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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1989
MISCELLANEOUS
GOODS
134.8
+0.7
+3.7
134.5
+0.6
+4.0
TRANSPORT AND
VEHICLES
139.6
+0.
4
+14.1
139.7
+0.4
+13.8
SERVICES
150. 2
+0.4
+13.3
149.6
+0.4
+12.9
ALL ITEMS
132.7
+0.1
+9.6
132.5
+0.4
+9.4
* LESS THAN 0.05 PER CENT
THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 0.6 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 0.3 PER CENT IN CPI(B). THIS WAS MAINLY DUE ΤΟ DECREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES, SALT-WATER FISH AND LIVE POULTRY, WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE INCREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH FRUIT AND IN THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES.
THE INDEX FOR HOUSING INCREASED BY 0.4 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 0.5 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER RENTS FOR SOME PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS.
THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT INCREASED BY 0.8 PER CENT IN CPL(A) AND BY 0.5 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES OF KEROSENE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.
THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 3.4 PER CENT EN (PL(A) AND BY 3.3 PER CENT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES OF OUTEROLOTILING.
THE INDEN FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS INCREASED BY 0.7 PER CENT
0.6 CP1(A) AND BY
PER CENT IN (PI(B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF JEWELLERY.
IN
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED FROM CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DECIMAL PLACE.
AND
STATISTICS
MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 1989, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $3.50 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL; OR FROM THE CENSUS
19TH DEPARTMENT, FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAL; OR PROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.
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ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES CAN BE DIRECTED ΤΟ THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT 5-8235089.
THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 141 CENT OVER OCTOBER 1989 AND UP BY
+
1 IN NOVEMBER 1989, UP BY 1.1 PER 10.9 PER CENT OVER NOVEMBER 1988.
/THE HANG