9-4 Retail Price Indices by Category of Commodities (1997)
preceding year=100
Item	National Indices	Urban Indices	Rural Indices
General Retail Price Index	100.8	100.8	100.7
Food	99.8	100.1	99.2
Grain	92.1	93.3	90.4
Flour and Rice	91.3	92.8	89.1
Coarse Food Grain	99.9	99.8	99.9
Oil or Fat	101.6	101.4	101.9
Meal, Poultry and Eggs	101.3	101.3	101.5
Aquatic Products	101.2	101.2	101.1
Fresh Vegetables	99.5	99.6	99.3
Dried Vegetables	102.1	103.3	100.5
Fresh Fruits	92.1	92.3	91.6
Dried Fruits	106.6	106.7	106.4
Other Food	103.0	103.5	102.1
Condiments	102.9	102.9	102.8
Sugar	98.0	98.4	97.6
Candy	102.9	102.9	102.9
Cake	103.9	104.0	103.9
Milk and Its Products	104.8	105.7	101.8
Canned Food	103.8	104.0	103.4
Catering Trade	104.7	104.6	105.1
Staple Food	104.5	105.1	103.4
Fried Dishes	104.7	104.3	105.7
Local Snack	105.2	104.9	106.0
Beverages, Tobacco and Liquor	101.2	101.3	101.0
Beverages	102.1	101.9	102.5
Tobacco and Liquor	100.9	101.1	100.7
Garments, Shoes and Hats	103.5	103.4	103.6
Garments	103.0	103.0	103.0
Shoes	103.7	103.3	104.2
Other Clothing	105.0	105.3	104.6
Textiles	101.9	101.9	101.9
Cotton Cloth	102.8	102.1	103.4
Blend Cloth	101.7	101.0	102.4
Chemical Fiber Cloth	101.2	101.2	101.0
Woolen Fabric	102.3	102.6	101.6
Silk	101.6	101.6	101.6
Other Textiles	102.0	102.1	101.8
Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines	104.4	104.2	104.6
Traditional Chinese Medicine	108.4	108.4	108.4
Western Medicine	101.6	101.2	102.1
Medical Articles	103.5	103.5	103.6
Cosmetics	102.3	102.2	102.5
Newspapers and Magazines	112.8	113.0	112.5
Cultural and Sports Goods	101.7	100.8	103.4
Cultural Goods	100.9	100.0	102.8
Sports Goods	104.1	103.4	105.1
Articles for Daily Use	102.3	102.4	102.1
Ordinary Articles for Daily Use	102.2	102.2	102.2
Furniture	102.3	102.8	101.1
Sundries for Daily Use	102.7	102.3	103.3
Household Appliances	95.6	95.3	96.2
Jewelry	97.8	97.7	98.1
Fuels	107.3	108.0	106.3
Building Decoration Materials	99.0	99.6	98.3
Mechanical and Electrical Products	95.5	95.1	97.0