FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1979
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CONSUMER PRICE INDICES FOR MAY
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THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) AND CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B) FOR MAY 1979 WERE 136 AND 137 RESPECTIVELY. COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH, C.P.I.(A) DECLINED BY ONE POINT WHILE C,P,I,(B) ADVANCED BY ONĚ POINT.
THE C.P.I.(A) IS BASED ON WEIGHTS DERIVED FROM THE EXPENDITURE OF HOUSEHOLDS SPENDING BETWEEN $400 AND $1,499 A MONTH AND THE C.P.I.(B), BETWEEN $1,500 AND $2,999 A MONTH IN THE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY, 1973-74.
THE SECTION INDICES FOR MAY 1979, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH AND THE CORRESPONDING MONTH IN 1978, ARE:
SECTION
C.P.1.(A)
C.P.I.(B)
MAY 79 APR. 79 MAY 78 MAY 79 APR. 79 MAY 78
FOODSTUFFS
131
134
118
133
134
119
HOUSING
141
140
129
140
139
128
FUEL AND LIGHT
167
149
135
163
147
134
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND
TOBACCO
157
156
141
152
151
137
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
109
106
103
108
104
102
DURABLE GOODS
125
123
113
122
120
110
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS
142
141
133
140
139
129
TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES
150
148
119
155
154
123
SERVICES
146
144
136
148
146
136
ALL ITEMS
136
137
122
137
136
123
THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY THREE POINTS IN C.P.I.(A) AND BY ONE POINT IN C.P.I.(B). REDUCTIONS WERE RECORDED IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES, FRESH-WATER FISH AND FRESH FRUITS.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SALT-WATER FISH AND BEEF WENT UP.
/THE COST