APPENDICES
1994/95-based Consumer Price Index (B)
(Oct. 1994 - Sep. 1995 = 100)
Annual average
Annual rate of change (%)
Section
Weight
1998
1999
2000
1998
1999
2000
All items
100.00
117.9
112.4
108.1
2.8
-4.7
-3.8
Food
29.37
111.8
109.5 107.2
2.1
-2.1
-2.1
Meals bought away from home
(18.99)
112.4
110.4 109.4
2.2
-1.7
-1.0
Food, excluding meals bought
away from home
(10.38)
110.6
107.7 103.1
1.7
-2.6
-4.3
Housing
28.18
127.9
119.2 109.5
4.4
-6.8
-8.2
Fuel and light
2.16
114.4
114.1
118.6
1.6
-0.3
4.0
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
1.18
121.4
123.0
121.9
6.9
1.3
-0.9
Clothing and footwear
6.95
123.2
97.2
86.0
0.1
-21.0
-11.5
Durable goods
5.85
105.3
98.6
94.7
0.2
-6.3
-4.0
Miscellaneous goods
6.44
111.6
111.0
112.0
2.3
-0.6
1.0
Transport
7.57
116.5
116.9
117.6
3.6
0.3
0.7
Miscellaneous services
12.30
117.2
115.5 115.2
3.3
-1.4
-0.3
Note: The CPI(B) is compiled based on the average expenditure pattern of 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 change (%)
Section
Weight
1998
1999 2000
1998
1999
2000
All items
100.00
118.9
114.5 109.4
3.2
-3.7
-4.5
Food
20.38
110.3
109.5 107.3
1.9
-0.8
-2.0
Meals bought away from home
(14.15)
110.0
110.0 109.0
1.9
@
-0.9
Food, excluding meals bought
away from home
(6.23)
111.1
108.2 103.5
1.9
-2.6
-4.3
Housing
34.00
134.5
129.7 116.8
6.4
-3.5
-9.9
Fuel and light
1.50
116.1
116.1
120.0
2.5
0.1
3.3
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
0.77
119.4
121.1
119.9
6.3
1.4
-1.1
Clothing and footwear
8.04
109.8
87.0
82.6
-2.7
-20.8
-5.1
Durable goods
6.31
105.2
97.7
94.3
0.1
-7.1
-3.5
Miscellaneous goods
5.79
109.2
107.2 107.4
1.8
-1.8
0.2
Transport
8.79
116.1
117.1 119.3
3.9
0.9
1.9
Miscellaneous services
14.42
111.2
109.3 109.2
0.8
-1.7
-0.1
Note:
The CPI(C) is compiled based on the average expenditure pattern of 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.
@Change within ±0.05%.
Source: Consumer Price Index Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2805 6403)
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