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MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE 'CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR OCTOBER 1991, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $7.0 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, PLEASE TELEPHONE 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 HANG SENG CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF HANG SENG BANK LTD.

TABLE 1:

CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES (A) AND (B) (OCT. 84 FOR OCTOBER 1991 COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1990

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SEP. 85 = 100)

(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 = 100)

CPI (A)

CPI (B)

INDEX FOR

% CHANGE OVER

INDEX FOR

% CHANGE OVER

SECTION

OCT. 91

OCT. 90

OCT. 91

OCT. 90

FOOD

163.8

+11.2

166.3

+11.4

MEALS BOUGHT

184.9

+12.3

185.5

+12.2

AWAY FROM HOME

FOOD, EXCLUDING

145.8

+10.1

147.4

+10.4

MEALS BOUGHT

AWAY FROM HOME

HOUSING

152.8

+11.3

146.7

+11.8

FUEL AND LIGHT

112.4

-0.4

111.7

+0.0*

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

223.6

+41.3

221.5

+38.8

AND TOBACCO

(FOR HOME CONSUMPTION)

CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR

155.4

+6.5

159.7

+7.0

DURABLE GOODS

132.4

+4.3

131.5

+4.4

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS

155.9

+7.4

154.9

+7 .2

TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES

177.5

+11.9

176.0

+11.0

SERVICES

192.5

+13.7

189.9

+13.

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ALL ITEMS

162.9

+11.3

161.9

+11.1

* LESS THAN 0.05%

THE 1984/85-BASED CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES ARE BASED ON THE PATTERNS DERIVED FROM THE 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE

EXPENDITURE SURVEY.

OF

THE CPI(A) IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF ABOUT 50% URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG, WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENDITURE OF $2,000-$6,499 A MONTH IN 1984/85.

THE CPI(B)