"The inflation rate in Hong Kong was recorded at 4.40 percent in February of 2013. Inflation Rate in Hong Kong is reported by the Census & Statistics Department. Historically, from 1981 until 2013, Hong Kong Inflation Rate averaged 4.59 Percent reaching an all time high of 16 Percent in October of 1981 and a record low of -6.10 Percent in August of 1999. In Hong Kong, the most important categories in the consumer price index are Housing (32 percent of total weight) and Food (27 percent of total weight). Transport accounts for 8 percent; Miscellaneous services for 16 percent and Miscellaneous goods for 4 percent. This page includes a chart with historical data for Hong Kong Inflation Rate"