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9-3 CONSUMER PRICE INDICES BY CATEGORY (1998)
(preceding year=100) |  |  |
Item | National | Urban | Rural
| Indices | Indices | Indices
General Consumer Price Index | 99.2 | 99.4 | 99.0
Food | 96.8 | 96.9 | 96.6
Grain | 96.9 | 96.9 | 96.9
Flour and Rice | 96.9 | 97.0 | 96.9
Coarse Food Grain | 97.1 | 96.7 | 97.3
Starches and Tubers | 105.4 | 106.7 | 104.0
Bean and Its Products | 97.3 | 97.6 | 97.1
Oil or Fat | 100.0 | 101.9 | 98.0
Meal, Poultry and Their Products | 90.9 | 91.6 | 90.0
Eggs | 100.9 | 101.4 | 100.2
Aquatic Products | 93.9 | 94.2 | 93.3
Vegetables | 99.6 | 98.6 | 101.1
Fresh Vegetables | 99.9 | 98.5 | 102.1
Dried Vegetables | 94.8 | 97.0 | 93.6
Vegetable Products | 101.9 | 101.6 | 102.1
Flavoring | 99.5 | 99.3 | 99.6
Carbohydrate | 96.2 | 97.5 | 95.2
Sugar | 92.7 | 94.2 | 92.0
Candy | 99.7 | 99.6 | 99.8
Tobacco | 98.9 | 98.5 | 99.1
Liquor and Beverages | 98.9 | 98.7 | 99.1
Dried and Fresh Melons and Fruits | 96.2 | 95.5 | 97.4
Fresh Fruits | 96.6 | 95.9 | 97.9
Dried Fruits | 94.2 | 93.5 | 95.3
Cake | 100.8 | 101.0 | 100.6
Milk and Its Products | 100.3 | 100.9 | 98.8
Other Food | 101.7 | 102.0 | 101.2
Catering Trade | 101.1 | 101.1 | 101.0
Staple Food | 101.3 | 102.0 | 99.9
Fried Dishes | 100.7 | 100.3 | 101.5
Local Snack | 102.0 | 101.8 | 102.3
Clothing | 99.2 | 99.1 | 99.3
Garments | 98.9 | 98.8 | 99.0
Clothing Material | 98.8 | 98.6 | 99.0
Cotton Cloth | 99.9 | 100.2 | 99.8
Blend Cloth | 99.7 | 98.5 | 100.1
Chemical Fiber Cloth | 98.2 | 96.7 | 98.8
Woolen Fabric | 99.7 | 99.9 | 99.5
Silk | 98.9 | 99.2 | 98.6
Knitting Wool | 98.4 | 98.9 | 98.0
Footwear, Hats & Other Clothing | 100.0 | 99.9 | 100.1
Shoes | 99.7 | 99.5 | 99.9
Socks and Stockings | 101.4 | 103.3 | 99.9
Hats | 101.6 | 104.3 | 100.4
Other Clothing | 101.2 | 101.5 | 101.1
Household Facilities and Articles | 98.4 | 98.0 | 98.9
Durable Consumer Goods | 97.3 | 96.9 | 97.8
Furniture | 98.2 | 98.0 | 98.5
Household Facilities | 96.8 | 96.5 | 97.3
Interior Decorations | 99.5 | 99.3 | 99.7
Bed Articles | 100.3 | 100.6 | 100.1
Daily Use Household Articles | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.8
Other Articles for Daily Use | 98.0 | 97.4 | 98.9
Medicine and Medical Articles | 102.8 | 102.6 | 102.9
Medical Appliances and Articles | 101.3 | 101.1 | 101.5
Traditional Chinese Medicine | 107.5 | 107.7 | 107.3
Western Medicine | 99.5 | 99.2 | 99.8
Means of Transportation and Communication | 95.8 | 95.6 | 95.9
Means of Transportation | 96.5 | 96.8 | 96.3
Means of Communication | 93.9 | 93.7 | 94.2
Recreation, Education and Culture Articles | 96.6 | 96.7 | 96.5
Durable Consumer Goods for Recreational Use | 91.7 | 91.4 | 92.0
Teaching Materials and Reference Books | 102.9 | 103.9 | 102.3
Cultural and Recreational Articles | 102.4 | 102.6 | 102.2
Cultural and Recreational Articles | 100.5 | 100.3 | 100.6
Newspapers and Magazines | 105.2 | 105.7 | 104.6
Residence | 101.7 | 105.0 | 98.8
Housing | 100.8 | 106.1 | 97.5
Building Materials | 94.9 | 94.2 | 95.1
Rent | 115.5 | 118.6 | 109.9
Water, Electricity and Fuels | 102.6 | 104.2 | 100.6
Services | 110.1 | 109.8 | 110.5
Telecommunication | 100.8 | 101.0 | 100.3
Postage | 100.8 | 100.5 | 101.0
Traffic | 102.9 | 103.5 | 102.1
Bathing and Haircut | 106.5 | 106.5 | 106.6
Recreation | 110.5 | 112.3 | 106.4
Tuition and Child Care | 116.4 | 116.1 | 116.6
Repair and Other Services | 103.8 | 103.6 | 104.2
Medical and Health Care Services | 117.2 | 120.1 | 115.4