9-3 Consumer Price Indices by Category (1999)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(preceding year=100)

 

 

 

 

Item

National

Urban

Rural

 

Indices

Indices

Indices

 

 

 

 

  General Consumer Price Index                 

98.6

98.7

98.5

  Food                                       

95.8

95.6

96.0

      Grain                                    

96.9

96.7

97.1

          Flour and Rice                          

97.0

96.8

97.3

          Coarse Food Grain                      

94.2

93.1

94.8

      Starches and Tubers                      

96.7

96.1

97.5

      Bean and Its Products                    

91.3

91.5

91.1

      Oil or Fat                               

94.5

95.1

93.8

      Meal, Poultry and Their Products         

90.7

90.4

91.2

      Eggs                                     

91.6

91.0

92.4

      Aquatic Products                          

93.3

93.8

92.4

      Vegetables                               

101.0

100.1

102.5

          Fresh Vegetables                       

100.7

99.9

102.0

          Dried Vegetables                       

105.6

103.8

106.8

          Vegetable Products                     

100.8

101.4

100.2

      Flavoring                                

100.6

100.0

101.0

      Carbohydrate                             

91.5

93.8

89.8

          Sugar                                   

84.9

85.6

84.6

          Candy                                  

98.0

98.7

97.1

      Tobacco                                  

96.3

95.7

96.9

      Liquor and Beverages                     

98.0

97.6

98.5

      Dried and Fresh Melons and Fruits        

97.8

97.2

99.1

          Fresh Fruits                           

99.4

98.5

101.0

          Dried Fruits                           

91.3

90.8

92.0

      Cake                                     

100.3

100.9

99.3

      Milk and Its Products                    

99.3

99.7

98.2

      Other Food                               

99.5

99.5

99.5

      Catering Trade                            

99.9

99.7

100.4

          Staple Food                            

100.6

100.7

100.5

          Fried Dishes                           

99.2

98.8

100.3

          Local Snack                            

100.8

100.9

100.6

  Clothing                                     

97.3

97.3

97.3

      Garments                                   

96.6

96.5

96.8

      Clothing Material                          

97.6

97.4

97.6

          Cotton Cloth                             

98.2

99.4

97.8

          Blend Cloth                              

97.2

97.9

97.0

          Chemical Fiber Cloth                     

97.6

96.9

97.9

          Woolen Fabric                             

97.6

97.0

98.1

          Silk                                     

97.8

97.9

97.7

          Knitting Wool                            

97.2

97.4

97.0

      Footwear, Hats & Other Clothing            

98.6

99.2

98.1

          Shoes                                    

98.5

99.0

97.8

          Socks and Stockings                      

99.4

100.1

98.8

          Hats                                     

98.3

100.2

97.2

          Other Clothing                           

99.6

100.4

99.1

  Household Facilities and Articles            

97.7

97.6

97.8

      Durable Consumer Goods                     

97.0

97.0

97.1

          Furniture                                 

97.5

97.3

97.8

          Household Facilities                     

96.8

96.8

96.7

      Interior Decorations                       

98.0

97.8

98.2

      Bed Articles                               

98.2

98.8

97.8

      Daily Use Household Articles               

98.1

97.7

98.5

      Other Articles for Daily Use               

98.6

98.6

98.5

  Medicine and Medical Articles                

100.9

101.0

100.8

      Medical Appliances and Articles            

100.7

100.7

100.7

      Traditional Chinese Medicine               

105.2

105.7

104.6

      Western Medicine                           

97.9

97.8

98.1

  Means of Transportation and Communication    

94.5

94.6

94.5

      Means of Transportation                    

95.8

96.4

95.3

      Means of Communication                     

91.9

91.9

91.9

  Recreation, Education and Culture Articles   

96.8

96.8

96.8

      Durable Consumer Goods for Recreational Use

92.0

91.8

92.4

      Teaching Materials and Reference Books     

103.3

103.6

103.1

      Cultural and Recreational Articles         

102.3

102.9

101.4

          Cultural and Recreational Articles       

100.3

100.7

99.7

          Newspapers and Magazines                 

104.9

105.7

103.8

  Residence                                    

101.7

103.4

99.9

      Housing                                     

101.2

104.0

99.0

          Building Materials                       

96.9

96.2

97.3

          Rent                                     

110.7

112.0

107.7

      Water, Electricity and Fuels               

102.3

103.1

101.1

  Services                                     

110.6

110.2

111.1

      Telecommunication                          

99.0

99.4

97.8

      Postage                                    

135.7

134.5

136.5

      Traffic                                    

104.1

105.1

102.6

      Bathing and Haircut                        

103.4

103.3

103.4

      Recreation                                 

108.0

110.3

101.8

      Tuition and Child Care                     

119.2

119.2

119.1

      Repair and Other Services                  

102.2

102.6

101.6

      Medical and Health Care Services           

111.7

110.9

112.2