| 7-2 Consumer Price Indices by Category | |||
| (2003 year) | Preceding year=100 | ||
| Item | |||
| Province | Urban | Rural | |
| Areas | Areas | ||
| Consumers’ Price Index | 100.4 | 100.5 | 100.2 |
| Food | 102.5 | 103.4 | 99.5 |
| Grain | 96.7 | 98.9 | 91.1 |
| Rice | 99.2 | 102.6 | 91.3 |
| Flour | 94.3 | 96.4 | 89.9 |
| Grain Products | 99.1 | 99.8 | 96.1 |
| Others | 98.8 | 101.7 | 91 |
| Starches and Tubers | 101 | 100.9 | 100.7 |
| Bean and Its Products | 107.8 | 111.6 | 97.5 |
| Oil or Fat | 114.8 | 114.4 | 115.7 |
| Meat, Poultry and Their Products | 98.1 | 98.1 | 98.1 |
| Eggs | 97.8 | 97.1 | 100 |
| Aquatic Products | 93 | 93.8 | 89.9 |
| Vegetables | 129.1 | 139.5 | 102.2 |
| Fresh Vegetables | 131.2 | 142.4 | 102.4 |
| Dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 97.7 | 97.2 | 99.1 |
| Flavoring | 97.6 | 96.8 | 99.6 |
| Carbohydrate Products | 100.2 | 100.7 | 99 |
| Sugar | 96.6 | 96.6 | 96.7 |
| Candy | 101.8 | 102.7 | 100.1 |
| Chocolate Goods | 100.1 | 100 | 100.6 |
| Carbohydrate | 102.4 | 103 | 100.8 |
| Tea and Beverages | 99.4 | 99.6 | 98.7 |
| Dried and Fresh Melons and Fruits | 104.8 | 104.5 | 105.5 |
| Fresh Fruits | 104.5 | 104.1 | 105.4 |
| Dried(nut)Fruits and Melon and Fruits Products | 105.7 | 105.5 | 105.8 |
| Cake, Cookie, Bread | 99.5 | 99.4 | 100.2 |
| Milk and Its Products | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.3 |
| Catering Trade | 100.3 | 100.1 | 101.1 |
| Staple Food | 100.2 | 99.7 | 101.9 |
| Fried Dishes | 100 | 99.8 | 100.7 |
| Local Snack | 101 | 101.3 | 99.9 |
| Other Food and Food Processing | 98.6 | 98.1 | 99.5 |
| Tobacco, Liquor and Articles | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.9 |
| Tobacco | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.8 |
| Liquor | 99.8 | 99.7 | 100 |
| Articles | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.5 |
| Clothing | 99.2 | 99.1 | 99.7 |
| Garments | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.3 |
| Clothing Material | 99.5 | 99.5 | 99.6 |
| Cotton Cloth | 100 | 100 | 100.4 |
| Blend Cloth | 99.4 | 99.6 | 99 |
| Chemical Fiber Cloth | 98.3 | 97.5 | 99.1 |
| Woolen Fabric | 99.5 | 99.5 | 99.7 |
| Silk | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.6 |
| Wool | 100.9 | 101.6 | 100.5 |
| The Others | 99.6 | 99.5 | 100.3 |
| Footwear and Hats | 99.1 | 98.6 | 100.4 |
| Shoes | 98.9 | 98.3 | 100.8 |
| Socks and Stockings | 99.5 | 99.5 | 99.6 |
| Hats | 99.4 | 100.3 | 98 |
| Clothing Processing | 100.4 | 100.4 | 99.8 |
| Household Facilities and Articles | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.7 |
| Durable Consumer Goods | 98.3 | 98.3 | 98.4 |
| Furniture | 97.2 | 96.7 | 98.6 |
| Household Facilities | 99.1 | 99.2 | 98.1 |
| Interior Decorations | 98.5 | 98.7 | 97.7 |
| Bed Articles | 99.4 | 99.7 | 98.1 |
| Daily Use Household Articles | 99.5 | 99.5 | 99.4 |
| Household Service | 99.9 | 100.1 | 99 |
| Medicine and Personal Articles | 94.8 | 93.1 | 100.5 |
| Medicine | 92.3 | 89.6 | 100.8 |
| Medical Appliances and Articles | 100.9 | 101.4 | 99.3 |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine | 100.2 | 97.4 | 110.5 |
| Western Medicine | 82.7 | 78.5 | 95.8 |
| Constitutional Appliances and Articles | 91.8 | 90.4 | 98.5 |
| Medical and Health Service | 101.6 | 101.2 | 101.8 |
| Personal Articles and Services | 100.2 | 100.4 | 99.7 |
| Transportation and Communication | 99.1 | 99.1 | 99.3 |
| Transportation | 100.2 | 100.1 | 100.8 |
| Communication | 97.8 | 98 | 97.1 |
| Recreation, Education, Culture Articles and Services | 99.1 | 98.5 | 101 |
| Durable Consumer Goods for Recreationl Use | 95.8 | 95.4 | 97.1 |
| Education | 100.6 | 100.2 | 101.5 |
| Cultural and Recreational Articles | 100.7 | 100.7 | 101 |
| Culture and Recreation | 99.5 | 99.6 | 98.5 |
| Newspapers and Magazines | 100.6 | 100.6 | 100.4 |
| Recreation | 101.9 | 101.7 | 104.1 |
| Touristry and Outside | 93.3 | 90.7 | 103.7 |
| Residence | 104.2 | 104.8 | 102.7 |
| Builing and handling Materials | 101.1 | 100.8 | 101.5 |
| Tenancy | 98.7 | 100.2 | 89.9 |
| Housing | 98.9 | 98.7 | 100 |
| Water, ElectriCity and Fuels | 112.3 | 114.2 | 107 |
| Services | 99.9 | 99.5 | 101 |