8-4  Retail Price Indices by Category (2008)
	(preceding year=100)
Item	National	Urban	Rural
	Indices	Indices	Indices
Retail Price Index	105.9	105.5	106.7
Food	114.4	114.5	114.0
Grain	107.0	106.9	107.1
Oil or Fat	125.0	124.7	125.5
Meat, Poultry and Processed Products	121.7	122.7	119.9
Eggs	104.3	104.3	104.4
Aquatic Products	114.5	114.0	115.9
Vegetables	110.4	110.1	111.1
Flavoring	105.6	106.3	104.5
Sugar	103.9	104.8	102.5
Dried and Fresh Melons and Fruits	111.3	111.3	111.1
Cake, Biscuit and Bread	109.3	109.8	108.0
Milk and Its Products	117.4	118.5	112.7
Outward Dinner Food	111.6	111.5	111.7
Staple Food	111.6	111.5	111.9
Fried Dishes	110.5	110.6	110.3
Local Snack	116.0	116.1	115.8
Other Foods	108.3	108.9	107.2
Beverages, Tobacco and Liquor	103.4	103.8	102.8
Tea and Beverages	103.8	104.2	102.9
Tobacco	100.5	100.4	100.5
Liquor	107.5	108.6	105.8
Garments, Shoes and Hats	98.4	98.0	99.2
Garments	98.5	98.2	99.0
Footgear and Hats	98.1	97.5	99.6
Textiles	100.5	100.4	100.8
Clothing	101.9	101.7	102.2
Bedding	99.7	99.7	99.7
Household Appliances, Music and Video Equipment	96.9	96.4	98.3
Cultural and Office Appliances	96.8	95.9	99.2
Articles for Daily Use	103.7	103.6	103.9
General Merchandise for Daily Use	103.2	102.9	103.9
Miscellaneous for Daily Use	101.8	101.6	102.3
Sports and Recreation Articles	97.7	96.7	100.1
Transportation and Communication Appliances	93.2	92.6	94.8
Furniture	102.6	102.5	102.7
Cosmetics	100.7	100.6	100.7
Gold, Silver and Jewelry	116.8	116.4	118.1
Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines and Health	103.1	103.0	103.2
Care Articles
Medical Apparatus and Article	99.6	99.9	99.0
Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials and Medicines	106.9	106.4	107.8
Western Medicines	101.3	101.5	100.9
Books, Newspapers, Magazines and Electronic Publications	101.5	102.0	100.6
Fuels	116.0	114.3	120.2
Building Materials and Hardware	107.9	107.4	108.7
Building Decoration Materials	109.5	109.1	110.0
Hardware	102.9	102.3	104.1