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IN VOLUME TERMS, TOTAL RECEIPTS OF CHINESE RESTAURANTS, EATING AND DRINKING PLACES", NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS, FAST FOOD SHOPS AND BARS DECREASED BY 1 PER CENT, 1 PER CENT, 4 PER CENT, 5 PER CENT AND 8 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

TABLE 1 PRESENTS THE REVISED FIGURES FOR THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND TOTAL PURCHASES OF THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT SECTOR FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1989 AND THE PROVISIONAL FIGURES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1990.

TABLE 2 SHOWS THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF TOTAL RECEIPTS BY TYPE OF RESTAURANT FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1989 AND FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1990, WITH THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE FROM OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 TAKEN AS 100.

ALSO TABULATED ARE COMPARISONS OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1990 RESULTS WITH THOSE FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1989 AND FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1989.

THE REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF RESTAURANT RECEIPTS AND PURCHASES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1990 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $1 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES ON THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED то THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO.: 556 5240).

NOTE TO EDITORS:

TABLES 1 AND 2 WILL BE SENT BY FACSIMILE AND BOXED.

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