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THE
ON THE OTHER HAND, RELATIVELY FASTER PRICE INCREASES THAN OVERALL AVERAGE WERE RECORDED FOR MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES (12.4% IN THE (11.7% AND 12.1%); AND CPI(A) AND 11.3% IN THE CPI(B)); HOUSING TRANSPORT (9.1% AND 8.9%).
FOOTWEAR, THEIR
AND
AS FOR MEALS AT RESTAURANTS AND CLOTHING AND CORRESPONDING INCREASES WERE 8.0% AND 7.8% IN THE CPI(A) AND 7.8% 8.1% IN THE CPI(B).
BOTH
AFFECTED
COMPARING MAY 1994 WITH APRIL 1994, THE CPI(A) AND CPI(B) INCREASED BY 0.8%. HOWEVER, THIS COMPARISON COULD HAVE BEEN BY SEASONAL FACTORS.
FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY TO MAY 1994, THE CPI(A) AND WERE, ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 7.5% AND 7.9% RESPECTIVELY THAN CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 1993.
CPI(B) THE
IN
WERE,
FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED MAY 1994, THE CPI(A) AND CPI(B) ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 8.1% AND 8.3% RESPECTIVELY THAN IN THE PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD.
SEASONALLY
THE
CPIS. OF
SERIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR ADJUSTED THE DESEASONALISED CPI(A) AND CPI(B) INCREASED AT AN AVERAGE RATE 0.7% AND 0.8% RESPECTIVELY PER MONTH DURING THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAY 1994.
THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT
MAY
MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR PUBLICATIONS 1994, AVAILABLE AT $16.5 A COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT
PLACE, CENTRE. GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT
OF SECTION
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PLEASE TELEPHONE THE AND STATISTICS
CONSUMER
DEPARTMENT ON IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDICES, PRICE INDEX
OF THE CENSUS SECTION 805 6403. DETAILS REGARDING THE HANG SENG CPI ARE CONTAINED HANG SENG CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH HANG SENG BANK LTD.
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