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MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1994

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 1994, THE CPI(A) AND CPI(B) IN THE WERE, ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 7.5% AND 7.9% RESPECTIVELY THAN THREE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 1993.

AND CPI (B) FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 1994, THE CPI(A)

IN THE WERE.

ON AVERAGE, HIGHER BY 8.1% AND 8.4% RESPECTIVELY THAN PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD.

FOR THE CPI'S. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE

OF THE DESEASONALISED CPI(A) AND CPI(B) INCREASED AT AN AVERAGE RATE

THREE MONTHS ENDED 0.5% AND 0.6% RESPECTIVELY PER MONTH DURING THE FEBRUARY 1994.

THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR FEBRUARY 1994, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $16.5 A COPY FROM:

POST OFFICE

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

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THE

OF THE

WAN

SECTION

CENSUS AND PUBLICATIONS

STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, CHAT, HONG KONG.

THE

FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS, CONTACT SHOULD BE

MISSION FRENCH DEPARTMENT, INFORMATION SERVICES BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG.

MADE WITH 1 BUILDING,

AND

CONSUMER

ON

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDICES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE PRICE INDEX

STATISTICS DEPARTMENT OF THE CENSUS

805 6403.

SECTION

HANG

OF

HANG

DETAILS REGARDING THE HANG SENG CPI ARE CONTAINED IN THE SENG OPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT SENG BANK LTD.

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