9-4 Retail Price Indices by Category (2009)
	(preceding year=100)
Item	National	Urban	Rural
	Indices	Indices	Indices
Retail Price Index	98.8	98.7	99.0
Food	100.9	101.1	100.2
Grain	105.7	105.9	105.4
Oil or Fat	81.8	82.0	81.4
Meat, Poultry and Processed Products	91.7	91.9	91.2
Eggs	101.6	101.3	102.0
Aquatic Products	102.3	102.8	101.0
Vegetables	113.2	113.0	113.8
Flavoring	103.5	103.7	103.1
Sugar	102.5	102.8	102.1
Dried and Fresh Melons and Fruits	106.7	106.9	106.3
Cake, Biscuit and Bread	102.9	102.7	103.2
Milk and Its Products	101.4	101.3	101.8
Outward Dinner Food	102.7	102.5	103.5
Staple Food	102.4	102.1	103.0
Fried Dishes	102.6	102.4	103.3
Local Snack	103.7	103.2	104.9
Other Foods	101.6	101.5	101.8
Beverages, Tobacco and Liquor	101.7	101.8	101.3
Tea and Beverages	101.9	102.1	101.4
Tobacco	100.4	100.4	100.3
Liquor	103.3	103.7	102.7
Garments, Shoes and Hats	97.9	97.8	98.1
Garments	98.0	98.0	98.0
Footgear and Hats	97.6	97.2	98.4
Textiles	99.6	99.4	99.8
Clothing	100.8	101.0	100.6
Bedding	98.8	98.6	99.2
Household Appliances, Music and Video Equipment	94.2	93.7	95.7
Cultural and Office Appliances	96.2	95.3	98.6
Articles for Daily Use	102.0	102.0	101.9
General Merchandise for Daily Use	101.5	101.4	101.6
Miscellaneous for Daily Use	101.9	102.1	101.5
Sports and Recreation Articles	97.8	96.8	100.0
Transportation and Communication Appliances	93.7	93.1	95.5
Furniture	99.7	99.9	99.0
Cosmetics	100.8	100.7	101.0
Gold, Silver and Jewelry	95.6	95.3	96.7
Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines and Health	101.5	101.5	101.5
Care Articles
Medical Apparatus and Article	101.5	101.9	100.8
Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials and Medicines	102.4	102.8	101.7
Western Medicines	101.1	100.9	101.6
Books, Newspapers, Magazines and Electronic Publications	105.0	105.7	103.5
Fuels	92.7	92.8	92.5
Building Materials and Hardware	98.4	98.6	98.2
Building Decoration Materials	97.9	98.1	97.5
Hardware	100.2	100.1	100.6