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TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1992

FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED APRIL 1992, THE CPI(A) WAS, ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 11.1% THAN IN THE PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD.

THE CORRESPONDING FIGURE WAS 10.9% FOR THE CPI(B).

ON A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BASIS, BOTH THE CPI(A) AND CPI (B) INCREASED AT AN AVERAGE RATE OF 1.0% PER MONTH DURING THE THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 1992.

THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR APRIL 1992, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $9 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, 19/F, 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 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 SENG CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF SENG BANK LTD.

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