THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1983
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TABLE 1: VALUE INDEXES OF RETAIL SALES FOR
JULY AND AUGUST 1983
MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 1980 - 100)
ITEM
JULY AUGUST 1983 1983
AUGUST 1983 COMPARED WITH JULY 1983
AUGUST 1983
COMPARED WITH
AUGUST 1982
(REVISED (PRO- FIGURES) VISIONAL FIGURES)
POINTS %
POINTS %%
TOTAL RETAIL SALES
(HK$ MILLION)
4 672
4 759
RETAIL SALES VALUE
INDEXES:
(1) FOR ALL RETAIL
TRADES
(11) BY MAJOR TRADE
138
140
2 1
15
12
GROUPS
FOODSTUFFS,
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
AND TOBACCO
146
146
SAME
SAME
15
11
FUELS
180
183
3
2
31
20
CLOTHING, FOOT-
WEAR AND ALLIED
PRODUCTS
136
132
-6
CONSUMER DURABLES 130
125
-5
† t
14
12
13
12
OTHER CONSUMER
GOODS
131
140
9 7
15
12
(I) BY SELECTED
TRADES
SUPERMARKETS
224
224
SAME
SAME
40
22
MOTOR VEHICLES
56
60
4
7
-5
-8
DEPARTMENT
STORES
120
141
21
18
15
12
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