...RCH 15 1979
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THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT ADVANCED BY SIX POINTS EACH IN C. P.I. (A) AND C.P.I. (B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES FOR KEROSENE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.
THE INDEX OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO ROSE BY FIVE POINTS IN BOTH CPI (A) AND CPI (B) REFLECTING THE FULL IMPACT OF PRICE INCREASES OF CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO SINCE
JANUARY.
HIGHER PRICES FOR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S UNDERCLOTHING, AND WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S FOOTWEAR CAUSED THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR TO RISE BY ONE POINT IN BOTH C.P.I. (A) AND C.P.I. (B).
THE RISE OF ONE POINT IN THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS IN CPI (A) WAS MAINLY BROUGHT ABOUT BY HIGHER PRICES FOR HARDWARE, IRONMONGERY AND CUTLERY, AND CAMERAS AND OPTICAL GOODS.
THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS WENT UP BY ONE POINT IN CPI (A) AND BY TWO POINTS IN CPI (B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES FOR MEDICINES, RELIGIOUS ITEMS, FRESH FLOWERS AND PLASTIC CONTAINERS.
THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES ROSE BY NINE POINTS IN CPI (A) AND BY 12 POINTS IN CPI (B) AS THE FULL EFFECT OF INCREASES IN TAXI FARES AND PRICES OF GASOLINE SINCE JANUARY WAS FELT. HIGHER FARES FOR PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES AND HIGHER PRICES FOR PURCHASE AND REPAIRS OF MOTOR VEHICLES WERE ALSO REGISTERED.
THE INDEX FOR SERVICES FELL BY ONE POINT IN C.P.I. (A) FOLLOWING REDUCED CHARGES FOR HAIRDRESSING AFTER THE CHINESE NEW YEAR.
PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER COMMODITY SECTIONS WERE INS IGN IF ICANT.
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE C.P.I. (A) AND C.P.I. (B) BASED ON THE MONTHLY AVERAGE OF A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS, OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS ARE SHOWN BELOW:-
C.P.I. (A)
C.P.I. (B)
MONTHLY
PER IOD
AVERAGE
% CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS PERIOD
MONTHLY AVERAGE
% CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS PERIOD
APR. 1976
MAR. 1977 113.2
+ 4.6%
113.6
+4.9%
APR. 1977-
MAR. 1978
119.0
+ 5.1%
119.3
+5.0%
APR. 1978-
FEB. 1979
(11 MONTHS) 126.4
+ 6.2%
126.6
+6.1%