APPENDICES
1994/95-based Consumer Price Index (B)
(Oct. 1994 Sep. 1995 =
-
100)
Annual average--
Annual rate of increase (%)
Section
Weight
1997
1998
1999
1997
1998
1999
All items
100.00
114.7
117.9
112.4
5.8
2.8
-4.7
Food
29.37
109.5
111.8
109.5
3.7
2.1
-2.1
Meals bought away from home
(18.99)
110.0
112.4 110.4
4.1
2.2
-1.7
Food, excluding meals bought
away from home
(10.38)
108.8
110.6
107.7
3.1
1.7
-2.6
Housing
28.18
122.6
127.9
119.2
8.4
4.4
-6.8
Fuel and light
2.16
112.7
114.4
114.1
5.7
1.6
-0.3
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
1.18
113.6
121.4
123.0
5.7
6.9
1.3
Clothing and footwear
6.95
123.1
123.2
97.2
9.5
0.1
-21.0
Durable goods
5.85
105.1
105.3
98.6
2.3
0.2
-6.3
Miscellaneous goods
6.44
109.1
111.6 111.0
5.2
2.3
-0.6
Transport
7.57
112.5
116.5 116.9
4.1
3.6
0.3
Miscellaneous services
12.30
113.5
117.2 115.5
4.8
3.3
-1.4
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 Consumer Price Index (C) (Oct. 1994 - Sep. 1995 = 100)
Annual average
Annual rate of increase (%)
Section
Weight
1997
1998 1999
1997
1998
1999
All items
100.00
115.3
118.9 114.5
6.1
3.2
-3.7
Food
20.38
108.3
110.3
109.5
3.3
1.9
-0.8
Meals bought away from home
(14.15)
107.9
110.0
110.0
3.4
1.9
@
Food, excluding meals bought
away from home
(6.23) 109.1
111.1
108.2
3.2
1.9
-2.6
Housing
34.00
126.4
134.5
129.7
10.1
6.4
-3.5
Fuel and light
1.50
113.3
116.1
116.1
5.7
2.5
0.1
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
0.77
112.3
119.4
121.1
5.1
6.3
1.4
Clothing and footwear
8.04
112.8
109.8
87.0
6.2
-2.7
-20.8
Durable goods
6.31
105.1
105.2
97.7
1.9
0.1
-7.1
Miscellaneous goods
5.79
107.3
109.2 107.2
3.7
1.8
-1.8
Transport
8.79
111.8
116.1 117.1
3.9
3.9
0.9
Miscellaneous services
14.42
110.4
111.2 109.3
3.7
0.8
-1.7
Note:
The CPI(C) 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. This series of data was named Hang Seng CPI up to June 1999.
Change within ±0.05%.
Source: Consumer Price Index Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2805 6403)
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