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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1987

MISCELLANEOUS

GOODS

117.7

+0.2

+10.9

117.7

+0.7

+10.4

TRANSPORT AND

VEHICLES

116.3

+0.4

+8.4

115.1

+0.3

+8.0

SERVICES

116.

+0.5

+6,3

116.6

+0.4

+6,6

ALL ITEMS

110.8

+0.3

+5.9

110.8

+0.4

+5.7

* LESS TILAN 0.05 PER CENT

FOODSTUFFS

INCREASED

COMPARED WITH TRUST 1987, THE INDEX FOR BY 0.1 PER CENT IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) AND BY 0.3 PER CENT IN CONSUMER PRICE INDE (B). THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH FRUIT AND LIVE POULTRY AND IN THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES, WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE DECREASE IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH VEGETABLES. 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 1.0 PER CENT IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) AND BY 0.4 PER CENT IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B) DUB TO HIGHER RENTS FOR SOME HOUSING AUTHORITY GROUP A ESTATES.

THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 0.4 PER CENT IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) AND BY 0.5 PER CENT IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES OF MEN'S OUTERCLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR.

THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS INCREASED BY 0.2 PER CENT IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) AND BY 0.7 PER CENT IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES OF COSMETICS AND TOYS,

THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 0.5 PER CENT IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) AND BY 0.4 PER CENT IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B) DUE TO HIGHER CHARGES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AND HOUSEHOLD SERVICES.

PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THE INDICES WERE INSIGNIFICANT.

CONSUMER PRICE

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR SEPTEMBER 1987, WHICH IS AVAILABLE

AT $3.5 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19/F... WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WANCHAI, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

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