APPENDICES
Hang Seng Consumer Price Index (October 1989-September 1990=100)
Annual average
Index for December
Section
Weight
1991
1992
1993
1991
1992
1993
All items
100.00
114.0
125.1
137.0
118.5
130.0
143.3
Food
25.95
113.3
123.9
134.2
117.4
126.7
138.9
Meals away from home
(16.37)
113.8
126.0
138.4
119.2
130.8
144.6
Food, excluding meals away from
home
(9.58)
112.5
120.4
127.2
114.3
119.6
129.2
Housing
29.48
118.1
132.3
150.4
123.5
140.5
159.3
Fuel and light
1.76
110.0
115.0
119.5
111.2
117.2
120.8
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
0.88
134.6
148.3
162.1
136.7
153.5
166.2
Clothing and footwear
8.81
110.5
125.0
136.6
117.8
130.5
147.1
Durable goods
5.86
105.1
109.9
114.1
107.1
112.6
116.9
Miscellaneous goods
5.64
107.7
113.8
120.7
111.2
116.7
123.5
Transport
7.89
117.3
125.5
134.5
119.8
128.4
139.2
Miscellaneous services
13.73
112.2
123.0
132.4
117.4
127.6
138.1
Note: The 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.
Composite Consumer Price Index
(October 1989-September 1990-100)
"
Annual average
Index for December
Section
Weight
1991
1992
1993
1991
1992
1993
All items
100.00
114.2
125.2
136.2
118.3
129.7
141.3
Food
35.07
114.2
124.4
133.8
117.2
125.9
136.9
Meals away from home
(19.45)
116.3
128.6
140.1
120.7
132.5
144.1
Food, excluding meals away from
home
(15.62) 111.6
119.2
126.0
112.7
117.6
128.0
Housing
24.06
116.9
132.0
149.3
122.6
141.2
157.0
Fuel and light
2.51
109.9
115.3
119.8
111.0
117.7
121.0
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
1.74
141.3
155.3
170.8
142.1
161.7
175.6
Clothing and footwear
6.66
109.5
120.5
130.4
116.4
127.4
138.6
Durable goods
5.24
104.6
107.7
110.6
105.8
109.0
112.9
Miscellaneous goods
5.82
108.0
114.9
122.3
111.9
118.3
125.8
Transport
7.52
116.4
124.8
134.5
119.3
127.4
139.9
Miscellaneous services
11.38
114.4
126.8
137.8
120.1
132.6
144.6
Note: The Composite CPI covers all households of the CPI(A), CPI(B) and the Hang Seng CPI.
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