9-3      Consumer Price Indices by Category (2000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(preceding year=100)

 

Item

National

Urban

Rural

 

Indices

Indices

Indices

 

 

 

 

 

 

  General Consumer Price Index                 

100.4

100.8

99.9

 

  Food                                       

97.4

97.4

97.5

 

      Grain                                    

88.6

88.8

88.4

 

          Flour and Rice                          

88.3

88.6

88.0

 

          Coarse Food Grain                      

94.1

94.3

94.0

 

      Starches and Tubers                      

98.6

98.6

98.5

 

      Bean and Its Products                    

102.0

102.5

101.5

 

      Oil or Fat                               

86.8

85.7

87.9

 

      Meal, Poultry and Their Products         

98.5

97.8

99.4

 

      Eggs                                     

84.5

84.2

84.9

 

      Aquatic Products                         

101.7

102.3

100.8

 

      Vegetables                               

104.7

104.3

105.3

 

          Fresh Vegetables                       

105.5

104.7

106.7

 

          Dried Vegetables                       

98.9

100.1

98.2

 

          Vegetable Products                     

98.8

98.8

98.8

 

      Flavoring                                

101.5

100.6

102.1

 

      Carbohydrate                             

103.7

102.0

104.9

 

          Sugar                                  

108.6

106.5

109.5

 

          Candy                                  

99.2

99.5

98.9

 

      Tobacco                                  

97.0

96.5

97.5

 

      Liquor and Beverages                     

98.6

98.2

98.9

 

      Dried and Fresh Melons and Fruits        

96.6

95.9

97.9

 

          Fresh Fruits                           

96.0

95.3

97.4

 

          Dried Fruits                            

99.2

98.8

99.8

 

      Cake                                     

99.7

100.0

99.0

 

      Milk and Its Products                    

100.0

100.2

99.3

 

      Other Food                               

98.5

98.2

99.0

 

      Catering Trade                           

99.7

99.6

99.8

 

          Staple Food                            

99.3

99.2

99.3

 

          Fried Dishes                           

99.5

99.3

100.1

 

          Local Snack                            

101.1

101.5

100.1

 

  Clothing                                     

99.1

99.5

98.6

 

      Garments                                   

99.1

99.3

98.7

 

      Clothing Material                           

98.3

98.5

98.1

 

          Cotton Cloth                             

98.7

98.8

98.7

 

          Blend Cloth                              

98.7

98.6

98.7

 

          Chemical Fiber Cloth                      

98.5

99.5

98.1

 

          Woolen Fabric                            

98.2

98.0

98.4

 

          Silk                                     

98.5

98.7

98.3

 

          Knitting Wool                            

97.3

97.6

97.2

 

      Footwear, Hats & Other Clothing            

99.8

100.4

99.1

 

          Shoes                                    

99.8

100.5

99.1

 

          Socks and Stockings                      

99.5

99.8

99.2

 

          Hats                                     

99.3

100.7

98.6

 

          Other Clothing                           

99.5

99.9

99.2

 

  Household Facilities and Articles            

97.7

97.7

97.8

 

      Durable Consumer Goods                     

96.6

96.4

96.9

 

          Furniture                                

97.4

97.3

97.6

 

          Household Facilities                     

96.2

95.9

96.5

 

      Interior Decorations                        

98.6

98.9

98.1

 

      Bed Articles                               

98.7

99.7

98.0

 

      Daily Use Household Articles               

98.2

98.3

98.1

 

      Other Articles for Daily Use               

99.4

99.3

99.5

 

  Medicine and Medical Articles                

100.3

100.1

100.6

 

      Medical Appliances and Articles            

99.5

99.6

99.5

 

      Traditional Chinese Medicine               

105.2

105.3

105.0

 

      Western Medicine                           

97.0

96.7

97.5

 

  Means of Transportation and Communication    

93.8

94.1

93.6

 

      Means of Transportation                    

95.9

97.2

95.0

 

      Means of Communication                      

89.9

90.1

89.7

 

  Recreation, Education and Culture Articles   

97.4

96.9

98.1

 

      Durable Consumer Goods for Recreational Use

92.0

91.5

92.5

 

      Teaching Materials and Reference Books     

107.5

106.6

108.1

 

      Cultural and Recreational Articles         

101.7

102.1

101.1

 

          Cultural and Recreational Articles       

99.5

99.9

99.0

 

          Newspapers and Magazines                 

104.6

104.9

104.1

 

  Residence                                    

104.8

106.7

102.8

 

      Housing                                    

101.9

104.4

99.8

 

          Building Materials                       

98.5

98.0

98.8

 

          Rent                                     

109.2

111.3

104.4

 

      Water, Electricity and Fuels               

107.7

108.3

106.7

 

  Services                                     

114.1

115.1

112.6

 

      Telecommunication                          

100.9

101.3

99.6

 

      Postage                                    

107.8

107.4

108.1

 

      Traffic                                    

105.6

107.0

103.3

 

      Bathing and Haircut                        

101.7

101.4

102.2

 

      Recreation                                 

108.2

110.1

103.1

 

      Tuition and Child Care                     

128.8

131.7

124.7

 

      Repair and Other Services                   

100.5

100.2

101.0

 

      Medical and Health Care Services           

111.1

112.7

109.9