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ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

AND TOBACCO

(FOR HOME

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1984

CONSUMPTION)

203.5

208.5

208.5

195.4

201.0

201.J

CLOTHING AND

FOOTWEAR

143.7

155.7

158.7

145.3

156.6

160.4

DURABLE GOODS

123.0

125.1

124.9

125.8

129.1

129.0

MISCELLANEOUS

GOODS

138.6

150.6

150.7

138.1

147.1

147.1

TRANSPORT AND

VEHICLES

158.2

171.3

171.5

160.7

173.9

174.0

SERVICES

160.3

171.4

177.6

158.2

168.7

173.7

ALL ITEMS

150.9

156.9

156.0

149.7

156.3

156.2

COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1984, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 4.0 POINTS IN CPI(A) AND 3.5 POINTS IN CPI(B). THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH VEGETABLES FELL AS A RESULT OF ADEQUATE SUPPLY. THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF LIVE POULTRY, SALT-WATER FISH AND FRESH-WATER FISH ALSO WENT DOWN, ON THE OTHER HAND THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH FRUIT ROSE SLIGHTLY. THE EFFECT OF MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS ON THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS WAS INSIGNIFICANT.

THE INDEX FOR HOUSING INCREASED BY 1.8 POINTS IN CPI(A)

AND 2.0 POINTS IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF INCREASED RENTS FOR PRIVATE DWELLINGS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1984.

HIGHER PRICES OF OUTERCLOTHING PUSHED UP THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR BY 3.0 POINTS IN CPI(A) AND 3.8 POINTS IN CPI(B).

THE INDEX FOR SERVICES ROSE BY 6.2 POINTS IN CPI(A) AND 5.0 POINTS IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER SCHOOL FEES AND TEXTBOOK PRICES.

PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.

(FIGURES PRESENTED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED FROM CPI FIGURES TO 2 DECIMAL PLACES.)

DETAILS OF THESE PRICE MOVEMENTS ARE GIVEN IN THE +CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT+ FOR OCTOBER 1984, AVAILABLE AT $3 A COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING,

OUND 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 GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG FOR CAL 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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