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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1983

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY RETAIL SALES IN 1980 ARE TAKEN AS 100. COMPARISONS OF THE SEPTEMBER 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/RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, TEL. NO. 3-7216024.

TABLE 1 : VALUE INDEXES OF RETAIL SALES FOR

AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 1983

(MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 1980 - 100)

SEPT 1983

AUG

SEPT

COMPARED WITH

ITEK

1983

1983

AUG 1983

(REVISED (PROVISIONAL

FIGURES) FIGURES)

POINTS

TOTAL RETA IL

SALES (HK$

MILLION)

4 752

4 915

RETAIL SALES

VALUE INDEXES.

SEPT 1983

COMPARED WITH SEPT 1982

POINTS

(1)

FOR ALL

RETAIL TRADES

140

145

5

18

14

(11)

BY MAJOR

TRADE GROUPS

FOODSTUFFS

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

146

161

15

10

28

21

AND TOBACCO

FUELS

184

184

SAME

SAME

31

20

CLOTHING

FOOTWEAR AND

130

132

2

2

12

10

ALLIED PRODUCTS

CONSUMER DURABLES 125

128

ليا

OTHER CONSUMER

140

142

મ

3

2

16

14

2

1

13

10

#9

GOODS

(111)

BY SELECTED

TRADES

SUPERMARKETS

226

271

45

20..

91

51

MOTOR VEHICLES

60

67

7

12

-7

-9

DEPARTMENT STORES 140

120

-20

-14

13

12

/TABLE 2