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TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1989

PER CENT HIGHER PRICES OF NECKTIES AND

THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 0.6 IN CPI(A) AND BY 0.8 PER CENT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF MEN'S OUTERCLOTHING, FOOTWEAR.

SOCKS

AND

STOCKINGS,

BELTS,

AND

THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS INCREASED BY 0.5 PER CENT IN CPI(A)

PRICES OF OPTICAL AND BY 0.8 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER TRAVEL GOODS.

IN

THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS INCREASED BY 0.8 PER CENT

PRICES OF CPI(A) AND BY 1.0 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER COSMETICS, TOYS AND HOBBIES.

AND THE INDEX FOR SERVICES DECREASED BY 0.7 PER CENT IN CPI(A) CHARGES FOR BY 0.8 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS

HAIRDRESSING AND PACKAGE TOURS RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER THE CHINESE NEW YEAR.

CPI SERIES FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ARE DERIVED FROM UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN 1 DECIMAL PLACE.

PRICE INDEX REPORT" THE COPY FROM BUILDING, GROUND AND STATISTICS ROAD, WAN CHAI,

"CONSUMER MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE

WHICH FOR MARCH 1989,

IS AVAILABLE

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

ON

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE CONSUMER

SECTION PRICE INDEX

OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT 5-8235089.

THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 130.9 IN MARCH 1989, UP BY 0.4 OVER FEBRUARY 1989 AND UP BY 10.6 PER CENT OVER MARCH 1988.

PER CENT

THE

THAT SPENT

OF PATTERN THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PER CENT 910,000-24,999

10

SURVEY.

OF URBAN

A MONTH

HOUSEHOLDS

DURING

HONG KONG IN THE 1984-85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE

SENG CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC SENG BANK LTD.

FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE INCLUDED IN

DEPARTMENT RESEARCH

THE HANG OF HANG

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