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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1993

COMPARING AUGUST 1993 WITH AUGUST 1992, RELATIVELY SLOWER INCREASES IN PRICES WERE RECORDED FOR DURABLE GOODS (2.6% IN BOTH CPI(A) AND CPI(B)); FUEL AND LIGHT (4.2% IN BOTH CPIS); FOOD EXCLUDING MEALS AT RESTAURANTS (6.4% IN THE CPL(A) AND 6.2% IN THE CPI (B)}; MISCELLANEOUS GOODS (7.1% AND 6.5%); AND CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR (7.1% IN BOTH CPIS).

ON THE OTHER HAND, RELATIVELY FASTER INCREASES IN PRICES WERE RECORDED FOR HOUSING (12.4% IN THE CPI(A) AND 12.5% ÎN THE CPI (B)); AND ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO (9.6% AND 8.8%).

AS FOR MEALS AT RESTAURANTS, TRANSPORT AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES, THEIR CORRESPONDING INCREASES WERE 8.6%, 8.6% AND 8.3% IN THE CPI(A) AND 8.6%, 7.8% AND 7.9% IN THE CPI(B),

COMPARING AUGUST 1993 WITH JULY 1993, THE CPI(A) AND CPI (B) BOTH INCREASED BY 0.4%. HOWEVER, THIS COMPARISON COULD HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS,

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FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING AUGUST 1993, THE CPI(A) AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 8.4% THAN IN THE THREE MONTHS ENDING AUGUST 1992. THE CORRESPONDING INCREASE FOR THE CPI(B) WAS 8.6%.

FROM JANUARY TO AUGUST 1993, THE CPL(A) AND CP1(B) WERE, ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 8.5% AND 8.9% RESPECTIVELY THAN CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 1992.

FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING AUGUST 1993, THE CPI(A) AND ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 8.8% AND 9.2% RESPECTIVELY THAN PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD.

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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE CPI'S. DESEASONALISED CP1(A) AND CPI(B) INCREASED AT AN AVERAGE RATE OF 0.4% AND 0.5% RESPECTIVELY PER MONTH DURING THE THREE MONTHS ENDING AUGUST 1993.

THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR AUGUST 1993, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $12 A COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, HANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG,

FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS, CONTACT SHOULD BE MADE WITH THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG.

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDICES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 805 6403. DETAILS OF 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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