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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1991
AVERAGE HANG
OF
FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY TO NOVEMBER 1991, THE SENG CPI INCREASED BY 11.3% OVER THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING NOVEMBER 1991, THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 11.3% COMPARED WITH THE 12 MONTHS ENDING NOVEMBER 1990.
1989/90-BASED CPI'S (SEE TABLE 2)
1990. UP BY
THE 1989/90-BASED CPI(A) AND CPI(B) FOR NOVEMBER 1991 INCREASED THIS BY 0.4% AND 0.7% RESPECTIVELY WHEN COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1991. WAS LARGELY DUE TO SEASONALLY HIGHER PRICES OF OUTERCLOTHING HIGHER PRIVATE HOUSING RENTALS.
AND
IN
THESE RATES OF INCREASE WERE SIMILAR TO THOSE RECORDED OCTOBER 1991, BEING 0.4% FOR CPI(A) AND 0.6% FOR CPI (B) OVER SEPTEMBER 1991.
UNCHANGED
IN
FOR THE FOOD COMPONENT, THE INDEX WAS VIRTUALLY CPI(A) BUT INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN CPI (B) IN NOVEMBER 1991 WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH.
LIVE
WITHIN THIS COMPONENT, THE PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND POULTRY SHOWED FURTHER DECLINE IN NOVEMBER BUT THIS WAS OFFSET BY INCREASE IN CHARGES FOR MEALS AT RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES.
WITHIN THE HOUSING COMPONENT, PRIVATE HOUSING RENTALS INCREASED
BUT PUBLIC FURTHER,
HOUSING RENTALS SHOWED NO CHANGE IN NOVEMBER COMPARED WITH OCTOBER.
AS FOR THE PRICES OF DURABLE GOODS AND TRANSPORT SERVICES, WERE RELATIVELY STABLE IN NOVEMBER 1991.
THEY
THE 1989/90-BASED HANG SENG CPI FOR NOVEMBER 1991 INCREASED 1.1% COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1991.
BY
THE
RELEASE SERIES THE
CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO 1984/85-BASED CPI(A) AND CPI (B) IN PARALLEL WITH THE NEW 1989/90-BASED CPI(A) AND CPI(B) UNTIL MARCH 1992, AFTER WHICH FORMER SERIES WILL BE DISCONTINUED.
THE OF
MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR NOVEMBER
GOVERNMENT 1991, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $7 PER COPY FROM THE PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE,
19TH OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, CENTRAL;
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.
INDEX 805 6403.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, CAN BE MADE TO THE CONSUMER
OF SECTION
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
ON
PRICE
TEL.
HANG
OF
HANG
DETAILS REGARDING THE HANG SENG CPI ARE CONTAINED IN THE SENG CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT SENG BANK LTD.
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