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Sales of motor vehicles however continued to decrease by 12% in value and 20% in volume. Sales of fuels also decreased by 1% in value and 7% in volume.

Compared with September 1994, but bearing in mind that this comparison may be affected by seasonal factors, total retail sales in October 1994 increased by 2% in value and 1% in volume.

Comparing the period from January to October 1994 with the same period in 1993, total retail sales rose by 12% in value and 6% in volume.

The volume of retail sales is derived from the value of retail sales after adjusting for price changes. The relevant components of the Consumer Price Index are used as deflators.

Table 1 presents the revised total retail sales figure for September 1994 and the provisional figure for October 1994.

Table 2 shows the value and volume indices of retail sales in September and October 1994 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 the October 1994 results with those for September 1994 and those for October 1993, as well as comparisons of retail sales in the period from January to October 1994 with the same period in 1993 are also given.

The report containing the analysis of the October 1994 results is now on sale at $3 per copy at the Government Publications Centre, Queensway Government Offices, Low Block, Ground Floor, 66 Queensway; and the Publications Section of the Census and Statistics Department, 19th floor, Wanchai Tower, Wan Chai.

Enquiries about the survey results may be directed to the Wholesale and Retail Trade Statistics Section of the Census and Statistics Department on tel 802 1258.