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MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1983

TABLES 1 AND 2 PRESENT THE REVISED FIGURES FOR APRIL 1983

AND THE PROVISIONAL FIGURES FOR MAY 1983 OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES AND RETAIL SALES VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES BY MAJOR TRADE GROUPS AND SELECTED TRADES (WHICH FORM PART OF THE RELEVANT MAJOR TRADE GROUPS).

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY RETAIL SALES IN 1980 ARE TAKEN AS 100.

COMPARISON OF THE MAY RESULTS WITH THOSE OF THE PRECEDING MONTH AND OF THE CORRESPONDING MONTH IN 1982 ARE ALSO GIVEN.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, TEL. NO, 3-7216024.

TABLE 1 VALUE INDEXES OF RETAIL SALES FOR APRIL AND MAY 1983

(MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 1980 -

100)

MAY 1983

ITEM

APRIL 1983

MAY 1983

COMPARED WITH

APRIL 1983

(REVISED

(PROVISION- POINTS %

MAY 1983 COMPARED WITH

MAY 1982

POINTS %

FIGURES) AL FIGURES)

TOTAL RETAIL SALES

(HK$ MILLION)

4 411

4 643

RETAIL SALES VALUE

INDEXES #

(1) FOR ALL RETAIL

TRADES

130

137

7 5

15 12

(11) BY MAJOR TRADE

GROUPS

FOODSTUFFS

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

AND TOBACCO

145

146

1

1

18

14

FUELS

171

179

8

5

25

16

CLOTHING. FOOTWEAR

AND ALLIED

PRODUCTS

140

148

8

6

11

8

CONSUMER DURABLES

112

123

11

10

12

11

OTHER CONSUMER

GOODS

124

131

7

6

13

11

(111) BY SELECTED TRADES

SUPERMARKETS

194

206

12

6

37

22

MOTOR VEHICLES

44

57

13

30

-8

-12

DEPARTMENT STORES

109

117

8

7

8

7

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