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FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1990
THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES INCREASED BY 3.0 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 2.9 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF AN INCREASE IN BUS FARES, HIGHER FEES FOR DRIVING AND VEHICLE LICENCES AS WELL AS HIGHER PRICES OF GASOLINE DUE TO INCREASED DUTIES.
FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPT SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED FROM CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DECIMAL PLACE.
MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR MARCH 1990, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $5 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI; OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.
FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE CONSUMER INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 823 5089.
PRICE
THE HANG SENG CPI WAS UP BY 1.2 PER CENT OVER FEBRUARY 1990 AND UP BY 10.9 PER CENT OVER MARCH 1989. THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE 10 PER CENT OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG THAT SPENT $10,000-24,999 A MONTH DURING THE 1984-85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY.
FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE INCLUDED IN THE HANG SENG CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF HANG SENG BANK LTD.
FOURTH QUARTER SHIPPING, PORT AND CARGO STATISTICS RELEASED
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IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1989, 4,606 SHIPS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 27.7 MILLION NET REGISTERED TONS (NRT) ARRIVED HONG KONG, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 311 (OR 7 PER CENT) IN NUMBER AND OF 1.4 MILLION NRT (OR 5 PER CENT) IN CAPACITY OVER THE FOURTH QUARTER OF
1988.
THIS IS RELEASED IN THE "HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT OCTOBER DECEMBER 1989" PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CARGO DISCHARGED HONG KONG FROM INCOMING SHIPS (ESTIMATED FROM A SAMPLE OF MANIFEST CONSIGNMENTS) DECREASED BY 3 PER CENT.
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