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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1989

ENDED

SEPTEMBER

1989,

THE

INCREASED AT AN

AVERAGE

DURING THE

PERIOD THREE-MONTH SEASONALLY ADJUSTED CPI(A) AND CPI(B) BOTH RATE OF 0.7 PER CENT PER MONTH.

THE CPI(A) AND THE CPI(B) ARE BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE

AND PATTERNS OF 50 PER CENT

30 PER CENT.

OF RESPECTIVELY,

EXPENDITURE SURVEY.

THE CPI(A)

URBAN 1984/85 HOUSEHOLDS

THE FROM

ΤΟ REFERS

HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG, WHICH WERE DERIVED HOUSEHOLD SPENDING BETWEEN $2,000 AND $6,499 A MONTH AT THAT TIME AND THE CPI(B) BETWEEN $6,500 AND $9,999 A MONTH.

IN RESPECT OF CHANGES IN THE INDEXES FOR SEPTEMBER 1989 NINE COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTIONS IN THE TWO CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1989 AND SEPTEMBER 1988, ARE GIVEN BELOW.

(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)

THE

AS

CPI(A)

CPI(B)

SECTION

OVER SEP. 89 AUG. 89

INDEX % CHANGE % CHANGE FOR

OVER SEP. 88

INDEX % CHANGE % CHANGE FOR

OVER SEP. 89 AUG. 89

OVER

SEP. 28

FOODSTUFFS

135.0

+1.

6

+11.5

136.0

+1

4

+12.0

HOUSING

123.8

+1.2

+7.3

118.5

+0.6

+5.8

FUEL AND LIGHT

95.8

-0.1

+3.3

96.1

-0.1

+2

.9

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

133.

6

+0.1

+7.4

134.

8

+0.1

+7.7

AND TOBACCO FOR

HOME CONSUMPTIONI

CLOTHING AND

135.0

+0.2

+10.0

138.0

+0.3

+10.5

FOOTWEAR

DURABLE GOODS

122.2

+0.4

+2.3

121.3

+0.6

+2.3

MISCELLANEOUS

132.5

+0.1

+7.4

132.4

+0.5

+7.0

GOODS

TRANSPORT AND

137.8

+0.7

+13.9

136.7

+0.6

+13.7

VEHICLES

SERVICES

ALL ITEMS

149.1

+4.8

+13.4

148.5

+4.0

+13.2

132.6

+1.5

+10.1

131.9

+1.3

+9.9

CENT THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 1.6 PER

IN CPI(A) DUE TO INCREASES AND BY 1.4 PER CENT IN CPI(B). THIS WAS MAINLY

IN

THE AVERAGE

OF FRESH VEGATBLES, LIVE POULTRY AND

CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS

RETAIL PRICES

MOONCAKES AND IN THE AVERAGE OTHER EATING PLACES.

AND

/THE INDEX

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