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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1993

ON

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 1993, THE CPI(A) WAS, AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 8.2% THAN IN THE THREE MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 1992. THE CORRESPONDING INCREASE FOR THE CPI(B) WAS 8.4%.

FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1993, THE CPI(A) AND CPI(B) WERE, ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 8.4% AND 8.8% RESPECTIVELY THAN IN THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 1992.

FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 1993, THE CPI(A) AND CPI(B) WERE,

ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 8.7% AND 9.0% RESPECTIVELY THAN IN THE PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD.

THE

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE CPI'S. DESEASONALISED CPI(A) AND CPI(B) INCREASED AT AN AVERAGE RATE OF 0.5% AND 0.6% RESPECTIVELY PER MONTH DURING THE THREE MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 1993.

THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR SEPTEMBER 1993, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $12 A COPY FROM:

THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG; AND

THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI 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 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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