THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1989
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TABLE 1
: TOTAL RETAIL SALES
Total Retail Sales for March
1989 (Provisional Fiqurel = HK$ 8,593million
For February 1989 (Revised Figure)
= HK$ 9,989million
TABLE 2 : VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF RETAIL SALES
FOR FEBRUARY 1989 AND MARCH 1989
(Monthly average of Oct. 84
Sept. 85 = 1001
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Index of 1 'Retail
I
1909
Sales
# February
1989
March 1989
* March ¦ compared with compared with ¦ February 1989 ¦ March 1988
March 1989
Jan.-Mar. 1989 ¦ compared with Jan.-Mar. 1988 !
¡Revised
Provisional :
Points
Points
Points
I :
figures) ¦ figures)
1 (A) FOR ALL RETAIL TRADES
¦ (8) BY MAJOR TRADE GROUPS
:
Foodstuffs, alcoholic
Value
139
133
drinks and tobacco
Volume
110
108
+
Value Volume
160
153
-7
127
1
122
77
**
13
23
1
16 1 7 1
|
T7
13 1
14
-2 |
:
Fuels
Value
Z
101
20
25 1
8 1
-2 1
Volume
85
104
18
22 !
Clothing, footwear
Value
195
and allied products
Valune :
150
ga
184
-10
-5:
49
36 1
139
-10
-7
25
22 1
**
36
!
13
Consumer durables
Value
$75
147
-28
-16 1
: Volume
131
114
-17
-13 1 -5
NP
2
1!
==
30
201
14
#1 |
Other consumer goods
Value
170
167
Valune
136
133
***
-2
-$
77
-1
5
26
16 |
-2
-2
12
9
1 (C) BY SELECTED TRADES
(see note 1 below)
Supermarkets
Value
Volume
25
169
158
:
136
!
125
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16
11
-8 1
#
1217
13
sa
-3
-2
Motor vehicles
Value
374
209
-166
and parts
Volume
252
140
-113
77
-44
14
7:
-45 1
==
117
57
68
45
:
Consumer durables
Value
[14
128
13:
-2
other than motor
Volume
94
106
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12
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vehicles and parts
:
!
Department stores
Value
201
191
-9
-5
27
16 ¦
17
Valune
158
¦
145
F -il
-}
7
S ! 21
***
16
14
NOTES: 1. In order to analyse the sales of certain trades WITHIN major trade groups, the value and volume indexes
in respect of the following selected trades are compiled :
(a) "Supermarkets" a trade in the "Foodstuffs, alcoholic drinks and tobacco" group.
(b) "Motor vehicles and parts a trade in the "Consumer durables' group.
(c) "Consumer durables other than motor vehicles and parts" - a trade in the "Consumer durables" group.
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(d) "Departaent stores' a trade in the "Other consumer goods" group.
2. Figures denoting changes are derived from the unrounded index figures.
3. "' denotes a figure within 10.5.
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