THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1989
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5
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"THE NEXT ROUND OF VISITS
WOULD BE
CARRIED
OUT BEFORE THE
LUNAR NEW YEAR,
DURING
||
HE ADDED.
THE MEETING, MEMBERS
FARMERS' VIEWS ON DETAILS OF THE
ALSO REFLECTED PARTICIPATING PROTECTION DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES AGREED TO
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS. ENVIRONMENTAL WITH THE CONSULTANT,
DISCUSS THE IN
VIEWS
PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF RETAIL SALES SURVEY FOR OCTOBER
THE VALUE OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN OCTOBER 1988, $8,794 MILLION, WAS 17 PER CENT HIGHER THEIR VOLUME WAS 9 PER RESULTS OF A SURVEY STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
CENT HIGHER, RELEASED TODAY
THAN IN OCTOBER ACCORDING TO THE (THURSDAY) BY THE
ESTIMATED AT 1987 WHILE PROVISIONAL CENSUS AND
1987, RETAIL
SALES OF CENT IN CENT IN SALES
COMPARING OCTOBER 1988 WITH OCTOBER FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO INCREASED BY 25 PER VALUE AND 14 PER CENT IN VOLUME. FUELS ROSE BY 16 PER VALUE AND 15 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.
ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, DURABLES INCREASED BY 23 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 13 PER CENT IN
RETAIL SALES OF CONSUMER CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS ROSE BY 14 PER
VOLUME. VALUE AND 3 PER
IN SALES CENT IN SALES VOLUME INCREASES FOR "OTHER CONSUMER GOODS" WERE 13 PER CENT AND 6 PER CENT.
WHILE THE CORRESPONDING
CENT
PER
ANALYSED BY SELECTED TRADES, RETAIL SALES AND PARTS ROSE BY 54 PER CENT IN VALUE AND
OF MOTOR VEHICLES 42 SALES BY DEPARTMENT STORES WENT UP BY 26 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 15
PER CENT IN VOLUME. CENT IN VOLUME. SUPERMARKETS SALES INCREASED BY 15 PER CENT AND 4 PER CENT IN VOLUME. COMSUMER DURABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR AND PARTS INCREASED BY 7 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND UNCHANGED IN SALES VOLUME.
IN VALUE VEHICLES REMAINED ALMOST
GROUPS,
COMPARING THE PERIOD JANUARY TO OCTOBER PERIOD IN 1987, TOTAL RETAIL SALES INCREASED BY 22 PER CENT
1988 WITH THE SAME AND 13 PER CENT IN VOLUME. ANALYSED BY MAJOR TRADE
IN VALUE FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO INCREASED BY 10 PER
SALES OF VALUE AND HAD A NEGLIGIBLE CHANGE IN VOLUME. FUELS WENT UP CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 5 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.
CENT IN BY 8 PER
ON THE SAME BASIS
CONSUMER GOODS"
ROSE BY 32 PER CENT
VOLUME.
"CLOTHING,
FOOTWEAR
DURABLES INCREASED BY 24 PER CENT AND SALES VALUE, AND 13 PER CENT AND 11 PER
SERGANTE
COMPARISON,
RETAIL SALES
"OTHER
VALUE
ALLIED
PRODUCTS"
CENT CONSUMER
CENT
RESPECTIVAL
CENT RESPECTIVELY
SALES
VOLUME.
/ANALYSED BY