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SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1989
TABLE 1
: TOTAL RETAIL SALES
Total Retail Sales for April for March
1989 (Provisional Figure) 1989 (Revised Figurel
=WKS 8,486million = HK$ 8,576million
TABLE 2: VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF RETAIL SALES
FOR MARCH 1987 AND APRIL 1987
(Monthly average of Oct. 84
+
Sept. 85 = 100)
Index of t
1
iter
¦
Retail
March
Sales
1989
¦ April 1989: Apr11 1989 | Jan.-Apr. 1999 April I compared with I compared with compared with
1989 ¦ March 1989: April 1988 Jan.-Apr, 1988
iRevised
(Provisional i Points figures) ¦ figures) 1
#
Points
I :
Points
1
¦ (A) FOR ALL RETAIL TRADES
Value Volume
153
152
+
122
LIB
رام الله
-2
13
-3
પ ઇન
21
14
2
2:
7
&
+
: (B) BY HAJOR TRADE GROUPS
¦
:
}
Foodstoffs, alcoholic
Value
132
132
19
17:
15
12:
drinks and tobacco
Volume :
107
106
7
2
1
:
Fuels
¦
Value 1
100
103
3 1
15
17 ¦
2
2 1
:
Volume :
103
106
12
12 |
:
Clothing, footwear
Value
184
193
9
5 1
*B
#3 !
39
24 1
and allied products
:
Volume
139
140
23
20:
16
12 !
Consumer derables
Value
147
146
-1
- #
L
23
16 1
Volume :
114
110
-4
-31
-#
+7 |
7 1
Other consumer goods
Value
}
169
143
-6
Voluce :
133
127
:
**
-5
-2
No on
5 1
21
-2 1
**
13 1
B
: (C) BY SELECTED TRADES
!
Isee note 1 belowl
1
Supercarkets
Value
158
155
¦
Volume
125
122
ऐन बना
77
23
18
1&
-21
1
+
1
:
Hotor vehicles
}
Value
209
286
77
37:
78
37 1 107
and parts
1
Voluce
140
191
51
36 1
42
28
42
==
52
41
:
Consumer durables
Value
123
103
-25
-19 ¦ -23
-18 ¦
-2
other than notor
blue
106
85
-21
-201
-24
-22 |
-B
-7 |
vehicles and parts
Department stores
Value
191
128
Volume
145
139
-2
24
15:
41
5
==
23 1
17
12
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) *Notor 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.
(d) "Department stores* a trade in the "Other consumer goods" group.
2. Figures denoting changes are derived from the unrounded index figures,
3. *I* denotes a figure within ±0.5.
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