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COMPARED WITH APRIL 1987, THE INDEX
FOR
FOODSTUFFS DECREASED THIS BY 0.4 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 0.1 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B).
PRICE OF FRESH WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE DECREASE IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL
RETAIL VEGETABLES WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE INCREASES IN THE AVERAGE
FISH AND IN THE LIVE
SALT-WATER POULTRY, PRICES OF FRESH FRUIT,
THE AVERAGE CHARGES FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES.
ITEMS ON THE EFFECT OF MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS WAS INSIGNIFICANT.
PER CENT
THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 1.4
CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 1.3 PER CENT IN NEW PRICES OF OUTERCLOTHING,
CENT IN NEW THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS INCREASED BY 1.7 PER
TO HIGHER PRICES OF IN NEW CPI(B) DUE CPI(A) AND BY 1.4 PER CENT ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.
IN THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS INCREASED BY 1.6 PER CENT
HIGHER PRICE NEW CPI(A) AND BY 1.5 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B) BECAUSE OF OF JEWELLERY.
THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES INCREASED BY 1.4 PER IN BOTH NEW CP1(A) AND NEW CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER MTR FARES TRAIN FARES.
CENT AND
PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER SECTIONS OF INDICES WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
THE NEW
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BY 0.9 MEANWHILE, THE HANG SENG CP1 WAS 111.7 IN MAY 1987, UP
THE HANG PER CENT OVER APRIL 1987 AND BY 6.6 PER CENT OVER MAY 1986.
10 PER CENT OF SENG (PI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE
A MONTH THAT SPENT HK$10,000-24,999 URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG DURING THE 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY.
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