ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
5
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1984
AND TOBACCO
(FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION)
140
207
208
137
200
200
CLOTHING AND
FOOTWEAR
133
149
149
133
150
149
DURABLE GOODS
108
123
124
110
126
127
MISCELLANEOUS
GOODS
130
146
148
130
143
144
TRANSPORT AND
VEHICLES
147
165
167
148
166
169
SERVICES
148
165
165
147
164
164
ALL ITEMS
138
152
154
138
151
153
COMPARED WITH JANUARY 1984, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 4 POINTS IN CPI(A) AND 3 POINTS IN CPI(B).
THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES, LIVE POULTRY, SALT-WATER FISH, FRESH-WATER FISH AND PORK INCREASED AS A RESULT OF INCREASED DEMAND AROUND THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS ALSO WENT UP.
THE EFFECT OF MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS ON THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS WAS INSIGNIFICANT.
THE INDEX FOR HOUSING INCREASED BY 1 POINT IN CP1(B) DUE TO HIGHER MULTI-STOREY BUILDING MAINTENANCE FEES.
HIGHER PRICES OF CHINESE AND FOREIGN-STYLE WINES CAUSED THE INDEX FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO (FOR HOME CONSUMPTION) TO RISE BY 1 POINT IN CPI(A)
THE 1-POINT DECREASE IN THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR IN CPI(B) WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO LOWER PRICES OF WOMEN'S OUTERCLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR.
THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS ROSE BY 1 POINT IN BOTH CPI(A) AND CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES OF FURNITURE, TELEVISION SETS AND SOUND EQUIPMENT.
THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS ROSE BY 2 POINTS IN CPI(A) AND 1 POINT IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF MEDICINES, JEWELLERY, TOILET REQUISITES AND COSMETICS.
THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES INCREASED BY 2 POINTS IN CPI(A) AND 3 POINTS IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER TAXI FARES AS WELL AS HIGHER PUBLIC LIGHT BUS FARES DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
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