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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1991

CONSUMER

AT

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT

PRICE 805 6403.

DETAILS REGARDING THE HANG SENG CPI ARE CONTAINED IN THE HANG СРІ

OF REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

HANG

SENG BANK LTD.

SENG

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TABLE 1 CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES (A) AND (B) (OCT. 84 SEP. 85 = 100)

FOR JULY 1991 COMPARED WITH JULY 1990

SECTION

(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 = 100)

CPI(A)

CPI (B)

INDEX

FOR

X CHANGE OVER

INDEX FOR

% CHANGE OVER

JULY 91

JULY 90

JULY 91

JULY 90

FOODSTUFFS

162.7

+12.4

165.0

+12.6

MBALS BOUGHT AWAY FROM HOME

181.9

+13.5

182.5

+13.4

FOODSTUFFS, EXCLUDING MEALS

146.3

+11.2

147.7

+11.6

BOUGHT AWAY FROM HOME

HOUSING

150.1

+13.4

143.2

+11.9

FUEL AND LIGHT

111.5

+7.5

111.0

+6.9

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO

223.6

+41.6

221.4

+39.3

(FOR HOME CONSUMPTION)

CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR

157.1

+7.5

161.5

+8.2

DURABLE GOODS

131.2

+3.9

129.7

+3.6

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS

149.4

+8.7

149.3

+8.4

TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES

175.1

+12.3

173.6

+11.8

SERVICES

181.7

+15.1

180.4

+13.9

ALL ITEMS

160.4

+12.6

159.2

+11.9

THE

EXPENDITURE SURVEY.

URBAN

ON THE

1984/85-BASED CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES ARE BASED

PATTERNS DERIVED FROM THE 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE

THE CPI(A) IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF ABOUT 50%

IN HOUSEHOLDS

HONG KONG,

AVERAGE WHICH HAD AN

EXPENDITURE OF $2,000-$6,499 A MONTH IN 1984/85.

MONTHLY

OF

THE CPI(B) IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF. THE NEXT URBAN HOUSEHOLDS,

MONTHLY WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE

EXPENDITURE $6,500-$9,999 IN THE SAME PERIOD.

30%

OF

MONTHLY

(THE 1984/85-BASED HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF ABOUT 10% OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE EXPENDITURE OF $10,000-$24,999 IN 1984/85.)

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