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MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1993
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDING FEBRUARY 1993, THE (P1(A) WAS, AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 9.4% THAN IN THE THREE MONTHS ENDING FEBRUARY THE CORRESPONDING FIGURE FOR THE CPI(B) WAS 9.7%.
FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING FEBRUARY 1993, THE CPI(A) AND ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 9.2% AND 9.6% RESPECTIVELY THAN WERE, PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD.
ON 1992.
CPI (B)
IN THE
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE INDICES. THE DESEASONALISED CPI(A) AND CP1(B) BOTH INCREASED AT AN AVERAGE RATE OF 0.8% PER MONTH DURING THE THREE MONTHS ENDING FEBRUARY 1993.
THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT
MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR FEBRUARY 1993, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $12 A COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG
KONG.
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FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS, CONTACT SHOULD BE MADE WITH
SERVICES THE INFORMATION
DEPARTMENT, FRENCH
BUILDING, MISSION
BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG.
HANG
6403.
SENG
FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDICES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT 805
DETAILS REGARDING THE HANG SENG CPI ARE CONTAINED
DEPARTMENT CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH HANG SENG BANK LTD.
ON
IN THE OF
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