In this section, up-to-date time series with detailed breakdown are presented. Besides regular updating, the coverage is reviewed on a periodic basis to ensure that the statistics covered best meet the needs of most users.

On 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. In respect of statistics in this section, "Hong Kong" stands for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region while "China" stands for the mainland of China with effect from July 1997.

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Table:Consumer Price Indices
(October 2004 - September 2005 = 100)

YearMonthComposite Consumer Price IndexConsumer Price Index (A)Consumer Price Index (B)Consumer Price Index (C)
IndexYear-on-year % changeIndexYear-on-year % changeIndexYear-on-year % changeIndexYear-on-year % change
2007 104.4 +2.0 103.4 +1.3 104.7 +2.2 105.3 +2.7
2008 108.9 +4.3 107.1 +3.6 109.5 +4.6 110.2 +4.7
2009 109.5 +0.5 107.4 +0.4 110.0 +0.5 110.9 +0.6
2009 May 109.3 0.0 107.7 -0.5 109.7 +0.2 110.5 +0.5
Jun 109.1 -0.9 107.6 -1.6 109.6 -0.7 110.3 -0.3
Jul 109.2 -1.5 107.6 -2.2 109.7 -1.4 110.4 -0.9
Aug 107.4 -1.6 102.9 -2.4 108.7 -1.5 110.5 -1.0
Sep 108.2 +0.5 104.0 +0.8 109.4 +0.5 111.1 +0.1
Oct 110.5 +2.2 109.0 +5.2 110.8 +1.3 111.6 +0.1
Nov 110.6 +0.5 109.1 +1.0 111.0 +0.5 111.7 +0.1
Dec 111.0 +1.3 109.5 +1.7 111.5 +1.2 112.1 +0.9
2010 Jan 111.1 +1.0 110.1 +1.7 111.5 +0.9 111.7 +0.5
Feb 112.2 +2.8 111.4 +3.4 112.7 +2.7 112.6 +2.2
Mar 111.7 +2.0 110.7 +2.5 112.0 +1.9 112.2 +1.5
Apr 112.2 +2.4 110.9 +2.9 112.6 +2.3 113.0 +2.0
May 112.0 +2.5 110.9 +3.0 112.4 +2.4 112.9 +2.2
Jun 112.2 +2.8 111.1 +3.2 112.6 +2.7 113.0 +2.4
Jul 110.7 +1.3 106.7 -0.8 112.0 +2.1 113.3 +2.6
Notes : '0.0'Denotes increase or decrease of less than 0.05%.
 Four series of Consumer Price Indices (CPIs) are compiled to reflect the impact of consumer price changes on households in different expenditure ranges.
 The CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) are compiled based on the expenditure patterns of households in the relatively low, medium and relatively high expenditure ranges. By aggregating the expenditure patterns of all households covered by the above three indices, a Composite CPI is also compiled to reflect the impact of consumer price changes on the household sector as a whole. The year-on-year rate of change in this index is generally taken to reflect overall consumer price inflation.
 The CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) respectively cover some 50%, 30% and 10% of households in Hong Kong. The monthly household expenditures (in HK$) of these groups in the base period (i.e. October 2004 -September 2005) were $4,000 - $15,499, $15,500 - $27,499 and $27,500 - $59,999 respectively. Taking into account the impact of price changes since the base period, the monthly household expenditure ranges of the CPI(A), CPI(B), and CPI(C) adjusted to the price level of 2009 are broadly equivalent to $4,300-$16,900, $16,900-$30,400 and $30,400-$66,500 respectively.
Source : Consumer Price Index Section,
Census and Statistics Department
(Enquiry telephone no. : 2805 6403)


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