TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1990
INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 3.5 THE
PER CENT OF PRICES CPI(A) AND BY 3.4 PER CENT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER OUTERCLOTHING.
IN
THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS INCREASED BY 0.8 PER CENT IN CPI(A} BY 0.7 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, VIDEO AND SOUND EQUIPMENT.
AND
FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
FROM ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED
CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DECIMAL PLACE.
MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR NOVEMBER 1990, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $5 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, 19TH FLOOR, CENTRAL; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, HANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI; OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, CENTRAL FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.
PRICE
ΤΟ THE ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES CAN BE DIRECTED INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
CONSUMER ON TEL.
805 6403.
THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 158.0 IN NOVEMBER 1990, UP BY CENT OVER OCTOBER 1990 AND BY 12.0 PER CENT OVER NOVEMBER 1989.
1.0
PER
THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE 10 A PER CENT OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG THAT SPENT $10,000-24,999 MONTH DURING THE 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY.
FURTHER
HANG OF HANG
DETAILS REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE INCLUDED IN THE SENG СРІ REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT SENG BANK LTD.
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