9-4    Retail Price Indices by Category of Commodities (2001)
		(preceding year=100)
Item	National	Urban	Rural
	Indices	Indices	Indices
General Retail Price Index	99.2	98.9	99.6
Food	100.6	100.7	100.6
Grain	101.5	101.4	101.7
Flour and Rice	101.6	101.4	101.8
Coarse Food Grain	101.2	101.6	100.8
Oil or Fat	89.3	88.9	90.0
Meal, Poultry and Eggs	102.9	103.3	102.3
Aquatic Products	96.3	95.9	97.2
Fresh Vegetables	103.3	103.4	103.2
Dried Vegetables	98.6	98.7	98.5
Fresh Fruits	100.1	100.5	99.3
Dried Fruits	98.5	98.7	98.3
Other Food	101.8	101.1	102.8
Condiments	100.8	100.5	101.1
Sugar	115.8	116.4	115.3
Candy	100.6	100.5	100.6
Cake	99.2	98.8	99.9
Milk and Its Products	99.9	100.0	99.3
Canned Food	98.9	98.5	99.7
Catering Trade	100.4	100.7	99.7
Staple Food	99.9	100.0	99.7
Fried Dishes	100.4	100.7	99.5
Local Snack	101.1	101.6	100.1
Beverages, Tobacco and Liquor	99.5	99.6	99.4
Beverages	98.9	98.9	98.9
Tobacco and Liquor	99.7	99.9	99.5
Garments, Shoes and Hats	98.9	98.6	99.2
Garments	98.3	98.0	99.0
Shoes	99.6	99.7	99.6
Other Clothing	99.5	99.6	99.5
Textiles	99.1	98.9	99.4
Cotton Cloth	99.7	99.7	99.7
Blend Cloth	99.1	98.4	99.7
Chemical Fiber Cloth	99.6	99.4	99.8
Woolen Fabric	97.4	96.8	99.0
Silk	99.6	99.8	99.2
Other Textiles	99.3	99.5	99.0
Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines	98.5	97.8	99.7
Traditional Chinese Medicine	102.3	101.7	103.3
Western Medicine	95.8	95.0	97.0
Medical Articles	98.8	98.0	100.5
Cosmetics	98.8	98.5	99.3
Newspapers and Magazines	108.1	107.1	109.7
Cultural and Sports Goods	98.6	98.4	99.1
Cultural Goods	98.4	98.2	99.0
Sports Goods	99.2	99.2	99.3
Articles for Daily Use	98.3	98.2	98.5
Ordinary Articles for Daily Use	98.4	98.4	98.3
Furniture	97.6	97.3	98.4
Sundries for Daily Use	99.6	99.7	99.5
Household Appliances	93.9	93.3	95.1
Jewelry	90.7	90.5	91.2
Fuels	102.4	102.0	103.0
Building Decoration Materials	100.1	100.4	99.9
Mechanical and Electrical Products	94.3	94.5	93.7