9-3 CONSUMER PRICE INDICES BY CATEGORY (1998)

(preceding year=100)

 

 

 

Item

National

Urban

Rural

 

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