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APPENDICES
1994/95-based Consumer Price Index (B)
(Oct. 1994 - Sep. 1995 = 100)
Annual average
Annual rate of increase (%)
Section
Weight
1996
1997
1998
1996
1997
1998
All items
100.00
108.4
114.7
117.9
6.4
5.8
2.8
Food
29.37
105.6
109.5 111.8
4.0
3.7
2.1
Meals bought away from home
(18.99)
105.6
110.0
112.4
3.9
4.1
2.2
Food, excluding meals bought
away from home
(10.38)
105.5
108.8
110.6
4.0
3.1
1.7
Housing
28.18
113.0
122.6
127.9
9.8
8.4
4.4
Fuel and light
2.16
106.6
112.7
114.4
5.1
5.7
1.6
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
1.18
107.5
113.6
121.4
5.9
5.7
6.9
Clothing and footwear
6.95
112.4
123.1
123.2
10.3
9.5
0.1
Durable goods
5.85
102.7
105.1
105.3
1.8
2.3
0.2
Miscellaneous goods
6.44
103.7
109.1
111.6
2.8
5.2
2.3
Transport
7.57
108.1
112.5
116.5
6.2
4.1
3.6
Miscellaneous services
12.30
108.3
113.5
117.2
6.5
4.8
3.3
Note: The CPI(B) covers about 30% of households, which had an average monthly expenditure of $16,000 to $29,999 in the base period, i.e. Oct.
1994 to Sep. 1995.
1994/95-based Hang Seng Consumer Price Index
(Oct. 1994 - Sep. 1995 = 100)
Annual average
Annual rate of increase (%)
Section
Weight
1996
1997
1998
1996
1997
1998
All items
100.00
108.7
115.3
118.9
6.6
6.1
3.2
Food
20.38
104.8
108.3 110.3
3.5
3.3
1.9
Meals bought away from home
(14.15)
104.4
107.9
110.0
3.2
3.4
1.9
Food, excluding meals bought
away from home
(6.23)
105.7
109.1
111.1
4.0
3.2
1.9
Housing
34.00
114.8
126.4 134.5
11.2
10.1
6.4
Fuel and light
1.50
107.2
113.3
116.1
5.9
5.7
2.5
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
0.77
106.8
112.3
119.4
5.4
5.1
6.3
Clothing and footwear
8.04
106.3
112.8
109.8
4.6
6.2
-2.7
Durable goods
6.31
103.1
105.1 105.2
2.1
1.9
0.1
Miscellaneous goods
5.79
103.4
107.3 109.2
2.5
3.7
1.8
Transport
8.79
107.6
111.8 116.1
6.0
3.9
3.9
Miscellaneous services
14.42
106.4
110.4 111.2
5.0
3.7
0.8
Note: The Hang Seng CPI covers about 10% of households, which had an average monthly expenditure of $30,000 to $59,999 in the base period, i.e.
Oct. 1994 to Sep. 1995.
Source: Consumer Price Index Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2805 6403)
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