FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1976
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR OCTOBER
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THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) FOR OCTOBER 1976 WAS 113, TWO POINTS LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS DECLINED BY FOUR POINTS BECAUSE THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES FOR FRESH WATER FISH, LIVE POULTRY, PORK, FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WENT DOWN.
THE INDEX FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO INCREASED BY TWO POINTS AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES FOR IMPORTED CIGARETTES.
THE INDEX FOR SERVICES ADVANCED BY TWO POINTS DUE TO HIGHER CHARGES IN SCHOOL FEES, MEDICAL TREATMENT AND PURCHASE OF TEXT BOOKS.
MOVEMENTS IN THE INDEXES FOR OTHER COMMODITY SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B) FOR OCTOBER 1976 WAS 113, TWO POINTS LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS DECLINED BY THREE POINTS. THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES FOR FRESH WATER FISH, LIVE POULTRY, PORK FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WENT DOWN WHILST THE AVERAGE PRICE OF MEALS BOUGHT AWAY FROM HOME WENT UP.
THE INDEX FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO INCREASED BY TWO POINTS AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES FOR IMPORTED CIGARETTES.
THE INDEX FOR SERVICES ADVANCED BY THREE POINTS DUE TO HIGHER CHARGES IN SCHOOL FEES, MEDICAL TREATMENT AND PURCHASE OF TEXT BOOKS.
MOVEMENTS IN THE INDEXES FOR OTHER COMMODITY SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
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