6-2  Retail Price Indices by Category of Commodities
						(Preceding year=100)
Item	2001			2002
	Province	Urban Areas	Rural Areas	Province	Urban Areas	Rural Areas
General Retail Price Index	102.5	102.7	102.3	97.9	97.5	99.3
Food	106.1	105.7	107.2	96	95.3	99.3
Grain	99.6	99.3	100.2	97.1	96.8	98.1
Flour and Rice	99.4	99.2	99.7	97.1	97	97.4
Coarse Food Grain	103	103.4	104.3	96.9	93.8	102.8
Oil or Fat	87.9	85.1	91.7	97.6	96	102
Meal, Poultry and Eggs	120.4	119.5	122.5	98.1	97.6	100.9
Aquatic Products	104.3	102.3	108	95.9	95.6	97.1
Fresh Vegetables	107	105.4	111.3	85.9	84.5	94.9
Dried Vegetables	97.6	95.4	100.3	101.7	102.8	98
Fresh Fruits	98.3	95.5	105.7	97.4	96.6	102.9
Dried Fruits	97.6	96	101	102	101.6	104.2
Other Food	100.9	100	102.4	99.7	100	98.4
Condiments	98.1	96.8	100.2	99.8	99.7	99.8
Sugar	114.8	114.7	114.2	91.7	92.6	90.6
Candy	99.7	99.3	100.1	101.6	101.9	100.2
Cake	99.9	99.7	100.5	99.6	99.5	100
Milk and Its Products	99.7	99.9	98.7	100	100	100.1
Canned Food	98.6	97.9	101.5	103.1	103.6	99.8
Catering Trade	99.6	99.9	99.1	100	99.8	100.5
Staple Food	100	99.8	100.5	99.6	99.9	98.3
Fried Dishes	98.7	99.9	97.3	100.3	99.6	102.5
Local Snack	100.5	100.1	100.9	100.1	100.2	100
Beverages, Tobacco and Liquor	97.3	97.3	97.3	99.7	99.6	99.8
Beverages	98.6	99.5	97.7	100.1	99.7	100.8
Tobacco and Liquor	97	96.9	97.2	99.6	99.6	99.6
Garments, Shoes and Hats	100.1	100	100.2	100	99.7	101.4
Garments	100.2	99.7	101.3	99.8	99.4	102.2
Shoes	99.7	100.7	98.6	100.4	100.1	101.3
Other Clothing	100.4	100.4	100.4	100.5	101.1	98.7
Textiles	100.3	100.8	99.4	97.7	97.5	98.6
Cotton Cloth	99.4	99.5	99.3	97	96.7	98.2
Blend Cloth	99.5	99.3	99.8	99.6	99.5	99.7
Chemical Fiber Cloth	101.9	102.6	99.1	100	100.1	99.9
Woolen Fabric	99.7	99.6	99.8	91.9	91.1	98
Silk	100.1	100	100.2	99.7	100	98.4
Other Textiles	100.2	101	98.5	99.4	99.6	98.2
Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines	99.8	99.9	99.4	98.4	98.4	98.6
Traditional Chinese Medicine	101.3	100.1	103.5	101.1	101	101.7
Western Medicine	98.8	99.8	97.1	96.6	96.6	96.9
Medical Articles	99.9	100	99.8	98.4	98.3	98.6
Cosmetics	95.3	93	99.4	96.5	95.9	99.8
Newspapers and Magazines	106.4	106.8	105.1	101.5	100.3	108.3
Cultural and Sports Goods	98.9	98.9	99	99.4	99.5	98.8
Cultural Goods	98.9	98.8	99.1	99.4	99.5	98.3
Sports Goods	99.1	99.3	99	99.5	99.2	100.1
Articles for Daily Use	99.7	100.4	98.7	98.8	98.7	99.3
Ordinary Articles for Daily Use	99.1	99.4	98.5	97.5	97.3	99.1
Furniture	100.1	101.8	98	100.4	100.8	99.1
Sundries for Daily Use	102.3	104	100.5	101.6	101.9	100.7
Household Appliances	100	97.4	96.5	96.8	97.2	95.2
Jewelry	93.5	93.2	93.8	99	99.1	98.8
Fuels	109.2	110.3	107.5	103.4	103.9	101.3
Building Decoration Materials	100.5	101	100.1	99.3	98.6	100.9
Mechanical and Electrical Products	94.4	95.8	92.7	96.1	97	92.4