SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1984
THE REVISED FIGURE FOR FEBRUARY 1984 AND THE PROVISIONAL FIGURE FOR MARCH 1984 OF TOTAL SALES ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE, AND THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF RETAIL SALES BY MAJOR TRADE GROUPS AND SELECTED TRADES (WHICH FORM PART OF THE RELEVANT MAJOR TRADE GROUPS), WITH AVERAGE MONTHLY RETAIL SALES IN 1980 TAKEN AS 100, ARE ALSÓ TABULATED.
COMPARISONS OF MARCH 1984 RESULTS WITH THOSE OF FEBRUARY 1984 AND MARCH 1983 ARE ALSO GIVEN.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, TEL, NO. 3-7216024.
TOTAL RETAIL SALES FOR MARCH 1984 (PROVISIONAL FIGURE) - HK$5 359
FOR FEBRUARY 1984 (REVISED FIGURE)
VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF RETAIL SALES
FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH 1984
(MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 1980 - 100)
-
MILLION HK$4 598
MILLION
MAR 1984 COMPARED
MAR 1984 COMPARED WITH
INDEX OF RETAIL
WITH
ITEM
SALES
FEB 1984 MAR 1984
FEB 1984
MAR 1983
(REVISED (PROVISIONAL
FIGURES) FIGURES)
POINTS %
POINTS %
(A) FOR ALL
RETAIL TRADES
(B) BY MAJOR
TRADE
GROUPS
FOODSTUFFS,
VALUE VOLUME
135
39
95
158 111
22
16
OVN
.17
17 9
27 21 9
ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS AND
VALUE
159
168
TOBACCO
VOLUME
102
109
ON
6 26
7
7
• FUELS
VALUE
165
190
25 15
16
VOLUME
106
122
16 15
1000 100
8
18 8
1
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