Table 1

Consumer Price Indices and Year-on-year Rates
of Change at Section Level for June 2001
(Oct. 1999 - Sep. 2000= 100)
Section Composite CPI CPI(A) CPI(B) CPI(C)
Index
for
June
2001		 % change
over
June
2000
Index for
June
2001		 % change
over
June
2000		 Index
for
June
2001		 % change
over
June
2000		 Index
for
June
2001		 % change
over
June
2000
Food 99.3 -0.1 99.2 -0.2 99.1 -0.3 99.9 +0.3
¡@ Meals bought away from home 99.6 -0.3 99.4 -0.5 99.2 -0.6 100.7 +0.8
¡@ Food, excl. meals bought away from home 98.8 +0.1 98.9 +0.2 98.9 +0.2 98.6 -0.4
Housing # 96.1 -2.1 96.7 -1.9 96.1 -2.1 95.6 -2.3
Electricity, gas and water # 101.2 +0.9 101.2 +0.9 101.1 +0.9 101.4 +1.2
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco 103.7 +3.3 103.9 +3.7 103.8 +3.4 102.3 +1.6
Clothing and footwear 94.4 -5.1 93.5 -4.9 93.7 -4.7 96.2 -6.1
Durable goods 92.0 -7.4 92.3 -7.2 91.5 -7.9 92.6 -6.6
Miscellaneous goods 102.1 +1.3 103.8 +3.0 102.1 +1.3 100.5 -0.2
Transport 100.5 +0.7 100.6 +0.9 100.5 +0.7 100.4 +0.4
Miscellaneous services 100.0 +0.2 100.2 +0.3 100.2 +0.3 99.7 +0.1
All items 98.2 -1.1 98.5 -0.7 98.0 -1.2 98.0 -1.3

Note:

The CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) are compiled by reference to the average expenditure patterns for different groups of households as obtained from the Household Expenditure Survey. By aggregating the expenditure patterns of all households covered by the above three indices, a Composite CPI is also compiled.

The expenditure ranges of the households covered in the 1999/2000-based CPI series are as follows:

¡@ Approximate percentage
of households covered
(%)		 Average monthly expenditure range
(at 1999/2000 prices)
($)
CPI(A) 50 4,500-18,499
CPI(B) 30 18,500-32,499
CPI(C) 10 32,500-65,999
Composite CPI 90 4,500-65,999

# "Water and sewage charges" previously under "Housing" section has been re-classified as a component of the "Electricity, gas and water" section.

Last updated: 23 July 2001