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Wednesday, December 20, 1972
HIGHER PRICES FOR FOOD LAST MONTH
Three-Point Rise In Consumer Price Index
The General Consumer Price Index for November 1972 was 143,
three points higher than that for the previous month. "This was due
mainly to a rise of six points in the index for food," a spokesman for
the Census and Statistics Department said.
Increases of two points each were recorded in the index for
alcoholic drink and tobacco and the index for clothing and footwear.
Increases of one point each were recorded in the indexes for
durable goods, miscellaneous goods and services.
"Movements in the indexes for other sections of commodity
were insignificant, "the spokesman added.
Compared with the previous month, there were increases in the
average retail prices of fresh vegetables, fresh water fish, salt water
fish, eggs, rice, bread and cakes, and meals bought away from home.
On the other hand, the average retail prices of poultry and other
fish dropped.
The Modified Consumer Price Index for November 1972 was 147, three
points higher than that for the previous month, and fourteen points higher
than that for the corresponding month in 1971.
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