9-3  Consumer Price Indices by Category (2003)
    (preceding year=100)
Item National Urban Rural
Indices Indices Indices
       
  Consumer Price Index                   101.2 100.9 101.6
  Food                                         103.4 103.4 103.4
      Grain                                      102.3 102.3 102.2
         Rice                           103.1 103.2 102.9
         Flour 101.8 101.6 102.0
      Starches and Tubers                        100.6 100.4 100.9
      Bean and Its Products                      106.5 106.3 106.7
      Oil or Fat                                 112.6 112.0 113.4
      Meal, Poultry and Their Products           103.3 102.8 104.2
      Eggs                                       98.6 98.3 99.0
      Aquatic Products                           100.3 100.5 99.9
      Vegetables                                 117.7 119.2 113.4
          Fresh Vegetables                         120.5 121.1 118.0
      Flavoring 100.1 99.5 100.8
      Carbohydrate 97.5 98.9 95.5
      Tea and Beverages 99.2 99.2 98.9
          Tea  99.7 99.5 99.9
           Beverages 98.9 99.1 98.2
      Dried and Fresh Melons and Fruits          103.0 102.6 104.2
          Fresh Fruits                             101.8 101.6 102.5
      Cake, Biscuit and Bread                                      99.3 99.2 99.6
      Milk and Its Products                      99.2 99.2 99.0
      Outward Dinner 100.1 100.1 100.2
      Other Foods and Manufacturing Services 99.1 99.0 99.2
  Tobacco, Liquor and Articles 99.8 99.8 99.9
      Tobacco  99.8 99.7 99.9
      Liquor 100.1 100.2 100.1
      Articles for Smoking and Drinking 99.3 99.2 99.4
  Clothing 97.8 97.4 98.6
      Garments 97.6 97.3 98.5
      Clothing Material 99.2 98.7 99.8
      Footgear and Hats 97.7 97.4 98.4
      Clothing Manufacturing Services 100.1 99.9 100.8
  Household Facilities, Articles and Services 97.4 97.0 98.3
      Durable Consumer Goods                       95.8 95.3 97.1
          Furniture                                  97.9 97.5 98.5
          Household Facilities                       94.6 94.3 95.8
      Interior Decorations                         98.8 98.6 99.3
      Bed Articles                                 98.4 97.9 99.5
      Daily Use Household Articles                 98.3 98.0 98.7
      Other Household Service               101.1 101.1 101.1
         and Manufacturing Upkeep 
  Health Cares & Personal Articles                 100.9 99.8 102.5
       Medical Appliances and Articles              101.2 99.8 103.5
            Medical Instrument and Articles 101.0 100.8 101.2
            Traditional Chinese Medicine                 105.0 104.0 107.4
            Western Medicine                             94.5 94.1 95.2
             Health Care Appliances and Articles 98.2 98.2 98.2
             Health Care Services 108.9 107.6 110.0
       Personal Articles and Services 100.2 100.0 100.4
           Cosmetic 99.5 99.7 98.9
           Sanitation Article 97.1 96.3 98.4
           Personal Decorations 102.9 104.5 101.2
           Personal Service 100.8 100.2 101.2
  Transportation and Communication      97.8 97.4 98.6
      Transportation 99.5 99.6 99.4
         Transportation Facility 95.9 95.5 96.2
         Fuels and Parts 108.3 108.8 107.4
         Using and Upkeeping Fare  98.9 99.5 97.8
         Incity Traffic Fare 100.6 100.6 100.6
         Intercity Traffic Fare 101.4 100.2 102.6
      Telecommunication                            96.1 95.7 97.4
         Telecommunication Facility 82.1 79.8 87.6
         Telecommunication Service 99.4 99.1 100.1
  Recreation, Education and Culture Articles     101.3 100.5 102.8
      Durable Consumer Goods for Recreational Use  92.7 92.0 94.1
      Education 104.3 103.9 104.8
         Teaching Materials and Reference Books       101.7 102.0 101.0
         Tuition and Children Care 104.5 104.1 105.0
      Cultural and Recreational Articles           101.3 101.7 99.6
         Cultural Articles         98.7 98.7 98.7
         Newspapers and Magazines                   100.4 100.5 100.1
         Expenditure of Entertainment 104.6 105.0 101.5
      Touring and Outgoing 95.4 95.1 99.0
  Residence                                      102.1 102.8 101.0
      Building and Building Decoration Materials                         99.5 99.2 99.7
      Rent                                       103.5 103.8 101.5
      Private Housing 99.1 98.8 100.1
      Water, Electricity and Fuels                 105.7 106.5 103.9