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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1984

CLOTHING AND

138.4

155.8

154.0

1.38.9

156.7

154.J

FOOTWEAR

TURABLE GOODS

113.2

125.3

125.2

116.5

129.2

129.2

'ISCELLANEOUS

133.2

150.7

150.2

132.2

147.6

146.8

GOODS

TRANSPORT AND

155.9

170.1

170.1

158.1

173.0

173.0

VEHICLES

SERVICES

152.9

170.3

171.0

150.6

167.9

168.4

ALL ITEMS

142.6

155.6

155.7

142.2

155.4

155.4

COMPARED WITH JULY 1984, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS ROSE BY 0.4 POINT IN BOTH CPI (A) AND CPI (B). THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS INCREASED. THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH FRUIT ALSO WENT UP DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF ORANGES AND WATER MELONS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF LIVE POULTRY DECREASED AS A RESULT OF LOWER PRICES OF CHICKEN.

LOWER PRICES OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS AND KEROSENE CAUSED THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT TO DROP BY 1.5 POINTS IN CPI (A) AND 1.3 POINTS IN CPI (B).

THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR DECREASED BY 1.8 POINTS IN CPI (A) AND 2.7 POINTS IN CPI (B) AS A RESULT OF LOWER PRICES OF OUTERCLOTHING.

THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS FELL BY 0.5 POINT IN CPI (A) AND 0.8 POINT IN CPI (B) DUE TO LOWER PRICES OF JEWELLERY.

THE INDEX FOR SERVICES ROSE BY 0.7 POINT IN CPI (A) AND 0.5 POINT IN CPI (B), REFLECTING THE FULL IMPACT OF RISES IN FEES CHARGED FOR PASSPORTS, CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY AND RE-ENTRY PERMITS AS WELL AS HIGHER ADMISSION CHARGES FOR CINEMAS AND CONCERTS.

PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.

DETAILS OF THESE PRICE MOVEMENTS ARE GIVEN IN THE +CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT+ FOR AUGUST 1984, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $3 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG, OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, ROOM 1904, 19TH FLOOR, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS. FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, PLEASE CONTACT THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE NO. 3-7216512.

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