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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1983
MISCELLANEOUS
GOODS
126
139
144
125
138
141
TRANSPORT AND
VEHICLES
145
158
159
146
161
162
SERVICES
140
160
162
139
158
160
134
151
150
134
150 149
ALL ITEMS
COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1983, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY FOUR POINTS IN BOTH CPI (A) AND CPI (B). THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND SALT-WATER FISH WERE LOWER AS THERE WAS ADEQUATE SUPPLY. THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF PORK ALSO WENT DOWN. ON THE OTHER HAND. THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF EDIBLE OILS INCREASED. THE EFFECT OF MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS ON THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS WAS INSIGNIFICANT.
THE INDEX FOR HOUSING INCREASED BY ONE POINT IN CPI (B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF MATERIALS FOR HOUSE MAINTENANCE.
THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT DECREASED BY TWO POINTS IN BOTH CPI (A) AND CIP (B) DUE TO LOWER PRICES OF KEROSENE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, AS WELL AS LOWER FUEL COST ADJUSTMENTS IN ELECTRICITY AND TOWNGAS CHARGES.
THE INDEX FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO (FOR HOME CONSUMPTION) ROSE BY TWO POINTS IN CPI (A) AND BY THREE POINTS IN CPI (B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF BEER AND CHINESE WINES.
THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR ROSE BY FIVE POINTS IN BOTH CPI (A) AND CPI (B) FOLLOWING HIGHER PRICES OF WINTER OUTERCLOTHING WHICH CAME ONTO THE MARKET DURING THE MONTH.
HIGHER PRICES OF NEWSPAPERS CAUSED THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS TO INCREASE BY FIVE POINTS IN CPI (A) AND BY THREE POINTS IN CPI (B).
THE ONE-POINT INCREASE IN THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES IN BOTH CPI (A) AND CPI (B) WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO HIGHER AIR FARES.
THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY TWO POINTS IN BOTH CP! (A) AND CPI (B) DUE TO HIGHER CHARGES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.
PRICE MOVEMENTS IN THE DURABLE GOODS SECTION WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
DETAILS OF THESE PRICE MOVEMENTS ARE GIVEN IN THE +CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT+ FOR NOVEMBER 1983. BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERSIONS OF THIS REPORT ARE AVAILABLE AT $3 A COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG, OR FROM THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.
FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, PLEASE CONTACT THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE NO. 3-7216512.
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