APPENDICES
1994/95-based Consumer Price Index (B)
(Oct. 1994-Sep. 1995 = 100)
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Annual average
Annual rate of increase (%)
Section
Weight
1995
1996
1997
1995
1996
1997
All items
100.00
101.9
108.4
114.7
9.2
6.4
5.8
Food
29.37
101.6 105.6
109.5
7.1
4.0
3.7
Meals bought away from home
(18.99)
101.6 105,6
110.0
6.9
3.9
4.1
Food, excluding meals bought
away from home
(10.38)
101.5 105.5
108.8
7.4
4.0
3.1
Housing
28.18
103.0 113.0 122.6
13.4
9.8
8.4
Fuel and light
2.16
101.4
106.6 112.7
7.8
5.1
5.7
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
1.18
101.5
107.5 113.6
5.9
5.9
5.7
Clothing and footwear
6.95
101.9
112.4 123.1
9.3
10.3
9.5
Durable goods
5.85
100.9
102.7 105.1
4.3
1.8
2.3
Miscellaneous goods
6.44
100.8
103.7 109.1
6.1
2.8
5.2
Transport
7.57
101.8
108.1 112.5
7.7
6.2
4.1
Miscellaneous services
12.30
101.7
108.3 113.5
10.6
6.5
4.8
Note: The CPI(B) covers about 30% of households with a monthly expenditure of between $16,000 and $29,999 in the base period 1994/95.
1994/95-based Hang Seng Consumer Price Index
(Oct. 1994-Sep. 1995 = 100)
Annual average
Annual rate of increase (%)
Section
Weight
1995
1996
1997
1995
1996
1997
All items
100.00
102.0 108.7 115.3
9.6
6.6
6.1
Food
20.38
101.3 104.8 108.3
6.9
3.5
3.3
Meals bought away from home
(14.15)
101.1
104.4 107.9
6.7
3.2
3.4
Food, excluding meals bought
away from home
(6.23)
101.6 105.7
109.1
7.4
4.0
3.2
Housing
34.00
103.2 114.8 126.4
13.6
11.2
10.1
Fuel and light
1.50
101.2 107.2 113.3
6.4
5.9
5.7
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
0.77
101.4 106.8 112.3
5.8
5.4
5.1
Clothing and footwear
8.04
101.6 106.3
112.8
10.5
4.6
6.2
Durable goods
6.31
101.0 103.1 105.1
4.3
2.1
1.9
Miscellaneous goods
5.79
100.9 103.4 107.3
6.1
2.5
3.7
Transport
8.79
101.5 107.6 111.8
7.1
6.0
3.9
Miscellaneous services
14.42
101.3 106.4 110.4
8.5
5.0
3.7
Note: The Hang Seng CPI covers about 10% of households with a monthly expenditure of between $30,000 and $59,999 in the base period 1994/95.
Source: Consumer Price Index Section, Census and Statistics Department
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2805 6403)
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