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TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1990
COMPARING JUNE 1990 WITH MAY 1990,
INCREASED THIS
THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS
IN CPI(B).
OF
FRESH
FOR
MEALS
BY 1.6 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 1.4 PER CENT
THE WAS MAINLY
RETAIL PRICES DUE TO INCREASES IN
AND VEGETABLES,
CHARGES SALT-WATER FISH AND FRESH FRUIT, IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES.
THE INDEX FOR HOUSING INCREASED BY 0.7 PER CENT IN CPI(A) BY
PER
OF HIGHER RENTS FOR 0.9
CENT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS:
AND
SOME
BOTH
THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS INCREASED BY 0.5 PER CENT IN
PRICES OF ELECTRICAL CPI(A) AND CPI(B), REFLECTING INCREASES IN THE APPLIANCES, VIDEO AND SOUND EQUIPMENT.
THE
BY INCREASED
0.9
PER INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES
T IN CPI(B) DUE ΤΟ HIGHER NEW CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 1.1 PER CEN
THE RECENT INCREASE TERRITORIES TAXI FARES AS WELL AS THE EFFECT OF IN URBAN TAXI FARES.
THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 0.4 PER CENT IN CPI(A) BY 0.5 PER CENT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER CHARGES FOR PACKAGE AND REPAIRS TO HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
CPI FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO
SERIES NOT UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DECIMAL PLACE.
JUNE
AND TOURS
ADJUSTED
SEASONALLY
ARE DERIVED FROM
FROM
19TH
MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR
THE 1990,
GOVERNMENT IS AVAILABLE AT $5 PER COPY WHICH PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE,
DEPARTMENT, STATISTICS CENTRAL; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND
FLOOR, FROM THE INFORMATION WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI; OR
CENTRAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.
CONSUMER
DEPARTMENT
AT
FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS 805 6403.
PER CENT THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 151.0 IN JUNE 1990, UP BY 0.9
THE HANG SENG CPI OVER MAY 1990 AND BY 11.3 PER CENT OVER JUNE 1989.
CENT OF URBAN IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE 10 PER
DURING THE HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG THAT SPENT $10,000-24,999 A MONTH 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY.
HANG
OF
HANG
FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE INCLUDED IN THE SENG CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT SENG BANK LTD.
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