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TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1989

AND

FOR PACKAGE

THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 0.9 PER CENT IN CPI(A) BY 1.0 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER CHARGES TOURS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT.

APRIL

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR 1989, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $3.5 PER COPY FROM PUBLICATIONS CENTRE,

POST OFFICE BUILDING, GENERAL PLACE, HONG KONG: OR CONNAUGHT

FROM THE CENSUS DEPARTMENT, 19/F. WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD,

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FRENCH DEPARTMENT, KONG; OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS

THE GOVERNMENT GROUND FLOOR, AND STATISTICS WAN CHAI, HONG MISSION MAILINGS.

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE

AND STATISTICS THE CENSUS SECTION OF INDEX

PRICE 5-8235089.

CONSUMER

DEPARTMENT

AT

CENT

THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 133.3 IN APRIL 1989, UP BY 1.8 PER

THE HANG OVER MARCH 1989 AND UP BY 11.0 PER CENT OVER APRIL 1988.

CENT OF SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE 10 PER

HK$10,000-24,999 A MONTH URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG THAT SPENT DURING THE 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE

SURVEY.

HANG OF HANG

FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE INCLUDED IN THE SENG CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT SENG BANK LTD.

FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY UNLESS

SPECIFIED. OTHERWISE

ALL PERCENTAGE DERIVED FROM CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE PLACE.

ADJUSTED CHANGES ARE THAN 1 DECIMAL

1988 SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS STARTED

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS FOR 1988 HAS JUST COMMENCED.

THE SURVEY IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY AND REPRESENTS CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME IN THE DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT ECONOMIC ON THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE BUILDING, REAL ESTATE SECTORS IN HONG KONG.

PART OF A STATISTICS

CONSTRUCTION AND

EVALUATING ESTATE

SECTORS то ASCERTAINING THEIR COST

UP-TO-DATE DATA FOR THE AIMS OF THE SURVEY ARE TO

AND REAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION

KONG'S HONG

OBTAIN

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT,

CHARACTERISTICS STRUCTURE, OPERATING

AND FOR

AND

OUTPUT LEVELS,

/RESULTS OF

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