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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1993
INDICATIONS OF
IN CONCLUSION, MRS WONG SAID MEETING THE COMMUNITY'S ASPIRATIONS REQUIRES MORE THAN MATCHING STATISTICAL SUPPLY AND DEMAND AT A DISTANCE.
"PLANNING IS ABOUT MEETING HUMAN NEEDS IN THE WIDEST SENSE,"
SHE SAID.
"THIS CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH SENSITIVITY ON THE PART OF THE PLANNER AND HIS CLOSE CONTACT WITH THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHOM HIS PLANNING WILL AFFECT," MRS WONG SAID.
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RESTAURANT BUSINESS FIGURES FOR SECOND QUARTER
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THE VALUE OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE RESTAURANT SECTOR IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, ESTIMATED AT $11.2 BILLION, INCREASED BY ONLY 1% OVER THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONAL STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
AFTER DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES OVER THE TOTAL RECEIPTS DECREASED BY 7% IN VOLUME TERMS.
PERIOD,
THE VALUE OF TOTAL PURCHASES OF RESTAURANTS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1993, ESTIMATED AT $4.1 BILLION, WAS 1% LOWER THAN IN THE SAME QUARTER OF 1992.
THE TOTAL RECEIPTS OF BARS INCREASED BY 16% IN VALUE AND 2% IN VOLUME IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1993, AS COMPARED WITH A YEAR AGO; THOSE OF FAST FOOD SHOPS INCREASED BY 12% IN VALUE AND 5% IN VOLUME.
MEANWHILE, THE TOTAL RECEIPTS OF NON-CHINESE REGISTERED AN INCREASE OF 10% IN VALUE; BUT THERE WAS CHANGE IN VOLUME.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE TOTAL RECEIPTS OF CHINESE DECREASED BY 5% IN VALUE AND 13% IN VOLUME.
RESTAURANTS VIRTUALLY
NO
RESTAURANTS
TOTAL VOLUME.
COMPARING THE FIRST HALF OF 1993 WITH THE SAME PERIOD OF RESTAURANTS RECEIPTS ROSE BY 2% IN VALUE BUT DROPPED BY
1992,
7% IN
COMPARING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1993 WITH THE PRECEDING QUARTER, AND BEARING IN MIND THAT THE COMPARISON MAY BE AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, TOTAL RESTAURANT RECEIPTS DECREASED BY 1% IN VALUE AND 3% IN VOLUME.
IN
RESTAURANT RECEIPTS IN VOLUME TERMS ARE DERIVED FROM VALUE TERMS AFTER ADJUSTING FOR PRICE CHANGES. THE COMPONENTS OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ARE USED AS DEFLATORS.
RECEIPTS RELEVANT
/THE REPORT
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