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FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1991

JUNE

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR THE GOVERNMENT 1991, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $7.0 PER COPY FROM PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT

CENTRAL; OR PLACE,

FROM THE

AND CENSUS

STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI; OR 1 FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, PLEASE CALL THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 805 6403.

DETAILS REGARDING THE HANG SENG CPI ARE CONTAINED IN THE SENG CPI REPORT 1SSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT SENG BANK LTD.

HANG

OF HANG

1984/85-BASED CPIS AND 1989/90-BASED CPIS ARE CONTAINED IN FOLLOWING TABLES:

THE

TABLE 1:

CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES (A) AND (B) (OCT. 84 - SEP. 85 = 100) FOR JUNE 1991 COMPARED WITH JUNE 1990

(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 = 100)

CPI(A)

CPI (B)

INDEX FOR

% CHANGE OVER

INDEX FOR

SECTION

JUNE 91

JUNE 90

JUNE 91

X CHANGE OVER JUNE 90

FOODSTUFFS

160.8

+11.7

163.0

+12.0

MEALS BOUGHT AWAY

FROM HOME

179.6

+13.7

180.1

+13.6

FOODSTUFFS,

EXCLUDING MEALS

BOUGHT AWAY FROM HOME

144.7

+9.7

146.2

+10.0

HOUSENG

148.9

+13.6

142.0

+ [2.7

FUEL AND LIGHT

110.9

+6.8

110.6

+6.

3

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

AND TOBACCO

223.4

+41.7

221.2

+39.

4

(FOR HOME CONSUMPTION}

CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR

159.4

+8.2

164.1

+8.9

DURABLE GOODS

131.4

+4.5

130.3

+4.3

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS

148.9

+8.4

149.0

+8.2

TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES

174.8

+12.7

173.2

+12.1

SERVICES

179.8

+14.4

178.1

+13.

2

ALL ITEMS

159.2

+12.3

158.1

+11.8

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