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THE EFFECT OF THESE PRICE INCREASES WAS NEVERTHELESS OFFSET A SIGNIFICANT EXTENT BY THE CHEAPER PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES.

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAY 1992, THE CPI(A) WAS, AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 9.0% THAN IN THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAY 1991. CORRESPONDING FIGURE WAS 9.3% FOR THE CPI(B).

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FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY TO MAY 1992, BOTH THE CPI (A) CPI (B) WERE, ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 9.6% THAN IN THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF 1991.

FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED MAY 1992, THE CPI(A) WAS, ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 10.8% THAN IN THE PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD. THE CORRESPONDING FIGURE WAS 10.6% FOR THE CPI(B).

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 MAY 1992.

THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR MAY 1992, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $9 A COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER I, 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 805 6403.

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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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