FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1988
A RESULT
PRICES
THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS INCREASED BY 1.0 PER CENT IN CPI(A)
CPI (B) AS
OF HIGHER
OF AND BY 0.8 PER CENT ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, WATCHES, CAMERAS AND OPTICAL GOODS.
PRICE
IN
IN MOVEMENTS
OTHER
SECTIONS OF THE CONSUMER PRICE
INDEXES WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
CPI SERIES NOT FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DECIMAL PLACE.
MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE
FOR JANUARY 1988.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ARE DERIVED FROM
"CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT"
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CONSUMER PRICE
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES MAY BE MADE TO THE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8235089.
DOWN BY 0.3 PER OVER JANUARY
THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 116.3 IN JANUARY 1988, CENT COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1987 AND UP BY 7.3 PER CENT 1987.
PATTERN OF THE THAT SPENT
EXPENDITURE
THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE 10 PER CENT OF
HOUSEHOLDS URBAN MONTH $10,000-$24,999 A
THE DURING
KONG IN HONG 1984-85 HOUSEHOLD
SURVEY.
THE HANG FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE INCLUDED IN
RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF HANG SENG CPI REPORT 158UED BY THE ECONOMIC SENG BANK LTD.
AG TO ATTEND WASHINGTON CONFERENCE
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL., MR MICHAEL THOMAS,
WILL LEAVE FOR
WASHINGTON ON TUESDAY (MARCH 1) TO ATTEND THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE FOR A DRUG FREE AMERICA.
HE HAS BEEN INVITED TO SPEAK ON HONG KONG'S EFFORTS DRUG ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING AT A FORUM TO
BE HELD ON
ΤΟ COMBAT WEDNESDAY
AND
THURSDAY.
/THE FORUM