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THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1989

COMPARED WITH

JUNE 1989, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED MAINLY MARGINALLY IN CPI(A) AND BY 0.3 PER CENT IN CPI(B). THIS WAS DUE TO THE INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND DECREASES IN THE OTHER EATING PLACES, WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE

POULTRY AND FRESH AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES, LIVE FRUIT.

THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR DECREASED BY 1.2 PER IN CPI(A) AND BY 1.3 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF LOWER PRICES OF OUTERCLOTHING.

IN

THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS INCREASED BY 0.9 PER CENT CPI(A) AND BY 0.7 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF JEWELLERY AND PERIODICALS.

CMB,

THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES INCREASED BY 1.5 PER IN CPI(A) AND BY 1.9 PER CENT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER FERRY, PUBLIC LIGHT BUS AND AIRPLANE FARES.

CENT

STAR

CENT IN CPI(A} HIGHER CHARGES FOR CINEMA

THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 1.4 PER AND BY 1.5

IN CPI(B) DUE TO PER CENT ENTERTAINMENT AND PACKAGE TOURS.

FIGURES

DERIVED FROM

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED REFER TO CPI SERIES HEREIN UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DECIMAL PLACE.

GOVERNMENT 'CONNAUGHT PLACE,

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR JULY 1989. WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $3.50 PER COPY FROM THE

FLOOR, CENTRE, PUBLICATIONS

GPO BUILDING, GROUND HONG KONG; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, WANCHAI TOWER

TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI; OR FROM SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

19TH FLOOR, THE INFORMATION

PATH, HONG

DIRECTED TO THE CONSUMER DEPARTMENT ON OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES MAY BE PRICE INDEX SECTION TEL. 5-8235089.

OVER

THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 136.0 IN JULY 1989, UP BY 0.2 JUNE 1989 AND UP BY 11.1 PER CENT OVER JULY 1988.

PER CENT

OF

THE

THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN

KONG THAT SPENT $10,000- 10 PER CENT OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG 24,999 A MONTH 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.

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