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Annual report on the Consumer Price Index for 1996 on sale
The Annual Report on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for 1996 has recently been published by the Census and Statistics Department.
The report provides a detailed analysis of the movements of the CPI(A), CPI(B), Hang Seng CPI and Composite CPI in 1996. Charts and tables showing movements of the CPIs by individual commodity/service components, and their contributions to the overall change in the indices are also presented in the report.
The report is a bilingual publication in English and Chinese. Apart from statistics on the CPIs, the report also contains a detailed explanation of the concepts and compilation method of the CPIs so as to help readers gain a better understanding of those issues.
The report is now on sale, at HK$28 per copy, at the Government Publications Centre, Queensway Government Offices, Low Block, Ground Floor, 66 Queensway, and the Publications Unit of the Census and Statistics Department, 19/Floor, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
For local and overseas mailings, contact should be made with the Information Services Department, 28/Floor, Siu On Centre, 188 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Enquiries concerning this report can be directed to the Consumer Price Index Section of the Census and Statistics Department at telephone number 2805 6403.
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