9-3    Consumer Price Indices by Category (2001)
    (preceding year=100)
Item National Urban Rural
Indices Indices Indices
       
  Consumer Price Index                     100.7    100.7    100.8
  Food                                           100.0    100.1     99.8
      Grain                                         99.3     99.2     99.7
         Rice                          100.2 99.8 101.4
         Flour 99.1 98.9 99.4
      Starches and Tubers                           99.5    100.3     96.7
      Bean and Its Products                         99.0     98.7     99.6
      Oil or Fat                                    91.7     90.9     92.9
      Meal, Poultry and Their Products             101.6    101.7    101.4
      Eggs                                         106.0    106.3    105.3
      Aquatic Products                              97.1     96.9     97.8
      Vegetables                                   100.9    101.2    100.0
          Fresh Vegetables                        101.4 101.4 100.9
      Flavoring    102.2    102.3    102.0
      Carbohydrate    104.6    103.9    105.4
      Tea and Beverages     99.1     99.1     99.3
          Tea    101.0    101.2    100.6
           Beverages     98.3     98.3     98.3
      Dried and Fresh Melons and Fruits             99.9    100.2     98.8
          Fresh Fruits                            100.3 100.6 99.0
      Cake, Biscuit and Bread                                         98.9     99.0     98.7
      Milk and Its Products                         99.1     99.0     99.7
      Outward Dinner    100.2    100.4     99.6
      Other Foods and Manufacturing Services     98.9     98.4     99.3
  Household Facilities, Articles and Services     99.7     99.7     99.6
      Tobacco     99.6     99.4     99.7
      Liquor     99.9    100.4     99.4
      Articles for Somking and Drinking     99.7     99.5    100.8
  Clothing     98.1     97.8     98.9
      Garments     97.6     97.4     98.2
      Clothing Material     98.8     98.2     99.8
      Footgear and Hats     99.0     98.6     99.8
      Clothing Manufacturing Services    100.3    100.3    100.4
  Household Facilities and Articles                 97.7     97.5     98.4
      Durable Consumer Goods                          96.1     95.7     97.5
          Furniture                                     98.0     97.9     98.4
          Household Facilities                          95.1     94.8     96.8
      Interior Decorations                            98.3     98.4     97.8
      Bed Articles                                    99.3     99.6     98.8
      Daily Use Household Articles                    98.6     98.4     99.1
      Other Household Service                 101.5    101.7    100.7
         and Manufacturing Upkeep
  Health Cares & Personal Articles                   100.0     99.3    101.1
       Medical Appliances and Articles                100.3     99.2    102.1
            Medical Instrument and Articles     98.3     98.9     98.0
            Traditional Chinese Medicine                   101.4    101.1    102.1
            Western Medicine                                94.8     94.3     96.0
             Health Care Appliances and Articles     97.3     96.8     99.2
             Health Care Services    110.5    113.0    108.9
       Personal Articles and Services     99.5     99.4     99.5
           Cosmetic     99.8    100.3     98.2
           Sanitation Article     97.9     97.6     98.4
           Personal Decorations     97.8     96.9     98.8
           Personal Service    101.7    103.1    100.8
  Transportation and Communication         99.0     99.1     98.7
      Transportation    101.0    101.8     99.7
         Transportation Facility     96.4     96.2     96.6
         Fuels and Parts     99.0     99.8     97.9
         Using and Upkeeping Fare    100.4    100.9     99.3
         Incity Traffic Fare    105.8    106.5    102.0
         Intercity Traffic Fare    104.0    102.9    104.9
      Telecommunication                               96.8     97.0     96.5
         Telecommunication Facility     80.5     78.2     89.1
         Telecommunication Service    101.1    101.7     98.6
  Recreation, Education and Culture Articles       106.6    106.7    106.4
      Durable Consumer Goods for Recreational Use     91.2     89.8     94.1
      Education    113.6    116.5    109.8
         Teaching Materials and Reference Books         106.1    105.8    106.8
         Tuition and Children Care    114.1    117.5    109.9
      Cultural and Recreational Articles             101.7    102.2    100.2
         Cultural Articles            99.4     99.4     99.3
         Newspapers and Magazines                     101.9    102.0    101.6
         Expenditure of Entertainment    104.4    105.0    100.1
      Touring and Outgoing    100.3    100.3    100.8
  Residence                                        101.2    101.7    100.3
      Building and Building Decoration Materials                            98.8     98.3     99.1
      Rent                                         108.6    109.4    102.8
      Private Housing    100.0    100.0    100.2
      Water, Electricity and Fuels                   102.5    102.2    103.0