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For the 12 months ended October 1995, the CPI(A) and CPI(B) were, on average, higher by 9% and 9.5% respectively than in the preceding 12-month period. The corresponding increase for the Composite CPI was 9.4%.
Seasonally adjusted series are also available for the CPIs. The deseasonalised CPI(A), CPI(B) and the Composite CPI all increased at an average rate of 0.8% per month during the three months ended October 1995.
Further details are shown in Tables 1 and 2 and Charts 1 to 4.
More details are given in the "Consumer Price Index Report" for October 1995, which is on sale at $23 per copy from the Government Publications Centre, Queensway Government Offices, Low Block, ground floor, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong.
The report is also available from the Publications Unit of the Census and Statistics Department, 19th floor, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
For local and overseas mailings, contact should be made with the Information Services Department, 28th floor, Siu On Centre, 188 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
For enquiries about the indices, please telephone the Consumer Price Index Section of the Census and Statistics Department on 2805 6403. Details regarding the Hang Seng CPI are contained in the Hang Seng CPI Report issued by the Economic Research Department of Hang Seng Bank Ltd.