FUEL AND
LIGHT
ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS AND
N
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1990
99.5
+1.4
+5.8
99.6
+1.4
+5.3
TOBACCO
(FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION}
143.7
+1.4
+14.3
144.3
+1.2
+13.8
CLOTHING AND
FOOTWEAR
137.6
-2.8
+5.4
138.9
-3.6
+4.8
DURABLE GOODS
122.5
-0.3
+1.8
121.3
-0.5
+1.5
MISCELLANEOUS
GOODS
135.6
-0.4
+4.2
135.1
-0.6
+4.5
TRANSPORT AND
VEHICLES
140.3
+0.5
+13.3
139.6
+0.6
+12.9
SERVICES
153.4
+1.5
+14.3
153.7
+1.7
+14.4
ALL ITEMS
135.2
+1.2
+9.8
134.7
+1.0
+9.5
IN BOTH AVERAGE
THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 2.4 PER CENT CPI(A) AND CPI(B). THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO INCREASES IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF LIVE POULTRY, PORK, FRESH VEGETABLES, FISH, SHRIMPS AND CRABS AROUND THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, AND AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES.
SALT-WATER IN THE
THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT INCREASED BY 1.4 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES OF LIQUEFIED GAS AND KEROSENE AND THE FULL EFFECT OF THE RECENTLY CHARGES FOR ELECTRICITY AND TOWNGAS.
THE INDEX FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO CONSUMPTION) INCREASED BY 1.4 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 1.2 IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF BEER AND INCREASES IN THE PRICES OF CIGARETTES.
THE FULL
BOTH
PETROLEUM INCREASED
(FOR HOME PER CENT OF THE
EFFECT
THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR DECREASED BY 2. 8 IN CPI(A) AND BY 3.6 PER CENT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OUTERCLOTHING,
OF LOWER
PER CENT PRICES OF
THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 1.5 PER CENT IN CPI(A) BY 1.7 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUR TO HIGHER CHARGES FOR HAIRDRESSING PACKAGE TOURS AROUND THE LUNAR NEW YEAR AND FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.
UNLESS
AND
AND
ADJUSTED DERIVED FROM
FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN 1 DECIMAL PLACE.
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