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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 20

(Chapter 8: Employment)

1989/90-based Consumer Price Index (A) (October 1989–September 1990=100)

Section

All items

Food

Housing

Fuel and light

Alcoholic drinks and tobacco

Clothing and footwear

Durable goods

Miscellaneous goods

Transport

Services

Annual average

Index for December

Weight

1990

1991

1990

1991

(Oct-Dec)

100.00

106.6

114.5

107.4

118.1

41.20

105.3

114.1

106.0

116.5

20.56

108.3

116.6

109.5

122.0

3.18

111.0

110.0

112.8

111.1

2.45

106.7

145.5

108.2

145.6

4.56

105.3

108.4

107.9

114.9

4.92

102.5

104.6

103.1

105.4

5.88

105.7

108.6

105.7

113.0

7.20

107.7

116.1

108.3

119.5

10.05

109.0

116.0

109.4

122.1

Note: The 1989/90–based CPI(A) covers about 50% of urban households with a monthly expenditure of between $2,500 and $9,999 in the base period

1989-90.

1989/90-based Consumer Price Index (B) (October 1989-September 1990= 100)

Section

All items

Food

Housing

Fuel and light

Alcoholic drinks and tobacco

Clothing and footwear

Durable goods

Miscellaneous goods

Transport

Services

Weight

Annual average 1990 (Oct-Dec)

1991

Index for December

1990

1991

100.00

106.7

114.1

107.6

118.3

35.34

105.9

114.7

106.6

117.7

23.77

108.0

116.2

108.9

122.5

2.36

110.3

109.6

112.1

110.7

1.64

107.2

138.0

108.4

139.4

7.23

105.8

109.4

108.8

116.1

5.12

102.4

104.2

102.9

105.2

5.89

104.9

107.7

104.9

111.4

7.57

108.4

116.1

109.1

118.9

11.08

108.2

114.8

108.7

120.5

Note: The 1989/90–based CPI(B) covers about 30% of urban households with a monthly expenditure of between $10,000 and $17,499 in the base period

1989-90.

1989/90-based Hang Seng Consumer Price Index

(October 1989-September 1990 = 100)

Section

Weight

Annual average 1990 (Oct-Dec)

1991

Index for December

1990

1991

All items

Food

Housing

100.00

107.5

114.0

108.1

118.5

25.95

105.5

113.3

106.0

117.4

29.48

110.1

118.1

111.3

123.5

Fuel and light

1.76

109.7

110.0

111.8

111.2

Alcoholic drinks and tobacco

0.88

107.5

134.6

108.6

136.7

Clothing and footwear

8.81

108.9

110.5

108.0

117.8

Durable goods

5.86

102.6

105.1

102.2

107.1

Miscellaneous goods

5.64

104.8

107.7

104.8

111.2

Transport

7.89

109.4

117.3

110.3

119.8

Services

13.73

106.9

112.2

107.7

117.4

Note: The 1989/90-based Hang Seng CPI covers about 10% of urban households, living in private dwellings or Home Ownership Scheme flats and with

a monthly expenditure of between $17,500 and $37,499 in the base period 1989–90.

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