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INDICES ON BASE

Base

Monthly Average

Monthly Average

1948

1949

Monthly Average

1950

|

Imports from

Monthly Average, 1947

$39,357,248

North-East

Asia

($31,839,967)

100

123.6

$57,117,475

179.3

$75,011,747

235.6

Exports to

Monthly Average, 1947

$28,230.441

North-East

Asia

($22,239,874)

100

126.9

$59,039,544

265.4

$124,328,994

559.0

271

Food & Fuel-

Monthly Average, 1947

$13.0367

Costs of Selected

Commodities

($12.8461)

100

101.5

$14.1102

109.8

$13.8130

107.5

273

Retail Price

March, 1947

Index

100

December, 1948 92

December, 1949 112

December, 1950

108

291

Hong Kong

Monthly Average, 1947

$688,971,976

Clearing House

Figures

($549,587,015) 100

125.3

$917.138.568

167.0

$1,199,509,164 218.3

293

Bank Notes in

December, 1947

$769,154,069

Circulation

($675,162,086)

(July-Dec.)

$839.329.774

124.3

$803,279,384

118.9

100

113.9

323

Post Office Revenue

Monthly Average, 1947

$805,582

($624,946)

128.9

$1,081,310

173.0

$1,420.696

227.3

100

137

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