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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1994
Table 3 Impact of Upsurge in Vegetable Price on the CPI(A)
Contribution to the year-on-year
rate of change in the CPI(A)
Commodity/service groups
June 1994
.July 1994
August 1994
(in terms of percentage points)
Food
Meals bought away
+1.7
+1.7
+1.6
from home
Vegetables
-0.6
+0.3
+1.5
Other food
+0.9
.+1.0
+1.1
Housing
+2.5
+2.5
+2.6
Miscellaneous services
+1.3
+1.3
+1.2
Others
+1.7
+1.7
+1.8
Total :
+7.5
+8.5
+9.8
/CHART 1