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THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1986

HOWEVER, TOTAL RECEIPTS OF FAST FOOD SHOPS DECREASED BY 6 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 7 PER CENT IN VOLUME. THOSE OF OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES, AND OF NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS DROPPED BY 3 PER CENT AND 8 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN BOTH VALUE AND VOLUME TERMS.

TABLE 1 PRESENTS THE REVISED FIGURES FOR TOTAL RECEIPTS AND TOTAL PURCHASES OF THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT SECTOR FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1985, AND THE PROVISIONAL FIGURES FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1985.

TABLE 2 SHOWS THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF TOTAL RECEIPTS BY TYPE OF RESTAURANT, WITH THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE OF 1982 TAKEN AS 100. COMPARISONS OF THE FOURTH QUARTER 1985 RESULTS WITH THOSE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1985 AND FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1984, AND COMPARISONS OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE WHOLE YEAR OF 1985 WITH THOSE FOR 1984 ARE ALSO GIVEN.

THE REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF RESTAURANT RECEIPTS AND PURCHASES FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1985 IS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $1 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES ON THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE WHOLESALE-RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL: 3-7216024).

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