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TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1993

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COMPARING WITH SEPTEMBER 1992 AND BEARING IN MIND. THAT COMPARISON MAY BE AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, TOTAL RETAIL SALES OCTOBER 1992 DECREASED BY 3% IN VALUE AND J% IN VOLUME.

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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 OCTOBER 1992 RESULTS IS

NOW ON SALE AT $1.5 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL; AND THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAL TOWER, WAN CHAI.

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

DIRECTED ΤΟ THE THE CENSUS AND

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