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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1990

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

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR APRIL 1990,

WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $5 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI; OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, CENTRAL FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 823 5089.

THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 147.4 IN APRIL 1990, UP BY 1.5 PER CENT OVER MARCH 1990 AND BY 10.6 PER CENT OVER APRIL 1989.

THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE 10 PER CENT OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG THAT SPENT $10,000-24,999 A MONTH DURING THE 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY.

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

PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR APRIL RELEASED

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IN APRIL 1990, THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS DECLINED COMPARED WITH THE SAME MONTH IN 1989, WHILE THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS GREW SIGNIFICANTLY. IMPORTS CONTINUED TO SHOW A MODERATE INCREASE.

THESE ARE SHOWN IN THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

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THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN APRIL 1990 MILLION, $1,073 MILLION OR 6.1 PER CENT LESS THAN IN APRIL 1989, WHILE THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY $2,785 MILLION OR CENT TO $30,860 MILLION.

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RE-EXPORTS),

THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS (DOMESTIC EXPORTS PLUS AT $47,267 MILLION IN APRIL 1990, WAS THUS $1,712 MILLION OR 3.8 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN APRIL 1989.

OR $2,721 MILLION

THE VALUE OF IMPORTS GREW BY 5.7 PER CENT FROM A YEAR EARLIER, TO $50,640 MILLION IN APRIL 1990.

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