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APPENDICES
1984/85-based Consumer Price Index (A)
(October 1984-September 1985=100)
I
Annual average
Index for December
Section
Weight
1989
1990
1991
1989
1990
1991
All items
100.00
129.4
142.0
159.1
133.5
148.6
163.9
Food
45.48
130.8
143.8
160.2
133.8
148.5
163.7
Housing
15.31
121.7
132.3
149.0
125.5
140.7
154.8
Fuel and light
3.41
95.9
106.4
113.0
98.2
116.8
114.2
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
2.57
132.7
155.6
224.4
141.8
162.9
223.8
Clothing and footwear
5.24
135.1
145.0
155.6
141.5
154.0
164.9
Durable goods
5.72
121.8
125.5
131.0
122.9
128.6
132.8
Miscellaneous goods
5.84
132.4
139.4
150.4
136.2
145.7
156.8
Transport
6.79
134.6
152.6
172.8
139.6
160.7
177.5
Services
9.64
141.9
160.4
183.0
151.1
170.9
193.8
Note: The 1984/85-based CPI(A) covers about 50% of urban households with a monthly expenditure of between $2,000 and $6,499 in the base period
1984-85.
1984/85-based Consumer Price Index (B) (October 1984–September 1985 = 100)
Annual average
Index for December
Section
Weight
1989
1990
1991
1989
1990
1991
All items
Food
100.00
129.0
141.5
158.0
133.3
148.2
163.6
38.92
131.9
145.6
162.6
135.6
150.7
166.5
Housing
20.16
117.0
127.0
142.6
120.2
134.1
149.5
Fuel and light
2.76
96.3
106.1
112.3
98.2
115.6
113.5
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
1.67
133.8
156.6
221.9
142.5
164.0
222.0
Clothing and footwear
6.98
137.8
147.8
159.6
144.1
158.0
169.5
Durable goods
5.60
121.0
124.4
129.9
121.8
127.4
131.7
Miscellaneous goods
6.06
132.0
139.4
150.0
135.9
144.8
155.8
Transport
6.83
133.8
152.1
171.8
138.8
160.7
176.1
Services
11.02
142.0
160.0
181.1
151.0
169.5
191.8
Note: The 1984/85-based CPI(B) covers about 30% of urban households with a monthly expenditure of between $6,500 and $9,999 in the base period
1984-85.
1984/85-based Hang Seng Consumer Price Index
(October 1984-September 1985=100)
Annual average
Index for December
Section
Weight
1989
1990
1991
1989
1990
1991
All items
Food
100.00
135.6
150.9
167.7
142.1
158.5
174.4
29.98
133.5
146.3
161.5
138.0
150.9
166.9
Housing
25.77
139.6
160.4
182.4
147.6
171.9
190.7
Fuel and light
2.35
97.7
107.1
113.8
99.6
115.9
115.0
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
1.20
136.9
158.9
212.1
144.6
166.6
214.3
Clothing and footwear
7.93
142.0
155.3
168.0
154.9
163.5
179.2
Durable goods
5.82
125.3
131.1
138.8
126.9
133.8
143.4
Miscellaneous goods
5.89
131.4
138.9
149.3
135.3
143.9
154.7
Transport
7.10
131.7
150.2
168.8
137.2
159.4
172.7
Services
13.96
143.6
160.8
178.1
152.0
169.5
186.5
Note: The 1984/85-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 $10,000 and $24,999 in the base period 1984–85.
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