MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1982-
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR OCTOBER 1982
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THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) AND CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B) FOR OCTOBER 1982 WERE BOTH 134, EACH BEING TWO POINTS OR 1.5 PER CENT HIGHER THAN THE PRECEDING MONTH, ACCORDING TO FIGURES PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY).
COMPARED WITH THE SAME MONTH OF THE PRECEDING YEAR, C.P.I. (A) INCREASED BY 10 POINTS OR 8.1 PER CENT AND C.P.I. (B) BY 11 POINTS OR 8.9 PER CENT,
DURING OCTOBER, FOOD PRICES, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF FRESH FRUITS AND FRESH VEGETABLES, INCREASED. PRIVATE DWELLING RENTALS, SCHOOL FEES, AND PRICES OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, TEXTBOOKS, CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR ALSO WENT UP.
THE 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, DERIVED FROM THE 1979/80 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY.
THE C.P.I. (A) REFERRED TO HOUSEHOLD SPENDING BETWEEN $1 000 AND $3 499 A MONTH AND THE C.P.1. (B) TO HOUSEHOLDS SPENDING BETWEEN $3 500 AND $6 499 A MONTH AT THAT TIME.
THE INDEXES FOR OCTOBER IN RESPECT OF THE NINE COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTIONS IN THE TWO CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES ARE GIVEN BELOW, TOGETHER WITH THOSE FOR SEPTEMBER 1982 AND OCTOBER 1981.
(OCTOBER 1979 TO SEPTEMBER 1980 AVERAGE - 100)
C.P.I.(A)
C.P.I.(B)
OCT.81 SEPT.82 OCT.82 OCT.81 SEPT.82 OCT.82
SECTION
FOODSTUFFS
129
138
139
128
138
139
HOUSING
119
127
129
119
127
129
FUEL AND LIGHT
139
134
138
139
134
138
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND
TOBACCO (FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION)
117
124
124
116
124
124
CLOTHING AND
FOOTWEAR
117
130
133
118
130
134
DURABLE GOODS
108
108
108
109
110
110
MISCELLANEOUS
GOODS
112
125
125
113
123
123
TRANSPORT AND
VEHICLES
134
142
142
131
142
143
SERVICES
124
135
140
123
134
139
ALL ITEMS
124
132
134
123
132
134
THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY ONE POINT IN BOTH C.P.I. (A) AND C.P.I. (B).
/RISES WERE