9-4 Retail Price Indices by Category (2006)
|  |  | (preceding year=100)
Item | National | Urban | Rural
Indices | Indices | Indices
Retail Price Index | 101.0 | 100.9 | 101.4
Food | 102.6 | 102.6 | 102.4
Grain | 102.5 | 102.7 | 102.4
Oil or Fat | 98.7 | 99.0 | 98.4
Meat, Poultry and Their Products | 97.3 | 97.3 | 97.2
Eggs | 96.3 | 96.2 | 96.4
Aquatic Products | 101.6 | 101.9 | 100.7
Vegetables | 108.1 | 107.9 | 108.8
Flavoring | 102.2 | 102.2 | 102.3
Sugar | 111.7 | 109.8 | 114.3
Dried and Fresh Melons and Fruits | 117.0 | 116.0 | 119.5
Cake, Biscuit and Bread | 101.2 | 101.3 | 101.0
Milk and Its Products | 101.0 | 101.1 | 100.9
Outward Dinner Food | 101.9 | 102.0 | 101.5
Staple Food | 101.4 | 101.6 | 101.1
Fried Dishes | 102.1 | 102.2 | 101.6
Local Snack | 101.7 | 101.7 | 102.0
Other Foods | 101.3 | 101.5 | 101.0
Beverages, Tobacco and Liquor | 100.7 | 100.9 | 100.5
Tea and Beverages | 101.0 | 101.0 | 100.9
Tobacco | 100.2 | 100.2 | 100.1
Liquor | 101.3 | 101.7 | 100.7
Garments, Shoes and Hats | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.6
Garments | 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.3
Footgear and Hats | 100.8 | 101.0 | 100.5
Textiles | 100.0 | 99.8 | 100.3
Cotton Cloth | 100.7 | 100.7 | 100.7
Blend Cloth | 99.6 | 99.4 | 100.0
Household Appliances, Music and Video Equipment | 97.3 | 96.7 | 98.6
Cultural and Office Appliances | 97.6 | 97.2 | 98.8
Articles for Daily Use | 100.8 | 100.9 | 100.6
General Merchandise for Daily Use | 100.5 | 100.5 | 100.4
Miscellaneous for Daily Use | 101.2 | 101.3 | 101.1
Sports and Recreation Articles | 98.5 | 98.3 | 99.2
Transportation and Communication Appliances | 92.3 | 91.5 | 94.9
Furniture | 100.1 | 99.9 | 100.5
Cosmetics | 99.8 | 99.5 | 100.5
Gold, Silver and Jewelry | 119.7 | 119.2 | 121.1
Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines and Health | 99.1 | 99.2 | 99.1
Care Articles |  |  |
Medical Apparatus and Article | 98.3 | 98.9 | 97.2
Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials and Medicines | 100.0 | 100.1 | 99.7
Western Medicines | 98.4 | 98.3 | 98.7
Books, Newspapers, Magazines and Electronic Publications | 100.2 | 100.3 | 99.9
Fuels | 112.4 | 112.5 | 112.0
Building Materials and Hardware | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0
Building Decoration Materials | 102.8 | 102.7 | 103.0
Hardware | 103.6 | 103.9 | 103.0