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DURING THE PERIOD, 18,011 PEOPLE CONSULTED THE RENT OFFICERS AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES.

THE PES CENTRES ARE LOCATED CONVENIENTLY IN THE 19 DISTRICT OFFICES AND THEIR SUB-OFFICES.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO OBTAIN MORT INFORMATION ABOUT THE WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THESE CENTRES MAY APPROACH ANY OF THE CENTRES OR THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE SECTION AT CNTA HEADQUARTERS ON 29TH FLOOR, SOUTHORN CENTRE, 130 HENNESSY ROAD. WAN CHAI. OR TELEPHONE 8351501.

RESULTS OF OCTOBER RETAIL SALES SURVEY

THE VALUE OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN OCTOBER 1989, ESTIMATED AT $8,972 MILLION, INCREASED BY 2 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1988 WHILE THEIR VOLUME DECREASED BY 4 PER CENT, ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE FIGURES SUGGEST THAT BOTH LOCAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE AND TOURIST SPENDING WERE SLUGGISH IN OCTOBER 1989.

COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1988, RETAIL SALES OF FUELS ROSE BY 13 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 3 PER CENT IN VOLUME. FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO WENT UP BY 11 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 2 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, RETAIL SALES OF CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS INCREASED BY 2 PER CENT IN VALUE BUT DECREASED BY 7 PER CENT IN VOLUME. CONSUMER DURABLES DROPPED BY 11 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 15 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

OTHER CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 2 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE BUT DECREASED BY 4 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

ANALYSED BY SELECTED TRADES, SALES BY SUPERMARKETS INCREASED BY 16 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 5 PER CENT IN VOLUME. SALES BY DEPARTMENT STORES ROSE BY 7 PER CENT IN VALUE BUT DROPPED BY 2 PER CENT IN VOLUME. MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS WENT DOWN BY 8 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 14 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME. CONSUMER DURABLES OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS DROPPED BY 13 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 15 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

COMPARING THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF 1989 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1988, TOTAL RETAIL SALES INCREASED BY 6 PER CENT IN VALUE BUT DECREASED BY 1 PER CENT IN VOLUME. SALES OF FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO ROSE BY 14 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 4 PER CENT IN VOLUME. FUELS WENT UP BY 9 PER CENT IN SALES VALUR AND 2 PER CENT SALES VOLUME.

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