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TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1990

CENT

THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES INCREASED BY 3.0 PER IN CPL(A) AND BY 3.3 PER CENT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER MTR, KCR AND UFBAN TAXI FARES.

·

AND

OF

THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 0.9 PER CENT IN CPI(A)

FOR MEDICAL BY 1.0 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER CHARGES TREATMENT AND FUNERAL SERVICES AS WELL AS HIGHER SUBSCRIPTION FEES ASSOCIATIONS AND CLUBS.

DERIVED FROM

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED FIGURES

REFER TO CPI SERIES HEREIN UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DECIMAL PLACE.

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR FROM THE GOVERNMENT MAY 1990, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $5 PER COPY

CONNAUGHT PLACE, PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR,

19TH FLOOR, CENTRAL; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT,

THE INFORMATION WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI; OR FROM

CENTRAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

CONSUMER

DEPARTMENT

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE

OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS INDEX SECTION

PRICE 823 5089.

THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 149.6 IN MAY 1990, UP BY 1.5 OVER APRIL 1990 AND BY 11.1 PER CENT OVER MAY 1989.

ON

PER CENT

THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE 10 THAT SPENT $10,000-24,999 PER CENT OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG 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.

JUNË 1990 SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STARTED

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED TO CONDUCT THE IN JUNE 1990 ROUND OF THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL

EMPLOYMENT, ON MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY TO COLLECT INFORMATION VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN RESPECT OF THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1990.

THIS SURVEY IS CONDUCTED QUARTERLY AND THE SURVEY RESULTS AS WELL ECONOMIC INDICATORS IN PROVIDING SHORT-TERM

ON THE STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE LABOUR MARKET

IN

ARE AS HONG

USEFUL INFORMATION KONG.

/THE ROUND