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large weighting in the overall index. During the same period,

the equivalent proportion for the Consumer Price Index (B) was

(5) 78% and for the Hang Seng Consumer Price Index 52%

(5)

Proportion of the increase in consumer prices during the first quarter of 1983 attributable to the increase in the prices of:

Components

CPI (A)

CPI (B)

(8)

(8)

Hang Seng CPI

(૪)

Foodstuffs

49

45

27

Housing

5

8

14

Fuel and light

2

2

3

Alcoholic drinks

and tobacco

30

24

14

Clothing and

footwear

-1

-2

0

Durable goods

1

2

2

Miscellaneous goods

2

3

3

Transport and vehicles

4

9

26

Services

8

9

11

42

15