9-3 Consumer Price Indices by Category (1997)

Continued Table 1

 

preceding year=100

Item

National

Indices

Urban

Indices

Rural

Indices

 

 

 

 

Knitting Wool

100.8

101.0

100.6

Footwear, Hats & Other Clothing

104.0

104.0

104.0

Shoes

103.9

103.8

104.0

Socks and Stockings

103.9

106.0

102.2

Hats

104.0

104.1

103.9

Other Clothing

104.9

105.0

104.8

Household Facilities and Articles

100.7

99.9

101.5

Durable Consumer Goods

98.5

97.5

99.8

Furniture

101.0

101.2

100.8

Household Facilities

97.4

96.0

99.3

Interior Decorations

101.6

101.7

101.5

Bed Articles

102.3

102.5

102.1

Daily Use Household Articles

103.5

103.6

103.4

Other Articles for Daily Use

101.5

100.9

102.5

Medicine and Medical Articles

104.7

104.5

104.8

Medical Appliances and Articles

103.9

103.5

104.2

Traditional Chinese Medicine

108.7

108.5

108.8

Western Medicine

101.8

101.8

101.8

Means of Transportation and Communication

97.4

97.2

97.7

Means of Transportation

97.8

97.8

97.8

Means of Communication

96.3

95.9

97.2

Recreation, Education and Culture Articles

100.9

100.5

101.3

Durable Consumer Goods for Recreational Use

93.8

93.3

94.2

Teaching Materials and Reference Books

117.1

119.2

115.7

Cultural and Recreational Articles

104.5

103.7

105.6

Cultural and Recreational Articles

102.7

101.9

103.7

Newspapers and Magazines

106.9

105.9

108.3

Residence

108.3

113.0

104.7

Housing

104.3

111.2

100.7

Building Materials

98.3

99.2

98.0

Rent

121.5

125.0

116.0

Water, Electricity and Fuels

112.2

114.2

110.1

Services

116.5

116.6

116.4

Telecommunication

118.8

120.6

113.4

Postage

203.5

201.3

204.7

Traffic

106.5

105.8

107.4

Bathing and Haircut

110.6

110.2

111.0

Recreation

113.8

113.7

114.1

Tuition and Child Care

119.0

121.5

116.2

Repair and Other Services

108.1

108.2

107.9

Medical and Health Care Services

122.9

121.6

123.6