9-4 Retail Price Indices by Category of Commodities (2000)
			(preceding year=100)
Item	National	Urban	Rural
	Indices	Indices	Indices
General Retail Price Index	98.5	98.5	98.5
Food	97.5	97.6	97.4
Grain	90.1	91.2	88.9
Flour and Rice	88.8	89.8	87.6
Coarse Food Grain	102.0	105.7	98.9
Oil or Fat	86.2	84.7	88.4
Meal, Poultry and Eggs	96.1	95.5	97.1
Aquatic Products	102.7	103.4	101.0
Fresh Vegetables	105.3	104.8	106.3
Dried Vegetables	99.2	100.3	98.0
Fresh Fruits	95.7	94.9	97.1
Dried Fruits	99.1	98.8	99.6
Other Food	100.9	100.4	101.6
Condiments	101.2	100.6	101.8
Sugar	108.6	106.7	110.1
Candy	99.2	99.6	98.7
Cake	99.5	99.6	99.2
Milk and Its Products	100.0	100.2	99.4
Canned Food	98.0	97.6	98.9
Catering Trade	99.8	99.8	100.0
Staple Food	99.0	99.0	99.0
Fried Dishes	99.7	99.5	100.3
Local Snack	101.3	101.7	100.3
Beverages, Tobacco and Liquor	98.0	97.7	98.4
Beverages	98.5	97.9	99.5
Tobacco and Liquor	97.8	97.6	98.2
Garments, Shoes and Hats	99.2	99.4	98.8
Garments	98.7	98.8	98.5
Shoes	99.8	100.3	99.0
Other Clothing	99.9	100.4	99.1
Textiles	98.6	99.0	98.1
Cotton Cloth	98.9	99.1	98.7
Blend Cloth	98.5	98.4	98.5
Chemical Fiber Cloth	99.0	99.8	98.3
Woolen Fabric	98.4	98.6	98.1
Silk	98.8	98.9	98.5
Other Textiles	98.1	98.9	97.0
Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines	100.2	100.1	100.4
Traditional Chinese Medicine	104.6	104.7	104.5
Western Medicine	97.3	97.0	97.7
Medical Articles	99.6	99.7	99.5
Cosmetics	98.9	98.5	99.8
Newspapers and Magazines	105.4	105.1	105.7
Cultural and Sports Goods	98.9	98.8	99.2
Cultural Goods	98.7	98.5	99.3
Sports Goods	99.5	99.8	99.1
Articles for Daily Use	98.1	98.3	97.8
Ordinary Articles for Daily Use	97.9	98.1	97.6
Furniture	97.8	97.8	97.8
Sundries for Daily Use	99.4	100.0	98.4
Household Appliances	93.6	93.4	94.0
Jewelry	97.6	97.1	98.8
Fuels	117.7	118.9	115.8
Building Decoration Materials	98.4	98.6	98.1
Mechanical and Electrical Products	95.6	96.0	94.2