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FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1975.
MAY CONSUMER PRICE INDICES SHOW SLIGHT INCREASE
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FRESH WATER FISH, PORK AND EGGS COST LESS LAST MONTH BUT CLOTHING AND FRESH VEGETABLES COST SLIGHTLY MORE, ACCORDING TO THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDICES ISSUED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
BOTH THE 'A' AND 'B* INDICES, WHICH COVER HOUSEHOLDS WITH MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES OF $400-$1,499 AND $1,500-$2,999 RESPECTIVELY, STOOD AT 107 ONE POINT HIGHER THAN THE INDICES FOR APRIL.
IN THE 'A' INDEX, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS ADVANCED BY TWO POINTS WHILE THAT IN THE 'B' INDEX ROSE BY ONE POINT. THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH VEGETABLES AS A RESULT OF REDUCED SUPPLIES FOLLOWING THE HEAVY RAINS.
THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR ROSE BY TWO POINTS IN THE 'A' INDEX AND BY THREE POINTS IN THE 'B' INDEX. THIS COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO HIGHER PRICES FOR OUTERCLOTHING AS SOME SHOPS ENDED THEIR CLEARANCE SALES DURING THE MONTH.
THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES ROSE BY ONE POINT IN BOTH INDICES AS A RESULT OF THE INTRODUCTION OF HIGHER MACAU FERRY TERMINAL PASSENGER FEES.
IN THE 'B' INDEX, A DROP OF ONE POINT WAS RECORDED IN THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS, DUE MAINLY TO LOWER PRICES FOR TELEVISION AND SOUND EQUIPMENT.
MOVEMENTS IN THE INDICES FOR OTHER SECTIONS OF COMMODITY AND SERVICE WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
MEANWHILE, THE OLD GENERAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR MAY WAS 188, FOUR POINTS OR 2.2 PER CENT HIGHER THAN THAT FOR APRIL.
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