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MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1989

THOSE RECORDED FOR FOR FEBRUARY

THESE RATES OF INCREASE WERE HIGHER THAN MARCH AND APRIL 1989 BUT WERE SIMILAR TO THOSE RECORDED 1989.

CPI(B) BOTH PRICES OF MOST

COMPARING MAY WITH APRIL 1989, THE CPI(A) AND THE INCREASED BY 0.9 PER CENT, LARGELY BECAUSE OF HIGHER FOODSTUFFS AND OUTERCLOTHING, AND HIGHER MTR AND KCR FARES.

MONTHS ENDED AND 8.5 ENDED

THE AVERAGE CP1(A) AND AVERAGE CPI(B) FOR THE 12 MAY 1989, AT 122.3 AND 122.1 RESPECTIVELY, WERK 8.7 PER CENT PER CENT RESPECTIVELY HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE FOR THE 12 MONTHS MAY 1988.

1989. THE SEASONALLY RATE OF 0.8

DURING THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED MAY ADJUSTED CPI(A) AND CPI(B) BOTH INCREASED AT AN AVERAGE PER CENT PER MONTH.

THE CPI(A) AND THE CPI(B) ARE BASED PATTERNS OF 50 PER CENT

ON THE EXPENDITURE AND 30 PER CENT. RESPECTIVELY, HOUSEHOLDS IN

OF URBAN HONG KONG, WHICH WERE DERIVED HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY.

FROM THE 1984/85

BETWEEN $2,000 AND AND $9,999

THE CPI(A) REFERS TO HOUSEHOLDS SPENDING $6.499 A MONTH AT THAT TIME AND THE CPI(B) BETWEEN $6,500 A MONTH.

CHANGES IN THE INDEXES FOR MAY 1989 IN COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTIONS IN

RESPECT OF THE NINE THE TWO CONSUMER COMPARED WITH APRIL 1989 AND MAY 1988, ARE GIVEN BELOW.

PRICE INDEXES, AS

(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)

CPI(A)

CPI(B)

SECTION

INDEX FOR MAY 89

%% CHANGE

OVER APRIL 89

% CHANGE OVER MAY 88

INDEX FOR MAY 89

% CHANGE OVER APRIL 89

% CHANGE OVER MAY 88

FOODSTUFFS

129.7

+1.0

+13.8

130.7

+1.1

+13.8

HOUSING

121.0

+0.4

+ 7.2

116.4

+0.5

+ 5.6

FUEL AND

LIGHT

95.7

-0.5

+ 2. 5

96.2

-0.7

+ 2.4

ALCOHOLIC

DRINKS

AND TOBACCO

I FOR HOME

CONSUMPTION) 133.0

+0.1

7.1

133.9

+0.1

+ 7.3

/CLOTHING AND