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THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1980
CPI (A)
CPI (B)
COMPONENT
MAY 80
APR 80 MAY 79
MAY 80
APR 80 MAY 79
FOODSTUFFS
150
148
131
152
151
133
HOUSING
151
151
141
151
150
140
FUEL AND LIGHT
262
263
167
247
248
163
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
AND TOBACCO
182
181
157
175
174
152
CLOTHING AND
FOOTWEAR
120
118
109
118
116
108
DURABLE GOODS
134
133
125
130
129
122
MI SCELLANEOUS
GOODS
167
167
142
164
165
140
TRANSPORT AND
VEHICLES
195
194
150
195
195
155
SERVICES
166
165
146
170
169
148
ALL ITEMS
157
156
136
157
156
137
THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY TWO POINTS IN CPI (A) AND BY ONE POINT IN CPI (B). PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT WERE THE INCREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND SALT-WATER FISH. THE COST OF MEALS BOUGHT IN RESTAURANTS ALSO WENT UP, ON THE OTHER HAND, THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH FRUITS, LIVE POULTRY, FRESHWATER FISH AND PORK DECREASED. MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
THE ONE POINT INCREASE IN THE INDEX FOR HOUSING IN CP1 (B) WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO HIGHER CHARGES FOR MAINTENANCE SUBSCRIPTIONS
IN MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS,
THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT DECREASED BY ONE POINT IN BOTH CPI (A) AND CP1 (B) AS A RESULT OF LOWER CHARGES FOR ELECTRICITY AND LOWER PRICE FOR KEROSENE.
HIGHER PRICES FOR BEERS INCREASED THE INDEX FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO BY ONE POINT EACH IN BOTH (A) AND (B) INDICES.
THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY TWO POINTS IN BOTH INDICES BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES FOR OUTERCLOTHING ITEMS.
FOLLOWING HIGHER PRICES FOR WOODEN FURNITURE AND TRAVEL GOODS, THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS INCREASED BY ONE POINT EACH IN THE TWO INDICES.
THE INDEX