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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1989
ANNUAL REPORT ON 1988 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX PUBLISHED
THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) FOR 1988, GIVING A COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF THE MOVEMENTS OF THE CPI'S DURING LAST YEAR, WAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES FOUR CHARTS AND FIVE TABLES SHOWING MOVEMENTS OF THE 1984/85-BASED CPI(A) AND CPI(B) BY SECTION AND GROUP OF COMMODITY/SERVICE, AS WELL AS THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OVERALL CHANGE IN THE INDICES.
TWO NEW FEATURES ARE INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLICATION THIS YEAR. FOR THE FIRST TIME A SEPARATE CHINESE VERSION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT 15 ALSO PUBLISHED.
SECONDLY, TO HELP READERS TO OBTAIN BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND PROPER INTERPRETATION OF THE CPI'S, MORE ELABORATION ON THE CONCEPTS AND COMPUTATION METHOD OF THE CPI'S IS PROVIDED IN THE REPORT.
THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE, AT $14 A COPY FOR BOTH THE ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERSIONS, AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD. WAN CHAI, HONG KONG,
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THIS REPORT CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
ON 5-8235089.
SUPPLY OF NON-CONFIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT PARTICULARS
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE AND UP-TO-DATE COMPUTERISED CENTRAL REGISTER OF AROUND 350,000 ESTABLISHMENTS IN HONG KONG TO SERVE MAINLY AS THE SAMPLING FRAME FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S SURVEYS ON BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS.
MANY OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ALSO MAKE USE OF REGISTER FOR PUBLICITY, SURVEY AND RESEARCH WORK.
THE PRIVATE SECTOR CAN ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE MAKING USE OF NON-CONFIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT PARTICULARS IT FOR MARKET RESEARCH, STATISTICAL SURVEY, BUSINESS PROMOTION PURPOSES.
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