Personalised Inflation Calculator
- Inflation reflects the average price changes of consumer goods and services generally purchased by households.
- Given your unique spending patterns, the average inflation across all households may differ from your personal experience. For instance, a household with school-aged children will feel the pinch of rising education expenses.
- By entering your own spending patterns, this calculator helps you understand how inflation really affects you.
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- Reflects the average price changes in consumer goods and services commonly purchased by households in Hong Kong.
- The year-on-year rate of change is a key indicator of inflation.
- Hong Kong compiles 4 different CPI series.
| CPI series | Household expenditure range | Approximate percentage of households covered | Average monthly household expenditure range (at 2019/20 prices) |
Average monthly household expenditure range (adjusted to 2024 prices) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(A) | Relatively low | 50% | 6,500 - 27,999 | 6,900 - 29,500 |
| CPI(B) | Medium | 30% | 28,000 - 48,499 | 29,500 - 51,000 |
| CPI(C) | Relatively high | 10% | 48,500 - 91,999 | 51,000 - 97,000 |
| Composite CPI | All the above households | 90% | 6,500 - 91,999 | 6,900 - 97,000 |