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Appendix 16

- Contd (Chapter 6: Employment)

Consumer Price Index (A)

(October 1979-September 1980-100)

Annual average

Index for December

Section

Weight

1984

1985

1986

1984

1985

1986

All items

100.00

154.9

159.8

164.3

156.7

160.8

166.9

Foodstuffs

46.39

155.4

156.0

157.7

153.9

154.6

157.3

Housing

15.05

145.7

155.2

160.1

152.7

157.1

164.5

Fuel and light

3.63

148.4

146.1

131.6

146.8

145.4

125.1

Alcoholic drinks and tobacco (for home consumption)

2.67

208.2

229.3

241.6

208.3

234.2

245.8

Clothing and footwear

5.02

155.9

169.0

178.8

165.3

173.8

188.4

Durable goods

6.71

124.8

123.5

129.9

124.1

125.6

133.6

Miscellaneous goods

5.68

149.7

151.2

157.3

150.3

151.8

168.5

Transport and vehicles

5.27

169.7

181.4

189.8

172.6

184.5

191.7

Services

9.58

170.2

184.6

199.8

178.6

192.8

208.0

Note: The C.P.I. (A) covers about 50% of urban households with a monthly expenditure of between $1,000 and $3,499 in the base period 1979–80.

Consumer Price Index (B)

(October 1979-September 1980 = 100)

Annual average

Index for December

Section

All items_

Foodstuffs

-

Weight

1984

1985

1986

1984

1985

1986

100.00

154.7

160.1

165.6

157,0

161.7

168.7

38.59

155.8

156.9

159.0

154.6

155.9

159.0

Housing

17.77

146.1

154.5

159.3

152.2

156.1

162.0

Fuel and light

2.71

148.2

146.2

134.2

146.7

145.7

128.2

Alcoholic drinks and tobacco (for home consumption)

1.90

200.7

220.1

231.7

200.8

224.8

235.8

Clothing and footwear

7.03

156.9

171.0

183.2

167.3

176.5

194.1

Durable goods

7.53

128.6

128.4

135.1

128.5

130.3

138.9

Miscellaneous goods

6.07

146.6

148.2

155.7

146.7

149.7

164.9

Transport and vehicles

6.09

172.0

182.3

191.0

175.1

185.2

193.5

Services

12.31

167.8

180.1

193.4

174.8

187.0

200.8

Note: The C.P.I. (B) covers about 30% of urban households with a monthly expenditure of between $3,500 and $6,499 in the base period 1979-80.

Hang Seng Consumer Price Index (October 1979-September 1980= 100)

Annual average

Index for December

Section

All items

Foodstuffs

Weight

1984

1985

1986

1984

1985

1986

100.00

156.8

163.0

171.7

160.0

166.2

176.5

26.21

157.7

159.7

162.4

157.4

159.3

164.3

Housing

27.20

156.8

164.7

178.0

161.3

168.4

184.0

Fuel and light

1.85

152.8

151.3

141.6

151.5

151.1

136.3

Alcoholic drinks and tobacco (for home consumption)

1.07

192.3

207.9

218.7

191.8

212.4

223.3

Clothing and footwear

7.50

137.0

146.7

155.0

148.7

155.9

159.8

Durable goods

6.88

130.5

132.1

141.4

131.0

134.9

146.7

Miscellaneous goods

6.59

142.2

143.3

152.0

141.9

145.5

159.0

Transport and vehicles

9.13

179.4

187.9

197.8

182.6

191.1

202.3

Services

13.57

169.0

181.8

194.3

175.9

188.7

202.2

Note: The Hang Seng C.P.I. covers about 10% of urban households, living in private housing and with a monthly expenditure of between $6,500

and $19,999 in the base period 1979-80.