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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1988
(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)
CPI(A)
CPI(B)
INDEX % CHANGE X CHANGE
SECTION
FOR OCT.88
OVER SKP.88
OVER OCT.87
INDEX FOR
OCT,88
% CHANGE OVER SEP.88
* CHANGE OVER OCT.81
FOODSTUFFS
119.9
-1.0
+10.3
120.7
-0.7
+10.5
HOUSING
115.5
+0.1
+3.9
112.1
+0.1
+3.3
FUEL AND
LIGHT
92.3
-0.5
-0.3
92.9
-0.6
-0.4
ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS AND
TOBACCO
(FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION)
124.6
+0.2
+6.6
125.6
+0.3
+7.0
CLOTHING AND
FOOTWEAR
123.6
+0.7
+8.5
125.9
+0.8
+8.9
DURABLE GOODS
119.5
+0.1
+5.7
118.7
+0.1
+5.7
MISCELLANEOUS
GOODS
123.2
-0.1
+4.5
123.6
-0.1
+4.9
TRANSPORT AND
VEHICLES
121.6
+0.4
+3.
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120.9
+0.5
+4.3
SERVICES
131.8
+0.2
+9.2
131.6
+0.3
+9.7
ALL ITEMS
120.0
-
-0.4
+7.6
119.9
-0.1
+7.5
COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1988, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 1.0 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 0.7 PER CENT IN CPI(B).
THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO DECREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRESH FRUIT, WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THF INCREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF SALT-WATER FISH AND IN THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES.
THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT DECREASED BY 0.5 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 0.6 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF LOWER PRICES OF KEROSENE AND THE DOWNWARD FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT FOR TOWNGAS.
THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 0.7 IN CPI(A) AND BY 0.8 PER CENT IN CPI (B) DUE TO HIGHER OUTER CLOTHING AND MEN'S FOOTWEAR.
PER FP CFR
CENT
/MF DATATAS
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