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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1990

THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT

INCREASED BY

IN

DUE CPI (B)

TO CPI(A) AND BY 1.6 PER CENT ELECTRICITY AND TOWNGAS AND THE FULL EFFECT OF THE PRICES OF KEROSENE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.

PER 1.7

CENT IN HIGHER CHARGES IN INCREASES

FOR

THE

HOME

PER CENT

THE INDEX FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO (FOR CONSUMPTION) INCREASED BY 6.0 PER CENT IN CPI (A) AND BY 5.5 IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES OF CIGARETTES.

THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 0.8 PER CENT HIGHER PRICES IN CPI(A) AND BY 0.6 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF OF MEN'S AND CHILDREN'S OUTER CLOTHING.

THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS INCREASED BY 1.0 PER CENT IN BOTH CPI(A) AND CPI (B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF JEWELLERY.

PER CHARGES

0.6 THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY

IN CENT

CPI(A) AND BY 1.0 PER CENT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER

FOR PACKAGE

TOURS AND ADMISSION

NIGHT CLUBS AND DISCOTHEQUES AROUND THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

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FROM CPI

ALL FIGURES REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS

PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DECIMAL PLACE.

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MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR DECEMBER 1989 WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $3.50 PER COPY FROM THE CONNAUGHT GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, PLACE, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG; OR THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

19TH FROM 1

BUILDING,

TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND ON 8235089.

MAY BE MADE TO THE STATISTICS DEPARTMENT

0.7

PER

BY UP THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 142.1 IN DECEMBER 1989, CENT OVER NOVEMBER 1989 AND UP BY 11.1 PER CENT OVER DECEMBER 1988.

THE HANG SENG CFI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE 10 PER CENT OP URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG THAT SPENT $10,000-$24,999 A ΜΟΝΤΗ DURING THE 1984-85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE

SURVEY.

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

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