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	(preceding year=100)
Item	National	Urban	Rural
Item	Indices	Indices	Indices

Retail Price Index	99.9	99.6	100.5
Food	103.4	103.2	103.7
Grain	102.2	102.0	102.6
Oil or Fat	112.5	111.6	113.5
Meat, Poultry and Their Products	103.0	102.5	103.9
Eggs	98.5	98.6	98.3
Aquatic Products	100.3	100.8	99.2
Vegetables	116.3	116.4	116.1
Flavoring	100.3	100.0	100.7
Sugar	91.1	93.2	88.9
Candy	103.1	103.9	102.3
Dried and Fresh, Melon and Fruits	102.2	102.4	101.8
Cake	99.8	99.8	99.8
Milk and Its Products	99.7	99.4	100.7
Outward Dinner Food	100.0	100.0	100.2
Staple Food	100.7	100.7	100.7
Fried Dishes	99.7	99.7	99.6
Local Snack	100.3	100.1	100.8
Other Foods	99.2	99.3	99.1
Beverages, Tobacco and Liquor	99.9	99.8	99.9
Tea and Beverages	99.3	99.5	99.0
Tobacco	99.8	99.6	100.1
Liquor	100.3	100.3	100.2
Garments, Shoes and Hats	97.5	97.0	98.5
Garments	97.5	96.9	98.6
Footgear and Hats	97.4	96.8	98.5
Textiles	99.3	98.9	99.8
Cotton Cloth	99.9	98.7	101.1
Blend Cloth	99.6	98.9	100.1
Chemical Fiber Cloth	100.2	99.6	100.7
Wool	98.5	98.8	98.0
Silk	99.2	99.1	99.3
Household Appliances, Music and Video Equipments	94.2	93.7	95.2
Cultural and Office Appliances	95.8	95.3	97.0
Articles for Daily Use	98.5	98.2	98.9
General Merchandise for Daily Use	98.0	97.7	98.7
Grocery for Daily Use	99.7	100.0	99.3
Sports and Recreation Articles	98.1	97.6	99.1
Transportation and Communication Appliances	91.1	90.8	91.8
Fornitures	97.8	97.6	98.4
Cosmetics	98.9	98.8	99.3
Gold, Silver and Jewelry	108.6	108.9	108.0
Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines and Health	98.4	98.2	98.8
Care Articles
Medical Apparatus and Article	100.6	100.5	100.7
Tradtional Chinese Medicinal Materials and Medicines	104.4	104.0	105.2
Western Medicines	94.3	94.2	94.4
Books, Newspapers, Magazines and Electronic Publications	100.3	100.4	100.2
Fuels	109.3	109.2	109.5
Building Materials and Hardware	99.7	99.4	100.1
Building Decoration Materials	99.7	99.4	100.1
Hardware	99.7	99.5	100.0