| 9-3 Consumer Price Indices by Category (2005) | |||
| (preceding year=100) | |||
| Item | |||
| National | Urban | Rural | |
| Indices | Indices | Indices | |
| Consumer Price Index | 101.8 | 101.6 | 102.2 |
| Food | 102.9 | 103.1 | 102.5 |
| Grain | 101.4 | 101.5 | 101.3 |
| Rice | 101.2 | 101.3 | 101.1 |
| Flour | 100.2 | 100.2 | 100.1 |
| Starches and Tubers | 105.5 | 105.9 | 104.7 |
| Beans and Bean Products | 102.4 | 102.1 | 103.0 |
| Oil or Fat | 94.3 | 94.0 | 94.4 |
| Meal, Poultry and Their Products | 102.5 | 102.1 | 103.1 |
| Eggs | 104.6 | 104.2 | 105.4 |
| Aquatic Products | 105.9 | 106.1 | 105.5 |
| Vegetables | 109.1 | 110.0 | 106.8 |
| Fresh Vegetables | 110.4 | 111.0 | 108.7 |
| Flavoring | 101.4 | 101.2 | 101.5 |
| Carbohydrate | 104.0 | 102.9 | 105.6 |
| Tea and Beverages | 100.1 | 100.1 | 100.2 |
| Tea | 100.8 | 100.8 | 100.7 |
| Beverages | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.8 |
| Dried and Fresh Melons and Fruits | 102.2 | 102.8 | 100.6 |
| Fresh Fruits | 101.6 | 102.3 | 99.5 |
| Cake, Biscuit and Bread | 100.9 | 100.8 | 101.2 |
| Milk and Its Products | 100.9 | 100.7 | 101.9 |
| Outward Dinner | 102.4 | 102.6 | 101.7 |
| Other Foods and Manufacturing Services | 101.3 | 101.6 | 101.0 |
| Tobacco, Liquor and Articles | 100.4 | 100.3 | 100.5 |
| Tobacco | 100.4 | 100.4 | 100.4 |
| Liquor | 100.6 | 100.4 | 100.8 |
| Articles for Smoking and Drinking | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.8 |
| Clothing | 98.3 | 98.0 | 99.1 |
| Garments | 98.1 | 97.9 | 98.7 |
| Clothing Material | 100.0 | 99.7 | 100.4 |
| Footgear and Hats | 98.3 | 97.7 | 99.4 |
| Clothing Manufacturing Services | 101.1 | 101.1 | 101.1 |
| Household Facilities, Articles and Services | 99.9 | 99.7 | 100.3 |
| Durable Consumer Goods | 98.8 | 98.6 | 99.3 |
| Furniture | 99.2 | 98.8 | 99.9 |
| Household Facilities | 98.5 | 98.4 | 98.7 |
| Interior Decorations | 99.5 | 99.0 | 100.2 |
| Bed Articles | 99.4 | 99.1 | 100.0 |
| Daily Use Household Articles | 100.4 | 100.3 | 100.5 |
| Household Service and Manufacturing Upkeep | 104.4 | 104.1 | 104.9 |
| Health Care and Personal Articles | 99.9 | 99.6 | 100.5 |
| Health Care | 99.5 | 99.2 | 100.1 |
| Medical Instrument and Articles | 97.4 | 97.7 | 97.1 |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine | 96.5 | 96.8 | 96.0 |
| Western Medicine | 97.7 | 97.7 | 97.7 |
| Health Care Appliances and Articles | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.8 |
| Health Care Services | 105.2 | 104.8 | 105.6 |
| Personal Articles and Services | 100.8 | 100.6 | 101.2 |
| Cosmetics | 99.4 | 99.2 | 100.0 |
| Sanitation Articles | 99.4 | 99.5 | 99.4 |
| Personal Decorations | 101.6 | 101.9 | 101.2 |
| Personal Services | 101.9 | 101.3 | 102.6 |
| Transportation and Communication | 99.0 | 98.4 | 100.3 |
| Transportation | 101.5 | 101.1 | 102.0 |
| Transportation Facility | 97.3 | 96.2 | 98.4 |
| Fuels and Parts | 110.3 | 110.9 | 109.5 |
| Using and Upkeep Fare | 102.0 | 102.2 | 101.5 |
| Incity Traffic Fare | 102.2 | 101.9 | 103.6 |
| Intercity Traffic Fare | 103.3 | 102.4 | 104.3 |
| Communication | 96.6 | 96.2 | 97.7 |
| Communication Facility | 84.1 | 81.1 | 91.1 |
| Communication Service | 99.6 | 99.7 | 99.6 |
| Recreation, Education and Culture Articles | 102.2 | 101.3 | 103.8 |
| Durable Consumer Goods for Cultural and | 93.8 | 92.9 | 95.9 |
| Recreational Use and Services | |||
| Education | 105.1 | 104.3 | 106.0 |
| Teaching Materials and Reference Books | 100.9 | 100.9 | 100.8 |
| Tuition and Child Care | 105.4 | 104.7 | 106.3 |
| Cultural and Recreational Articles | 101.2 | 101.3 | 100.6 |
| Cultural Articles | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.9 |
| Newspapers and Magazines | 100.8 | 100.8 | 100.7 |
| Expenditure of Culture and Recreation | 102.9 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Touring and Outgoing | 99.6 | 99.4 | 100.5 |
| Residence | 105.4 | 105.6 | 105.2 |
| Building and Building Decoration Materials | 102.6 | 102.6 | 102.7 |
| Renting | 101.9 | 101.6 | 103.3 |
| Private Housing | 105.6 | 106.8 | 102.0 |
| Water, Electricity and Fuels | 108.6 | 107.7 | 110.3 |