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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1991
CONSUMER
AT
FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
PRICE 805 6403.
DETAILS REGARDING THE HANG SENG CPI ARE CONTAINED IN THE HANG СРІ
OF REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT
HANG
SENG BANK LTD.
SENG
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TABLE 1 CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES (A) AND (B) (OCT. 84 SEP. 85 = 100)
FOR JULY 1991 COMPARED WITH JULY 1990
SECTION
(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 = 100)
CPI(A)
CPI (B)
INDEX
FOR
X CHANGE OVER
INDEX FOR
% CHANGE OVER
JULY 91
JULY 90
JULY 91
JULY 90
FOODSTUFFS
162.7
+12.4
165.0
+12.6
MBALS BOUGHT AWAY FROM HOME
181.9
+13.5
182.5
+13.4
FOODSTUFFS, EXCLUDING MEALS
146.3
+11.2
147.7
+11.6
BOUGHT AWAY FROM HOME
HOUSING
150.1
+13.4
143.2
+11.9
FUEL AND LIGHT
111.5
+7.5
111.0
+6.9
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO
223.6
+41.6
221.4
+39.3
(FOR HOME CONSUMPTION)
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
157.1
+7.5
161.5
+8.2
DURABLE GOODS
131.2
+3.9
129.7
+3.6
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS
149.4
+8.7
149.3
+8.4
TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES
175.1
+12.3
173.6
+11.8
SERVICES
181.7
+15.1
180.4
+13.9
ALL ITEMS
160.4
+12.6
159.2
+11.9
THE
EXPENDITURE SURVEY.
URBAN
ON THE
1984/85-BASED CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES ARE BASED
PATTERNS DERIVED FROM THE 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
THE CPI(A) IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF ABOUT 50%
IN HOUSEHOLDS
HONG KONG,
AVERAGE WHICH HAD AN
EXPENDITURE OF $2,000-$6,499 A MONTH IN 1984/85.
MONTHLY
OF
THE CPI(B) IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF. THE NEXT URBAN HOUSEHOLDS,
MONTHLY WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE
EXPENDITURE $6,500-$9,999 IN THE SAME PERIOD.
30%
OF
MONTHLY
(THE 1984/85-BASED HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF ABOUT 10% OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE EXPENDITURE OF $10,000-$24,999 IN 1984/85.)
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