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MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1992

THE 1989/90-BASED CPI(A) AND CPI(B) FOR DECEMBER 1991 INCREASED BY 0.3% AND 0.6% RESPECTIVELY WHEN COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1991. THESE NOVEMBER RATES OF INCREASE WERE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THOSE RECORDED IN 1991, BEING 0.4% FOR CPI(A) AND 0.7% FOR CPI(B) OVER OCTOBER 1991.

DUE THE INCREASES IN THE INDEXES FOR DECEMBER 1991 WERE MAINLY

FOR CHARGES

MEALS AT TO HIGHER

FOR PRIVATE HOUSING, HIGHER RENT RESTAURANTS, AND HIGHER PRICES OF WINTER OUTERCLOTHING.

IN

ADDITION, CHARGES FOR ELECTRICITY AND TOWNGAS IN AND LIGHT COMPONENT ALSO REGISTERED AN INCREASE.

THE FUEL

THE INDEX FOR THE FOOD COMPONENT REMAINED STABLE IN BOTH CPI(A) VEGETABLES WERE AND CPI(B). WITHIN THIS COMPONENT, PRICES OF FRESH

MEALS AT LOWER IN DECEMBER THAN IN NOVEMBER 1991, WHILE CHARGES FOR

AND THE RETAIL PRICES OF RESTAURANTS

SHRIMPS AND CRABS RECORDED MODERATE INCREASES.

WITHIN THE HOUSING COMPONENT, PRIVATE HOUSING RENTALS INCREASED FURTHER, BUT PUBLIC HOUSING RENTALS REMAINED STABLE.

FOR THE SERVICES COMPONENT, HIGHER CHARGES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES ENTERTAINMENTS AND HAIRDRESSING AND HIGHER ADMISSION CHARGES FOR SOME WERE RECORDED.

0.1%

THE 1989/90-BASED HANG SENG CPI FOR DECEMBER 1991 DECREASED WHEN COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1991.

BY

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO THE 1984/85-BASED CPI(A) AND CPI (B) IN PARALLEL WITH THE NEW OF 1989/90-BASED CPI(A) AND CPI(B) UNTIL MARCH THIS YEAR, AFTER THE FORMER SERIES WILL BE DISCONTINUED.

RELEASE SERIES WHICH

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR THE GOVERNMENT DECEMBER 1991, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $7 PER COPY FROM PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT

CENTRAL; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND PLACE,

STATISTICS WAN 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, DEPARTMENT,

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 PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT 805 6403.

ON

CONSUMER TEL.

HANG OF HANG

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

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