
+8.3
141.5
+8.3
143.1
+8.3
away from home
Food, excluding
124.6
+6.9
125.5
+6.9
127.1
+6.7
125.4
+6.9
meals bought
away from home
Housing
154.3
+10.9
154.8
+10.7
156.7
+13.2
155.3
+11.5
Fuel and light
130.4
+3.2
119.7
+3.4
119.3
+3.6
119.9
+3.3
Alcoholic drinks
181.2
+8.7
170.7
+8.1
166.2
+8.0
175.4
+8.4
and tobacco
Clothing and
133.4
+7.7
134.9
+7.9
152.8
+30.2
340.6
-8.7
footwear
Durable goods
111.6
+3.9
111.3
+3.8
117.1
+4.3
113.1
+4.0
Miscellaneous
127.8
+6.4
124.9
+5.9
123.6
+5.6
125.6
+6.0
goods
Transport
139.1
+9.7
138.3
+9.0
137.7
+7.6
138.4
+8.9
MiscellaneouS
149.6
+9.9
145.2
+9.5
138.0
+8.7
144.4
+9.4
services
All items
139.4
+8.4
139.9
+8.4
142.2
+9.5
140.3
+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-$17,499 in the same period. The Hang Seng CPF 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 CPT(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 CPT(A), CPT (B) and Hang Seng CPT show the impact of consumer price changes on different groups of households. the Composite CPI shows the impact of consumer price changes on the honsehold sector generally,
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