 
 
 
| 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 |