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SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1984

THE REVISED FIGURE FOR FEBRUARY 1984 AND THE PROVISIONAL FIGURE FOR MARCH 1984 OF TOTAL SALES ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE, AND THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF RETAIL SALES BY MAJOR TRADE GROUPS AND SELECTED TRADES (WHICH FORM PART OF THE RELEVANT MAJOR TRADE GROUPS), WITH AVERAGE MONTHLY RETAIL SALES IN 1980 TAKEN AS 100, ARE ALSÓ TABULATED.

COMPARISONS OF MARCH 1984 RESULTS WITH THOSE OF FEBRUARY 1984 AND MARCH 1983 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.

TOTAL RETAIL SALES FOR MARCH 1984 (PROVISIONAL FIGURE) - HK$5 359

FOR FEBRUARY 1984 (REVISED FIGURE)

VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF RETAIL SALES

FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH 1984

(MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 1980 - 100)

-

MILLION HK$4 598

MILLION

MAR 1984 COMPARED

MAR 1984 COMPARED WITH

INDEX OF RETAIL

WITH

ITEM

SALES

FEB 1984 MAR 1984

FEB 1984

MAR 1983

(REVISED (PROVISIONAL

FIGURES) FIGURES)

POINTS %

POINTS %

(A) FOR ALL

RETAIL TRADES

(B) BY MAJOR

TRADE

GROUPS

FOODSTUFFS,

VALUE VOLUME

135

39

95

158 111

22

16

OVN

.17

17 9

27 21 9

ALCOHOLIC

DRINKS AND

VALUE

159

168

TOBACCO

VOLUME

102

109

ON

6 26

7

7

• FUELS

VALUE

165

190

25 15

16

VOLUME

106

122

16 15

1000 100

8

18 8

1

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