TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1981
NOVEMBER CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES
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THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) AND THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B) FOR NOVEMBER 1981 WERE 124 AND 123 RESPECTIVELY, EACH BEING THE SAME AS THAT FOR THE PRECEDING MONTH. THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT REPORTED TODAY (TUESDAY).
C.P.I. C.P. I.
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WHEN COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING MONTH IN 1980, THE NEW
INCREASED BY 17 POINTS OR 15.9 PER CENT AND THE NEW BY 16 POINTS OR 15 PER CENT.
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DECREASES IN FOOD PRICES IN THE MONTH, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF FRESH VEGETABLES, WERE OFFSET TO A LARGE EXTENT BY INCREASES IN THE PRICES OF NEWSPAPERS AND WINTER CLOTHING.
THE NEW C.P.I. (A) AND C.P.I. (B) ARE BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERNS OF 50 PER CENT AND 30 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY, OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG, WHICH WERE DERIVED FROM THE 1979/80 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SÜRVEY. AT THAT TIME, THE NEW C.P.1. (A) REFERRED TO HOUSEHOLDS SPENDING BETWEEN $1 000 AND $3 499 A MONTH AND THE NEW C.P.I. (3) TO HOUSEHOLDS SPENDING BETWEEN $3 500 AND 96 499 A MONTH.
THE INDEXES FOR NOVEMBER 1981 IN RESPECT OF THE NINE COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTIONS IN THE TWO CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES ARE GIVEN BELOW, TOGETHER WITH THOSE FOR OCTOBER 1981 AND NOVEMBER 1980.
(AVERAGE DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1979 TO SEPTEMBER 1980 = 100)
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NEW C.P.I.(A)
NEW C.P.I.(B)
MOV 80 OCT 81 NOV 81 NOV 80 OCT 81 NOV 81
SECTION
FOODSTUFFS
107
129
126
108
128
126
HOUSING
104
119
119
105
119
119
FUEL AND LIGHT
110
139
135
110
139
136
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AN
104
117
117
104
116
117
TOBACCO (FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION)
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR 109
117
124
109
118
125
DURABLE GOODS
102
108
108
102
109
110
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS
106
112
119
107
113
116
TRANSPORT AND
113
134
135
112
131
131
VEHICLES
SERVICES ALL ITEMS
109
124
125
108
123
124
107
124
124
107
123
123
THE INDEX