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Appendix 16
(Chapter 4: Employment)
Consumer Price Index (A)
(July 1973-June 1974-100)
Monthly average
Index for December
Item
All items
Weight
1978
1979
1980
1978
1979
1980
100.00
124.7
139.2
160.8
127
147
168
Foodstuffs
56.60
121.3
134.3
154.1
121
140
160
Housing
14.08
130.3
142.6
152.6
137
148
161
Fuel and light
3.39
134,7
172.7
264.4
135
208
278
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
2.65
141.7
160.0
181.8
147
168
185
Clothing and footwear
3.82
103,3
110.0
121.1
107
117
128
Durable goods
1.41
114.4
126.0
134.4
119
131
138
Miscellaneous goods
4.58
133.2
146.2
168.9
137
163
173
Transport and vehicles
4.36
121.7
152.3
196.7
128
165
213
Services
9,11
137.1
148.0
169.5
140
157
183
Note: The weights are derived from households with monthly expenditure between $400 and $1,499 in 1973–74.
Consumer Price Index (B)
(July 1973-June 1974-100)
Monthly average
Item
All items
Weight
1978
1979
1980
1978
Index for December
1979
1980
100.00
124.9
139.3
160.3
128
- 147
168
Foodstuffs
47.82
121.9
136.0
156.3
123
- 142
163
Housing
16.79
129.4
142.0
152.3
136
148
158
Fuel and light
2.71
133.7
168.5
249.6
134
200
263
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
2.04
137.5
154.9
175.3
142
163
178
Clothing and footwear
5,92
102.3
108.5
119.3
106
116
127
Durable goods
2.97
111.8
123.0
130.3
117
127
133
Miscellaneous goods
5.17
129.9
143.7
166.9
135
158
171
Transport and vehicles
5.11
125.3
158.0
198.0
130
171
216
Services
11.47
138.0
150.4
173.8
141
160
189
Note: The weights are derived from households with monthly expenditure between $1,500 and $2,999 in 1973–74.
Hang Seng Consumer Price Index
(July 1973-June 1974-100)
Monthly average
Index for December
Item
All items
Foodstuffs
Weight
1978
1979
1980
1978
1979
1980
100.00
121.8
137.1
157.4
126
145
166
26.27
120.6
134.8
154.1
122
141
160
Housing
28.14
113.8
120.9
137.9
117
128
144
Fuel and light
2.53
130.3
165.8
222.3
130
190
236
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
0.73
131.4
146.6
164.7
135
155
168
Clothing and footwear
6.11
104.8
111.8
122.8
110
120
131
Durable goods
3.88
106.6
113.2
118.8
108
116
122
Miscellaneous goods
4.36
123.7
136.5
159.2
128
149
164
Transport and vehicles
7.47
132.8
166.3
195.8
136
178
211
Services
20.51
137.3
159.3
183.3
147
169
197
Note: The weights are derived from households with monthly expenditure between $3,000 and $9,999 in 1973-74.
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