The Chinese CPI Consists of Eight Primary Components Covering Food, Clothing, Home Facilities

The Chinese CPI consists of eight primary components covering food, clothing, home facilities, services, healthcare, transportation, communications, entertainment, education and housing.

Components and Sub-components / Weight
Food / 34%
Grain
Rice
Flour
Starches and Tubers
Beans and Bean Products
Oil or Fat
Meal, Poultry and Processed Products
Eggs
Aquatic Products
Vegetables
Fresh Vegetables
Flavoring
Carbohydrate
Tea and Beverages
Tea
Beverages
Dried and Fresh Melons and Fruits
Fresh Fruits
Cake, Biscuit and Bread
Milk and Its Products
Dining Out
Other Foods and Manufacturing Services
Tobacco, Liquor and Articles / 4%
Tobacco
Liquor
Articles for Smoking and Drinking
Clothing / 9%
Garments
Clothing Material
Footgear and Hats
Clothing Manufacturing Services
Household Facilities, Articles and Services / 6%
Durable Consumer Goods
Furniture
Household Facilities
Interior Decorations
Bed Articles
Daily Use Household Articles
Household Services and Maintenance and Renovation
Health Care and Personal Articles / 10%
Health Care
Medical Instrument and Articles
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Western Medicine
Health Care Appliances and Articles
Health Care Services
Personal Articles and Services
Cosmetics
Sanitation Articles
Personal Ornaments
Personal Services
Transportation and Communication / 14%
Transportation
Transportation Facility
Fuels and Parts
Fees for Vehicles Use and Maintenance
Incity Traffic Fare
Intercity Traffic Fare
Communication
Communication Facility
Communication Service
Recreation, Education and Culture Articles / 10%
Durable Consumer Goods for Cultural and
Recreational Use and Services
Education
Teaching Materials and Reference Books
Tuition and Child Care
Cultural and Recreational Articles
Cultural Articles
Newspapers and Magazines
Expenditure on Culture and Recreation
Touring and Outing
Residence
Building and Building Decoration Materials
Renting
Private Housing
Water, Electricity and Fuels

Note: the “housing” doesn’t include commercial housing price, instead, it includes a) material for housing constructions and decoration, such as wood, cement, pile, paints, etc; b) renting price, including both public and private house renting; c) expense on water, electricity, natural gas, LNG, coal; d) private owned housing, including the interest rate of mortgage, property fee, and maintenance fees.

Adjustments of Finished Oil Price:

Time / Gas / Diesel
Sept.29, 2009 / Down 190 yuan/ton
Sept.1, 2009 / Up 300 yuan/ton
Jul.28, 2009 / Down 220 yuan/ton
Jun.30,2009 / Up 600 yuan/ton
Jun.1, 2009 / Up 400 yuan/ton
Mar.25, 2009 / Up 290 yuan/ton / Up 180 yuan/ton
Jan.14, 2009 / Down 140 yuan/ton / Down 160 yuan/ton
Dec.19, 2008 / Down 900 yuan/ton / Down 1100 yuan/ton
Jun.20, 2008 / Up 1000 yuan/ton
Oct.31, 2007 / Up 500 yuan/ton
Jan.14, 2007 / Down 220 yuan/ton
May.24, 2006 / Up 500 yuan/ton
Mar.26, 2006 / Up 300 yuan/ton / Up 200 yuan/ton
Jul.23, 2005 / Up 300 yuan/ton / Up 250 yuan/ton
Jun.25, 2005 / Up 200 yuan/ton / Up 150 yuan/ton
May.23, 2005 / Down 150 yuan/ton
May.10, 2005 / Up 150 yuan/ton
Mar.23, 2005 / Up 300 yuan/ton

Electricity and natural gas Price might be indirectly reflected by Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI)– but note it is for corporate, not necessarily has the same trend as CPI components

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Natural Gas / Electricity / Coal / Crude Oil / Finished Oil
200901
200902 / -0.5% / 1.4% / -- / 3.2% / -- / 14.2% / -6.9% / -56.1% / -2.5% / -6.4%
200903 / 0.7% / 1.2% / 0.2% / 3.3% / -0.8% / 9% / 6.5% / -53.2% / 0.4% / -6.6%
200904 / 1.5% / -1.3% / -0.3% / 3.2% / -2% / 0.6% / 9.1% / -51.9% / 1.9% / -5.1%
200905 / 2.8% / 1.1% / 0.1% / 4% / -0.3% / -6.7% / 6.7% / -49.7% / 1.5% / -4.7%
200906 / -0.4% / 3.8% / 7.1% / -49.2% / 3.6% / -7.8%
200907 / 2.2% / 4.3% / -0.1% / 1% / 0.9% / -15.5% / 13.6% / -44.6% / 5.7% / -8.9%
200908 / -0.8% / 2.9% / 0.1% / 0.5% / 0.5% / -17.7% / 2% / -44.5% / -1.5% / -10.4%
200909 / 0.4% / 3.3% / -- / 0.4% / 1% / -17.2% / 6% / -33.7% / 1.7% / -8.4%