Table 1

Consumer Price Indices and Year-on-year Rates
of Change at Section Level for November 2000
(Oct. 1994 - Sep. 1995 = 100)
Section Composite CPI CPI(A) CPI(B) CPI(C)
Index
for
Nov
2000		 % change
over
Nov
1999		 Index
for
Nov
2000		 % change
over
Nov
1999		 Index
for
Nov
2000		 % change
over
Nov
1999		 Index
for
Nov
2000		 % change
over
Nov
1999
Food 106.7 -0.8 106.2 -0.7 106.8 -0.8 107.2 -0.8
¡@ Meals bought away from home 109.6 -0.6 110.5 -0.5 109.1 -0.6 109.1 -0.7
¡@ Food, excl. meals bought away from home 101.9 -1.1 101.0 -1.1 102.4 -1.2 103.0 -1.1
Housing 111.3 -6.0 111.8 -4.6 107.9 -5.9 115.1 -7.1
Fuel and light 120.7 +3.7 120.7 +4.2 120.6 +3.7 121.6 +3.0
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco 121.6 +1.3 121.7 +1.1 122.2 +1.4 120.1 +1.4
Clothing and footwear 90.9 -4.5 90.4 -5.2 90.6 -5.3 91.4 -2.8
Durable goods 94.9 -1.4 96.0 -1.6 94.2 -2.1 95.1 -0.3
Miscellaneous goods 114.5 +3.1 119.8 +4.6 113.8 +2.7 108.7 +1.7
Transport 118.7 +1.4 119.0 +1.0 118.0 +1.2 119.2 +2.1
Miscellaneous services 113.5 -0.4 118.4 -0.8 114.4 -0.4 108.6 *
All items 109.1 -2.0 110.1 -1.3 108.0 -2.1 109.5 -2.7

* denotes a figure within +/- 0.05%

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 1994/95-based CPI series are as follows:

¡@ Approximate proportion
of households covered
(%)		 Monthly expenditure range
(at 1994/95 prices)
($)		 Monthly expenditure range
(adjusted to 1999 prices)
($)
CPI(A) 50 4,000-15,999 4,500-18,000
CPI(B) 30 16,000-29,999 18,000-34,000
CPI(C) 10 30,000-59,999 34,000-68,700
Composite CPI 90 4,000-59,999 4,500-68,700

Last updated: 21 December 2000