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FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1987
AS
RESPECT OF THE NINE CHANGES IN THE INDICES FOR JUNE 1987 IN
THE TWO CONSUMER PRICE INDICES, COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTIONS IN COMPARED WITH MAY 1987 AND JUNE 1986, ARE GIVEN BELOW.
(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)
CPI(A)
CPI (B)
SECTION
INDEX FOR JUN 87
% CHANGE
OVER MAY 87
* CHANGE OVER JUN 86
INDEX FOR JUN 87
X CHANGE
OVER MAY 87
X CHANGE OVER JUN 86
FOODSTUFFS
107.1
+2.7
+1.9
107.5
+2.
3
+5.0
HOUSING
109.6
+0.2
+4.8
107.5
+0.2
+3.2
FUEL AND LIGHT 92.6
+0.1
+3.7
93.4
+0.1
44.
0
ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS AND
TOBACCO
(FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION) 116.8
+0.2
+5.9
117.0
+0.3
+6.4
CLOTHING AND
FOOTWEAR
115.2
-0.1
+6.4
117.0
-0.1
+7.1
DURABLE
GOODS
112.1
+0.7
+6.1
111.3
+0.8
+6.0
MISCELLANEOUS
GOODS
115.9
+0.3
+12.0
115.7
+0.5
+11.0
TRANSPORT
AND
VEHICLES
115.4
+0.2
+8.2
111.
+0.2
+7.7
SERVICES
115.5
+0.4
+6.2
115.0
+0.5
+6.1
ALL ITEMS
109.8
+1.3
+5.8
109.9
+1.1
+5.5
INCREASED BY COMPARED WITH MAY 1987, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS
IN NEW CPI(B). THIS 2.7 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 2.3 PER CENT WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE INCREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH IN THE AVERAGE CHARGE VEGETABLES, SALT-WATER FISH, FRESH FRUIT AND
THE EFFECT OF AND OTHER EATING PLACES. FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS
THE INDEX FOR MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS ON FOODSTUFFS WAS INSIGNIFICANT.
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