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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1992

FOR THE 3 MONTHS ENDING AUGUST 1992, THE CPI(A) WAS, ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 8.8% THAN IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. THE CORRESPONDING FIGURE FOR THE CPI(B) WAS 9.4%.

IN

FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY TO AUGUST 1992, THE CPI(A) AND THE CPI(B) WERE, ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 9.3% AND 9.5% RESPECTIVELY THAN THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF 1991.

FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING JULY 1992, THE CPI(A) AND THE WERE, ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 9.8% AND 9.9% RESPECTIVELY THAN PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD.

CPI (B) IN THE

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INDICES.

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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE THE DESEASONALIZED CPI(A) AND CPI (B) INCREASED AT AN AVERAGE RATE 0.4% AND 0.6% RESPECTIVELY PER MONTH DURING THE 3 MONTHS ENDING AUGUST 1992.

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR AUGUST 1992.

IT IS AVAILABLE AT $9.0 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG; 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,

CONSUMER PRICE

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDICES CAN BE MADE TO THE 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 SENG BANK LTD.

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