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FRIDAY, A
L
24, 1990
(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)
CPI(A)
CPI(B)
INDEX FOR
X CHANGE OVER
* CHANGE OVER
INDEX POR
SECTION
JULY 90
JUNE 90
JULY 89
JULY 90
X CHANGE OVER JUNE 90
% CHANGE OVER
JULY 89
FOODSTUFFS
144.8
+0.6
+9.5
146.5
+0.6
+9.8
HOUSING
132.4
+1.0
+8.6
128.0
+1.6
+9.1
FUEL AND LIGHT 103.7
-0.1
+8.1
103.8
-0.2
+7.9
ALCOHOLIC
158.0
+0.2
+18.4
159.0
+0.2
+18.
2
DRINKS
AND TOBACCO
(FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION)
CLOTHING AND
146.2
-0.8
+7.7
149.3
-0.8
+7.8
FOOTWEAR
DURABLE GOODS
126.2
+0.4
+3.5
125.2
+0.3
+3.4
MISCELLANEOUS
137.4
+0.1
+3.5
137.8
+0.0*
+4.2
GOODS
TRANSPORT AND
155.9
+0.6
+14.2
155.3
+0.5
+14.7
VEHICLES
SERVICES
157.8
+0.5
+11.7
158.3
+0.6
+11.7
ALL ITEMS
142.4
+0.5
+9.4
142.2
+0.6
+9.5
* LESS THAN 0.05%
COMPARING JULY 1990 WITH JUNE 1990, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 0.6 PER CENT IN BOTH CPI(A) AND CPI(B). THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO INCREASES IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND IN THE CHARGES FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES, WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE DECREASES IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH FRUIT,
SHRIMPS, CRABS AND SQUIDS.
THE INDEX FOR HOUSING INCREASED BY 1.0 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 1.6 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER RENTS FOR SOME PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS.
THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR DECREASED BY 0.8 PER CENT IN BOTH CPI(A) AND CPI (B) BECAUSE OF LOWER PRICES OF OUTERCLOTHING.
THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES INCREASED BY 0.6 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 0.5 PER CENT IN CPI (B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PUBLIC LIGHT BUS FARES AS WELL AS THE EFFECT OF THE RECENT INCREASE IN TAXI FARES.
CHARGES
THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 0.5 PER CENT IN CPI(A) BY 0.6 PER CENT IN CPI(B), REFLECTING INCREASES IN THE PACKAGE TOURS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT.
N.T.
AND
FOR
/FIGURES HEREIN