Appendix 1-18  Consumer Price Indices
                 
                (2001=100)
  General Food Clothing Housing Transportation Medicines Education Miscellaneous
Year Index         and Medical and  
            Care Entertainment  
                 
1995 93.2 94.0 104.9 95.4 95.3 87.5 81.1 95.5
1996 96.1 97.7 107.5 97.4 96.5 89.0 87.0 96.4
1997 97.0 97.0 108.3 98.5 97.6 91.1 90.2 97.3
1998 98.6 101.3 102.8 99.7 96.6 91.9 93.1 98.3
1999 98.8 100.5 101.4 99.8 95.9 95.1 95.1 99.8
2000 100.0 100.9 101.7 100.3 99.0 98.7 97.9 100.4
2001 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2002 99.8 99.8 100.6 98.9 97.8 101.3 100.1 105.1
2003 99.5 99.7 102.0 97.8 98.4 104.7 98.8 104.7
2004 101.1 104.1 105.2 97.7 100.4 106.7 98.9 105.2