MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1976.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR MAY
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THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) FOR MAY 1976 WAS 109, ONE POINT LOWER THAN THAT FOR THE PREVIOUS MONTH,
THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS DECLINED BY TWO POINTS. THE
FISH AND FRESH VEGETABLES AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH WATER
FELL WHILE THOSE OF LIVE POULTRY ADVANCED.
THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT ALSO FELL BY ONE POINT.
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ON THE OTHER HAND, THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR ROSE BY FOUR POINTS, DUE MAINLY TO HIGHER PRICES FOR SOME ITEMS OF OUTERCLOTHING.
INCREASES OF ONE POINT EACH WERE ALSO RECORDED IN THE INDEXES FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES.
MOVEMENTS IN THE INDEXES FOR OTHER SECTIONS OF COMMODITY WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B) FOR MAY 1976 WAS 110, THE SAME AS THAT FOR THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS DECLINED BY ONE POINT. THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH WATER FISH AND FRESH VEGETABLES FELL WHILE THOSE OF LIVE POULTRY ADVANCED.
THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT ALSO FELL BY ONE POINT.
ON THE OTHER HAND THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR ROSE BY FIVE POINTS, DUE MAINLY TO HIGHER PRICES FOR SOME ITEMS OF OUTERCLOTHING,
INCREASE OF ONE POINT EACH WERE ALSO RECORDED IN THE INDEXES FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES.
MOVEMENTS IN THE INDEXES FOR OTHER SECTIONS OF COMMODITY WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
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