9-3 Consumer Price Indices by Category (2006)
|  |  | (preceding year=100)
Item | National | Urban | Rural
Indices | Indices | Indices
Consumer Price Index | 101.5 | 101.5 | 101.5
Food | 102.3 | 102.5 | 102.1
Grain | 102.7 | 102.7 | 102.9
Rice | 104.3 | 104.2 | 104.4
Flour | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.7
Starches and Tubers | 101.8 | 100.1 | 104.3
Beans and Bean Products | 100.8 | 100.6 | 101.1
Oil or Fat | 98.6 | 98.9 | 98.3
Meal, Poultry and Processed Products | 97.1 | 97.1 | 97.0
Eggs | 96.0 | 96.0 | 96.0
Aquatic Products | 101.2 | 101.5 | 100.6
Vegetables | 108.2 | 108.2 | 108.4
Fresh Vegetables | 108.2 | 108.2 | 108.2
Flavoring | 102.3 | 102.1 | 102.5
Carbohydrate | 111.2 | 109.7 | 113.4
Tea and Beverages | 101.0 | 101.1 | 100.8
Tea | 101.2 | 101.2 | 101.4
Beverages | 100.9 | 101.1 | 100.4
Dried and Fresh Melons and Fruits | 117.9 | 117.2 | 119.9
Fresh Fruits | 121.5 | 120.2 | 124.9
Cake, Biscuit and Bread | 101.3 | 101.5 | 101.0
Milk and Its Products | 100.9 | 100.9 | 100.8
Dining Out | 101.6 | 101.7 | 101.4
Other Foods and Manufacturing Services | 101.2 | 101.2 | 101.2
Tobacco, Liquor and Articles | 100.6 | 100.8 | 100.3
Tobacco | 100.2 | 100.2 | 100.1
Liquor | 101.2 | 101.9 | 100.6
Articles for Smoking and Drinking | 100.7 | 100.8 | 100.3
Clothing | 99.4 | 99.4 | 99.6
Garments | 99.0 | 99.0 | 99.1
Clothing Material | 100.5 | 100.2 | 100.8
Footgear and Hats | 100.2 | 100.2 | 100.4
Clothing Manufacturing Services | 101.5 | 101.6 | 101.3
Household Facilities, Articles and Services | 101.2 | 101.3 | 101.0
Durable Consumer Goods | 100.8 | 100.9 | 100.6
Furniture | 100.2 | 100.2 | 100.3
Household Facilities | 101.2 | 101.3 | 100.8
Interior Decorations | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0
Bed Articles | 99.6 | 99.4 | 99.9
Daily Use Household Articles | 101.1 | 101.1 | 101.2
Household Services and Maintenance and Renovation | 105.8 | 106.0 | 105.0
Health Care and Personal Articles | 101.1 | 100.9 | 101.5
Health Care | 100.2 | 100.0 | 100.6
Medical Instrument and Articles | 97.2 | 97.6 | 96.9
Traditional Chinese Medicine | 99.9 | 100.0 | 99.6
Western Medicine | 98.4 | 98.2 | 98.8
Health Care Appliances and Articles | 100.3 | 100.4 | 100.0
Health Care Services | 103.0 | 102.6 | 103.6
Personal Articles and Services | 103.2 | 103.0 | 103.4
Cosmetics | 99.7 | 99.6 | 100.0
Sanitation Articles | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.9
Personal Ornaments | 110.8 | 111.5 | 109.4
Personal Services | 102.5 | 102.2 | 103.0
Transportation and Communication | 99.9 | 99.3 | 101.3
Transportation | 103.2 | 102.6 | 104.4
Transportation Facility | 97.8 | 96.8 | 99.3
Fuels and Parts | 112.8 | 113.0 | 112.4
Fees for Vehicles Use and Maintenance | 102.4 | 102.6 | 102.1
Incity Traffic Fare | 104.8 | 104.1 | 107.5
Intercity Traffic Fare | 105.6 | 104.1 | 107.8
Communication | 96.4 | 96.1 | 97.2
Communication Facility | 82.2 | 79.6 | 87.6
Communication Service | 100.0 | 99.9 | 100.3
Recreation, Education and Culture Articles | 99.5 | 100.0 | 98.6
Durable Consumer Goods for Cultural and | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.1
Recreational Use and Services |  |  |
Education | 100.0 | 101.0 | 98.5
Teaching Materials and Reference Books | 100.3 | 100.7 | 99.6
Tuition and Child Care | 100.0 | 101.0 | 98.4
Cultural and Recreational Articles | 101.0 | 101.1 | 100.9
Cultural Articles | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.8
Newspapers and Magazines | 100.7 | 100.7 | 100.6
Expenditure on Culture and Recreation | 102.6 | 102.5 | 103.0
Touring and Outing | 103.1 | 103.3 | 102.1
Residence | 104.6 | 104.7 | 104.6
Building and Building Decoration Materials | 103.9 | 103.9 | 103.9
Renting | 102.7 | 102.5 | 103.8
Private Housing | 103.7 | 103.9 | 103.3
Water, Electricity and Fuels | 105.9 | 105.9 | 105.8