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WHOLESALE PRICES CHANGES,

Wholesale prices in Hong Kong during the year 1932 registered a decrease of 10.4% as compared with 1931, and increases of 14.5% as compared with 1924, 22 4% as compared with the base period of 1922. and 91.2% as compared with 1913.

There were decreases in each of the four groups in 1932 as compared with 1931: Foodstuffs declining by 12.3%. Textiles by 7.8%. Metals and Minerals by 9.1% and Miscellaneous Items by 12.5%.

The following table shows the course of price changes since 1913:-

Foodstuff's

Textiles

Metals

Miscellaneous

1st

2nd 3rd

Qtr. Qtr. Qtr.

4th

Qtr.

1913 1922 1924 1931 1932 1932 1932 1932 1932

73.6 100.0

126.5 129.6 130.1 124.9 121.4

55.1 100.0

125.2 135.6 128.5 118.8 117.8

100 0

128.1 | 137.0 138.2 121.8 115.4

109.7 125 7 109.9 103.2 100.2

63.2

64.2

100.0

106.1 144.3

112.5 135.3

102.3 140.9

106.3 125.4

Average of all Articles.... 64.0 100.0 106.8 136.6

122.4132.0 126.7 117.2 113.7

INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES

(1922-100)

Foodstuffs

Beans

Beef

1924

1931

1932

100.3

130.9

118.6

116.9

218.0

152.3

Eggs

Flour (Wheat)

94.5

131.1

104.5

96.4

114.0

98.5

Salt Fish......

87.6

125.9

150.0

Fruits. Fresh

123.4

306.7

274.5

Lard

106.9

138.0

114.7

Milk (Condensed)

92.2

185.2

176.8

Multon

114.3

173.9

132.9

Onions

103.1

141.1

104.1

Peanut Oil

111.6

117.1

122.1

Pork

103.6

133 8

119.8

Potatoes

93.4

109.0

109.6

Poultry

111.0

175 2

147.7

Rice (Broken)

112.3

126.1

118.3

Rice (White)

110.2

133.2

113.5

Sugar (Raw)

135.8

99.0

86.6

Vegetables (Dried etc.).....

96.3

64.3

56.8

Vermicelli

106.5

120 2

101.7