9-3 CONSUMER PRICE INDICES BY CATEGORY (1998) |
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(preceding year=100) |
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Item |
National |
Urban |
Rural |
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Indices |
Indices |
Indices |
General Consumer Price Index |
99.2 |
99.4 |
99.0 |
Food |
96.8 |
96.9 |
96.6 |
Grain |
96.9 |
96.9 |
96.9 |
Flour and Rice |
96.9 |
97.0 |
96.9 |
Coarse Food Grain |
97.1 |
96.7 |
97.3 |
Starches and Tubers |
105.4 |
106.7 |
104.0 |
Bean and Its Products |
97.3 |
97.6 |
97.1 |
Oil or Fat |
100.0 |
101.9 |
98.0 |
Meal, Poultry and Their Products |
90.9 |
91.6 |
90.0 |
Eggs |
100.9 |
101.4 |
100.2 |
Aquatic Products |
93.9 |
94.2 |
93.3 |
Vegetables |
99.6 |
98.6 |
101.1 |
Fresh Vegetables |
99.9 |
98.5 |
102.1 |
Dried Vegetables |
94.8 |
97.0 |
93.6 |
Vegetable Products |
101.9 |
101.6 |
102.1 |
Flavoring |
99.5 |
99.3 |
99.6 |
Carbohydrate |
96.2 |
97.5 |
95.2 |
Sugar |
92.7 |
94.2 |
92.0 |
Candy |
99.7 |
99.6 |
99.8 |
Tobacco |
98.9 |
98.5 |
99.1 |
Liquor and Beverages |
98.9 |
98.7 |
99.1 |
Dried and Fresh Melons and Fruits |
96.2 |
95.5 |
97.4 |
Fresh Fruits |
96.6 |
95.9 |
97.9 |
Dried Fruits |
94.2 |
93.5 |
95.3 |
Cake |
100.8 |
101.0 |
100.6 |
Milk and Its Products |
100.3 |
100.9 |
98.8 |
Other Food |
101.7 |
102.0 |
101.2 |
Catering Trade |
101.1 |
101.1 |
101.0 |
Staple Food |
101.3 |
102.0 |
99.9 |
Fried Dishes |
100.7 |
100.3 |
101.5 |
Local Snack |
102.0 |
101.8 |
102.3 |
Clothing |
99.2 |
99.1 |
99.3 |
Garments |
98.9 |
98.8 |
99.0 |
Clothing Material |
98.8 |
98.6 |
99.0 |
Cotton Cloth |
99.9 |
100.2 |
99.8 |
Blend Cloth |
99.7 |
98.5 |
100.1 |
Chemical Fiber Cloth |
98.2 |
96.7 |
98.8 |
Woolen Fabric |
99.7 |
99.9 |
99.5 |
Silk |
98.9 |
99.2 |
98.6 |
Knitting Wool |
98.4 |
98.9 |
98.0 |
Footwear, Hats & Other Clothing |
100.0 |
99.9 |
100.1 |
Shoes |
99.7 |
99.5 |
99.9 |
Socks and Stockings |
101.4 |
103.3 |
99.9 |
Hats |
101.6 |
104.3 |
100.4 |
Other Clothing |
101.2 |
101.5 |
101.1 |
Household Facilities and Articles |
98.4 |
98.0 |
98.9 |
Durable Consumer Goods |
97.3 |
96.9 |
97.8 |
Furniture |
98.2 |
98.0 |
98.5 |
Household Facilities |
96.8 |
96.5 |
97.3 |
Interior Decorations |
99.5 |
99.3 |
99.7 |
Bed Articles |
100.3 |
100.6 |
100.1 |
Daily Use Household Articles |
99.9 |
99.9 |
99.8 |
Other Articles for Daily Use |
98.0 |
97.4 |
98.9 |
Medicine and Medical Articles |
102.8 |
102.6 |
102.9 |
Medical Appliances and Articles |
101.3 |
101.1 |
101.5 |
Traditional Chinese Medicine |
107.5 |
107.7 |
107.3 |
Western Medicine |
99.5 |
99.2 |
99.8 |
Means of Transportation and Communication |
95.8 |
95.6 |
95.9 |
Means of Transportation |
96.5 |
96.8 |
96.3 |
Means of Communication |
93.9 |
93.7 |
94.2 |
Recreation, Education and Culture Articles |
96.6 |
96.7 |
96.5 |
Durable Consumer Goods for Recreational Use |
91.7 |
91.4 |
92.0 |
Teaching Materials and Reference Books |
102.9 |
103.9 |
102.3 |
Cultural and Recreational Articles |
102.4 |
102.6 |
102.2 |
Cultural and Recreational Articles |
100.5 |
100.3 |
100.6 |
Newspapers and Magazines |
105.2 |
105.7 |
104.6 |
Residence |
101.7 |
105.0 |
98.8 |
Housing |
100.8 |
106.1 |
97.5 |
Building Materials |
94.9 |
94.2 |
95.1 |
Rent |
115.5 |
118.6 |
109.9 |
Water, Electricity and Fuels |
102.6 |
104.2 |
100.6 |
Services |
110.1 |
109.8 |
110.5 |
Telecommunication |
100.8 |
101.0 |
100.3 |
Postage |
100.8 |
100.5 |
101.0 |
Traffic |
102.9 |
103.5 |
102.1 |
Bathing and Haircut |
106.5 |
106.5 |
106.6 |
Recreation |
110.5 |
112.3 |
106.4 |
Tuition and Child Care |
116.4 |
116.1 |
116.6 |
Repair and Other Services |
103.8 |
103.6 |
104.2 |
Medical and Health Care Services |
117.2 |
120.1 |
115.4 |