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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1992

THE LARGER INCREASE IN VOLUME TERMS FOR JEWELLERY ITEMS WAS DUE TO A FALL IN PRICES.

ON THE OTHER HAND, SALES OF OTHER FOODSTUFFS RECORDED A 4% INCREASE IN VALUE BUT A 3% DECREASE IN VOLUME, AFTER TAKING ACCOUNT THE PRICE CHANGES.

COMPARING THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR WITH THE PERIOD LAST YEAR, TOTAL RETAIL SALES ROSE BY 19% IN VALUE AND 13% VOLUME.

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COMPARING WITH AUGUST 1992, AND BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS COMPARISON MAY BE AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN SEPTEMBER DECREASED BY 4% IN VALUE AND 5% IN VOLUMS.

CHANGES IN THE VOLUME OF RETAIL SALES ARE DERIVED FROM FIGURES ON THE VALUE OF RETAIL SALES AFTER HAVING ADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES.

THE RELEVANT COMPONENTS OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ARE USED AS INDICATORS OF PRICE CHANGES.

THE REPORT CONTAINING THE ANALYSIS OF THE SEPTEMBER RESULTS IS NOW ON SALE AT $1.5 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL; AND THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, FLOOR, NANCHAI TOWER I, WAN CHAI.

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ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 802 1258.

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

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PRESENTS THE REVISED TOTAL RETAIL SALES FIGURE AUGUST AND THE PROVISIONAL FIGURE FOR SEPTEMBER.

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TAPLE 2 SHOWS THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF RETAIL SALES AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER FOR ALL, RETAIL OUTLETS AND BY TYPE OF RETAIL OUTLET, WITH AVERAGE RETAIL SALES FROM OCTOBER 1989 TO SEPTEMBER 1990 TAKEN AS 100.

COMPARISONS OF SEPTEMBER 1992 RESULTS WITH THOSE FOR 1992 AND WITH THOSE FOR SEPTEMBER 1991, AND COMPARISONS OF SALES IN THE PERIOD JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER OF 1992 WITH THE SAME IN 1991 ARE ALSO GIVEN.

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