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TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1992

THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL ARE:

TOTAL BRIGHT SUNSHINE

MEAN DAILY GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION

TOTAL RAINFALL

MEAN AMOUNT OF CLOUD

MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY

MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE

MEAN AIR TEMPERATURE

MEAN DAILY MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE

MEAN DEW POINT

TOTAL EVAPORATION

131.6 HOURS; 49.9 HOURS BELOW NORMAL

9.41 MJ/SQ.M.; 2.62 MJ/SQ.M. BELOW NORMAL

11.8 MM; 15.5 MM BELOW NORMAL

66 PER CENT; 17 PER CENT MORE THAN NORMAL

76 PER CENT, 8 PER CENT HIGHER THAN NORMAL

20.8 DEGREES CELSIUS;

0.3 DEGREES CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL

18.4 DEGREES CELSIUS;

0.8 DEGREES CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL

16.5 DEGREES CELSIUS;

1.1 DEGREES CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL

13.9 DEGREES CELSIUS;

2.7 DEGREES CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL

68 .4 MM; 43.1 MM BELOW NORMAL

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PROVISIONAL SURVEY RESULTS OF RESTAURANT RECEIPTS AND PURCHASES

FOR THIRD QUARTER OF 1991 RELEASED

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THE VALUE OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT SECTOR IN WAS THE THIRD

MILLION, QUARTER OF LAST YEAR, ESTIMATED AT $9,887.6 11.9% HIGHER THAN IN THE SAME QUARTER OF 1990.

THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONAL SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

AFTER HOWEVER,

TOTAL ADJUSTING FOR PRICE INCREASE, SHOWED VIRTUALLY NO CHANGE IN VOLUME TERMS.

RECEIPTS

THE THIRD THAN

OF TOTAL PURCHASES BY

IN THE VALUE

RESTAURANTS QUARTER OF 1991, ESTIMATED AT $3,734.0 MILLION, WAS 7.4% HIGHER IN THE SAME QUARTER OF 1990.

ANALYSED BY TYPE OF RESTAURANT, THE VALUE OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR FAST FOOD SHOPS, BARS, OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES (INCLUDING HERB TEA SHOPS, CREAMERIES AND OTHER OUTLETS SELLING BEAN CURD JELLY), NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS AND CHINESE RESTAURANTS IN THE THIRD

OF 1991 WENT UP BY 40.3%, 33.2%, 27.4%, 12.9% AND WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SAME QUARTER OF 1990.

QUARTER

6.6% RESPECTIVELY

/IN VOLUME