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MONDAY, JULY 27, 1992

IN THE

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SECOND QUARTER OF 1992, THE CPL(A) HIGHER BY 9.0% THAN IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. THE FIGURE FOR THE CPH (B) WAS 9.3%.

AVERAGE, CORRESPONDING

IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1992, BOTH THE CP)(A) AND OPT(B) WERK, ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 9.6% THAN IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1991.

FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED JUNE 1992, THE CPI(A) WAS, ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 10.5% THAN IN THE PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD. THE CORRESPONDING FIGURE WAS 10.4% FOR THE CPI(B).

THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT

JUNE

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR 1992, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $9 A COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG; THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG; OR FROM

DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1.

THE INFORMATION SERVICES BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDICES MAY BE MADE OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 805 6403.

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.

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