China
Official title
Overall Staff and Workers' Cost of Living Index.
Scope
The index is computed once a year and covers staff and workers
throughout the whole country.
Official base
1950 = 100.
Source of weights
The weights for calculating the general index are
the actual value of sales and purchases based on the different prices.
Weights and composition
Not available.
Household consumption expenditure
Not available.
Method of data collection
Prices are collected in 140 cities and 230 country towns, and are the
official list prices for state-owned establishments, free market (fair
trade) prices, negotiated prices or the purchase prices of surplus farm
produce and side-line products. Prices are collected for 450 items in
the cities and 400 items in the country towns.
Housing
Not available.
Specification of varieties
A standard commodity is adopted for each item to be priced.
Substitution, quality change, etc.
Not available.
Seasonal items
Not available.
Computation
Not available.
Other information
The index is also published by region and on base preceding year = 100.
Other indices are calculated for Overall Residents
and for
Overall Farmers
, also by region.
Organisation and publication
State Statistical Bureau: Statistical Yearbook
(Beijing).