MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1986
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HOUSING
106.6
+0.1
+3.9
105.5
+0.1
+3.5
FUEL AND LIGHT
89.2
+0.8
-10.7
89.9
+0.9
-10.2
ALCOHOLIC
110.0
-0.1
+4.5
109.8
-0.0%
+4.4
DRINKS AND
TOBACCO
(FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION)
CLOTHING AND
109.5
+2.2
+6.6
110.7
+2.3
+7.4
FOOTWEAR
DURABLE GOODS
107.6
+1.0
+8.6
106.8
+1.0
+7.8
MISCELLANEOUS
107.1
+0.9
+6.4
107.6
+0.9
+6.6
GOODS
TRANSPORT AND
107.2
-0.1
+4.1
106.6
-0.0%
+3.6
VEHICLES
SERVICES
113.4
+3.2
+7.0
112.4
+2.8
+6.8
ALL ITEMS
104.8
+0.2
+3.2
105.2
+0.4
+3.6
* LESS THAN 0.05 PER CENT
COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1986, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 0.9 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 0.7 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B), THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE DECREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES, FRESH FRUIT AND LIVE POULTRY, WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE INCREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF SALT-WATER FIST AND IN THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES. THE EFFECT OF MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS ON THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS WAS INSIGNIFICANT.
THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT INCREASED BY 0.8 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 0,9 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES OF KEROSENE AS WELL AS THE UPWARD FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT FOR TOWNGAS.
THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 2.2 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 2.3 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OUTERCLOTHING.
THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS INCREASED BY 1.0 PER CENT IN BOTH NEW CP1(A) AND NEW CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, TRAVEL GOODS AND WATCHES.
THE INDEX