WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1987
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CHANGES IN THE INDEXES FOR NOVEMBER 1987 IN RESPECT OF NINE COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTIONS IN THE TWO CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1987 AND NOVEMBER 1986, ARE GIVEN BELOW.
(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)
THE
AS
CPI(A)
CPI (B)
INDEX X CHANGE * CHANGE
INDEX
* CHANGE
X CHANGE *
SECTION
FOR NOV.87
OVER
OVER
FOR
OCT.87
NOV.86
NOV.87
OVER OCT.87
OVER NOV.86
FOODSTUFFS
108.1
-0.5
+6.7
108.8
-0.4
+6.9
HOUSING
111.2
+0.1
+4.1
108.5
+0.1
+2.7
FUEL AND
LIGHT
92.4
-0.2
+3.6
93.0
-0.2
+3.5
ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS AND
TOBACCO
(FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION)
117.1
+0.2
+6.1
117.6
+0.3
+6.7
CLOTHING AND
FOOTWEAR
117.8
+3.5
+6.8
119.7
+3.5
+7.3
DURABLE GOODS
113.5
+0.3
+4.8
112.6
+0.3
+4.9
MISCELLANEOUS
GOODS
118.5
+0.5
+6.2
118.4
+0.6
+6.6
TRANSPORT AND
VEHICLES
117.0
+0.0*
+9.1
116.0
+0.1
+8.9
SERVICES
120.9
+0.2
+6.5
120.3
+0.3
+8.8
ALL ITEMS
111.6
+0.0*
+6.2
111.8
+0.2
+6.0
* LESS THAN 0.05 PER CENT
COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1987, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS
DECREASED
BY 0.5 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 0.4 PER CENT IN CPI(B). THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO DECREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND LIVE POULTRY, WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE INCREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH FRUIT AND IN THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES.
THE EFFECT