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FRIDAY, JU 28, 1991
THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 2.0% IN CPA) AND CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES OF SUMMER OUTERCLOTHING.
BOTH
CPL(A) FARES.
BY FOR THE
TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES INCREASED INDEX AND BY 2.1% IN CP1(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER MTR, KCR
2.5% AND LRT
IN
IN
THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 0.5% IN CPI(A) AND BY
DUE
HIGHER CHARGES FOR CPI(B)
TO
DRESSING.
MEDICAL
SERVICES
AND
0.7% HAIR-
FIGURES
FROM
HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED CPI PIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DECIMAL PLACE.
RELEASE
SERIES THE
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO 1984/85-BASED CPI(A) AND CPI(B) IN PARALLEL WITH THE NEW 1989/90-BASED CP1(A) AND CPI (B) UNTIL MARCH 1992, AFTER WHICH FORMER SERIES WILL BE DISCONTINUED.
THE OF
MAY 1991, PUBLICATIONS CENTRAL; OR
GOVERNMENT CONNAUGHT PLACE, 19TH FLOOR, THE INFORMATION CENTRAL
MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR
PER COPY FROM THE WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $7
CENTRE,
BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, GPO FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI; OR FROM SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.
PRICE
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES CAN BE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND TEL. 805 6403.
DIRECTED ΤΟ THE CONSUMER DEPARTMENT ON
STATISTICS
THE 1989/90-BASED HANG SENG CPI WAS 113.4 IN MAY 1991, 1.3% OVER APRIL 1991.
FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING MAY 1991, THE 1984/85-BASED HANG CPI WAS UP BY 11.7% COMPARED WITH THE 12 MONTHS ENDING MAY 1990. MAY 1991, THE INDEX WAS UP BY 11.6% OVER MAY 1990.
THE
THE
UP BY
SRNG FOR
EXPENDITURE KONG WHICH SPENT
HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON 1989/90-BASED PATTERN OF ABOUT 10% OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG $17,500-$37,499 A MONTH DURING 1989/90.
FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE INCLUDED IN THE SENG CP1 REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT SENG BANK LTD.
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