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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1987
AND THE
THE CPI (A)
CPI (B) ARE BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERNS OF 50 PER CENT AND 30 PER CENT, RESPECTIVELY, OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG, WHICH WERE DERIVED FROM THE 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY. THE CPI(A) REFERS TO HOUSEHOLDS
MONTH SPENDING BETWEEN $2,000 AND $6,499 A
AT THAT TIME AND CPI(B) BETWEEN $6,500 AND $9,999 A MONTH.
CHANGES IN THE INDEXES FOR OCTOBER 1987 IN RESPECT OF THE
THE COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTIONS IN
TWO CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1987 AND OCTOBER 1986, ARE GIVEN BELOW.
THE
NINE AS
(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)
CPI (A)
CPI(B)
INDEX X CHANGE X CHANGE
FOR
SECTION
OCT.87
OVER SEP.87
OVER
INDEX FOR
OCT.86
OCT.87
* CHANGE OVER SEP.87
* CHANGE OVER OCT.86
FOODSTUFFS
108.7
+0.5
+6.8
109.3
+0.6
+6.9
HOUSING
111.2
+0.1
+4.3
108.5
+0.1
+2.9
FUEL AND
LIGHT
'92.6
+0.0*
+3.8
93.2
+0.0*
+3
ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS AND
TOBACCO
(FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION)
116.8
-0.1
+6.2
117.2
-0.1
+6.8
CLOTHING AND
FOOTWEAR
113.
9
+0.6
+4.0
115.6
+0.7
+4.4
DURABLE GOODS
113.1
+0.3
+5.0
112.3
+0.4
+5.1
MISCELLANEOUS
GOODS
117.8
+0.1
+10.1
117.8
+0.0*
+9.5
TRANSPORT AND
VEHICLES
117.0
+0.6
+9.1
115.9
+0.7
+8.
.8
SERVICES
120.7
+3.3
+6.4
120.0
+2.9
+6.
7
ALL ITEMS
111.5
+0.7
+6.
4
111.6
+0.7
+6.0
* LESS THAN 0.05 PER CENT
/COMPARED WITH
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