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AND THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES, FRESH FRUIT
RICE AND SALT-WATER FISH DECREASED WHILE THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF
OTHER EATING PLACES THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND INCREASED.
CPI (A) AND HOUSING
THE INDEX FOR HOUSING INCREASED BY 1.2 PER CENT IN BY 0.6 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER RENTS FOR SOME PUBLIC UNITS.
IN
BY INCREASED
0.6 PER CENT THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT
RESULT OF HIGHER CHARGES CPI(A) AND BY 0.7 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS A FOR TOWNGAS AND THE UPWARD FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT FOR ELECTRICITY.
PER CENT THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 3.1
HIGHER PRICES OF IN CPI(A) AND BY 3.3 PER CENT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF OUTER CLOTHING.
THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS INCREASED BY 0.6 PER CENT
TO DUE
HIGHER PRICES CPI(A) AND BY 0.5
PER CENT IN CPI(B) JEWELLERY AND TOILET REQUISITES.
IN
OF
AND
YEAR
THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 0.6 PER CENT IN CPI(A)
CHARGES FOR PACKAGE BY 0.7 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER TOURS AND ADMISSION TO DISCOTHEQUES AROUND THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW HOLIDAYS.
"CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE
AT $3.50 PER COPY FROM THE FOR DECEMBER 1988, WHICH IS AVAILABLE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, PLACE, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
CONNAUGHT DEPARTMENT, 19TH
IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES
HONG KONG, FOR FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, OVERSEAS MAILINGS.
DEPARTMENT,
LOCAL
AND
ON DEPARTMENT
CONSUMER PRICE TEL.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES MAY BE MADE TO THE
STATISTICS SECTION
INDEX 5-8235089.
OF
THE
CENSUS
AND
UP BY 0.5 PER
THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 127.9 IN DECEMBER 1988, CENT OVER NOVEMBER 1988 AND UP BY 9.7 PER CENT OVER DECEMBER 1987.
A
PATTERN OF THE THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE
HONG KONG THAT SPENT 10 PER CENT
HOUSEHOLDS OF URBAN
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE $10,000-24,999
MONTH DURING THE
IN 1984/85
SURVEY.
FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE INCLUDED IN
SENG CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC SENG BANK LTD.
THE HANG RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF HANG
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