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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1992

CPI(B)

FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 1992, THE CP1(A) AND ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 12.0% AND 11.6% RESPECTIVELY THAN IN THE PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD.

WERE.

ON A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BASIS, BOTH THE CPI(A) AND CPI(B) INCREASED AT AN AVERAGE RATE OF 0.8% PER MONTH DURING THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 1992.

THIS WAS HIGHER THAN THE CORRESPONDING RATE OF INCREASE BOTH RECORDED DURING THE THREE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 1991, AT 0.5% FOR THE CPI(A) AND CPI(B).

THIS RISE WAS MAINLY DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES,

OF THI WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR AROUND HALF

INCREASES RECORDED IN THE INDICES FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY.

FURTHER DETAILS ARE SHOWN IN TABLES 1 AND 2 AND CHARTS 1-4.

THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT

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MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE *CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" JANUARY 1992, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $9.0 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING; CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, 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.

WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF THE 1989/90-BASED CPIS, COMPILATION OF THE 1984/85-BASED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AFTER MARCH 1992.

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

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

OF HANG REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT SENG BANK LTD.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

TABLE 1 SHOWS THE CONSUMER PRICE INDICES AND RATES OF INCREASE

PRICE FOR JANUARY 1992. TABLE 2 SHOWS THE CONSUMER

INDICES FOR OCT

1990

IN JAN 1992. CHART 1 SHOWS THE YEAR-ON-YEAR RATES OF INCREASE

CHART 2 SHOWS THE YEAR-ON-YEAR RATES OF INCREASE IN CPI(B),

INCREASE IN HANG SENG CHART 3 SHOWS YEAR-ON-YEAR RATES DE

СРІ WHILE CHART 4 SHOWS YEAR-ON-YEAR RATES OF INCREASE IN COMPOSITE CPI.

CPI(A)

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