| 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 | |