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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1992

THESE RATES WERE HIGHER THAN THE CORRESPONDING RATES OP INCREASE RECORDED DURING THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 1991, AT 0.6% FOR CPI(A) AND 0.7% FOR CPI(B),

THIS RISE WAS MAINLY DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES, HIGHER CHARGES FOR MEALS AT RESTAURANTS AND HIGHER RENTS FOR PRIVATE DWELLINGS, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR OVER 60% OF THE INCREASES RECORDED THE INDICES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

IN

THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT

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MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR FEBRUARY 1992, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $9.0 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES 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 INDICES, PLEASE CALL THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT 805 6403.

ON

TEL.

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 INDICES AND RATES OF INCREASE FOR FEBRUARY 1992

(OCT. 89 - SEP. 90 = 100)

CPI(A)

CPI (B)

HANG SENG CPI COMPOSITE CPI

%

INDEX FOR

COMPONENT

FEB.92

CHANGE OVER FEB.91

% INDEX CHANGE

FOR

OVER FEB.92 FEB.91

% INDEX CHANGE INDEX CHANGE

FOR OVER FOR OVER FEB.92 FEB.91 FEB.92 FEB.91

%

FOOD

123.8

+11.3

124.2

+11.2 122.0 +9.9 123.6 +11.0

MEALS

126.1

+12. 3

125.9

+12.1

121.6 +9.5 125.1 +11.6

BOUGHT

AWAY

FROM

HOME

FOOD,

121.5

+10.3 121.8

+9. 9

122.7

+10.5 121.8 +10.2

EXCLUDING

MEALS

BOUGHT

AWAY

FROM HOME

/HOUSING