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Year-on-year rate of change in volume terms

20

•

·

-10

Percent

V. Retail Sales

-20

#

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

1991

1992

Reflecting higher spending by both local tourists, the volume of

(a)

consumers and

retail

continued sales

by 10% in October.

to rise markedly,

4

Purceni

3.0

VI. Unemployinent and Underemployment Rates

Seasonally adjusted

2.5

unemployment FUN

2.0

1.3

Underemployment rase

1.0

0.5

0.0

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

1991

1992

(a)

Three moscha ending

The labour market tight.

remained

generally

Both the seasonally adjusted

unemployment rate

and the underemployment

rate were 1.9% (provisional) in the three months ending November.