Retail Price Indices by Category (2004)

Item	National	Urban	Rural
	Indices	Indices	Indices

Retail Price Index	102.8	102.1	104.2
Food	109.9	108.8	111.9
Grain	126.5	125.2	128.3
Oil or Fat	116.8	115.0	119.1
Meat, Poultry and Their Products	117.1	116.8	117.6
Eggs	119.8	120.4	118.9
Aquatic Products	112.5	111.1	115.7
Vegetables	95.2	94.4	96.8
Flavoring	101.8	102.2	101.4
Sugar	104.1	102.4	105.8
Candy	101.1	100.5	101.7
Dried and Fresh Melons and Fruits	104.1	103.7	104.9
Cake	101.5	101.4	101.5
Milk and Its Products	100.4	100.1	101.7
Outward Dinner Food	103.8	103.8	103.9
Staple Food	106.8	107.1	106.3
Fried Dishes	102.3	102.2	102.6
Local Snack	104.9	105.7	103.4
Other Foods	100.8	100.7	101.0
Beverages, Tobacco and Liquor	101.0	101.0	101.0
Tea and Beverages	99.8	99.9	99.7
Tobacco	100.7	100.4	101.2
Liquor	102.2	102.7	101.6
Garments, Shoes and Hats	98.2	97.9	98.6
Garments	98.2	97.9	98.7
Footgear and Hats	98.0	97.8	98.5
Textiles	100.0	99.5	100.7
Cotton Cloth	103.2	102.3	104.2
Blend Cloth	101.4	101.0	101.7
Chemical Fiber Cloth	101.2	101.1	101.4
Wool	98.6	98.5	98.7
Silk	98.8	98.6	99.1
Household Appliances, Music and Video Equipment	94.7	94.1	95.9
Cultural and Office Appliances	96.9	96.4	97.9
Articles for Daily Use	99.6	99.4	99.9
General Merchandise for Daily Use	99.7	99.3	100.6
Grocery for Daily Use	100.3	100.1	100.5
Sports and Recreation Articles	98.2	97.8	99.1
Transportation and Communication Appliances	91.8	91.1	93.3
Furniture	98.8	98.7	99.0
Cosmetics	98.9	98.9	99.0
Gold, Silver and Jewelry	111.6	111.4	112.3
Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines and Health	96.7	96.7	96.7
Care Articles
Medical Apparatus and Article	101.9	102.0	101.7
Tradtional Chinese Medicinal Materials and Medicines	98.4	98.7	97.9
Western Medicines	94.5	94.3	95.0
Books, Newspapers, Magazines and Electronic Publications	101.0	100.9	101.4
Fuels	112.4	111.5	114.1
Building Materials and Hardware	103.7	103.0	104.6
Building Decoration Materials	104.2	103.5	105.2
Hardware	102.0	101.7	102.5

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the National Bureau Of Statistics of the The Peoples Republic Of China and are subject to revision by the National Bureau of Statistics of China.

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Revised 26-April-2006