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FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1976

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR APRIL

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THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) FOR APRIL 1976 WAS 110, THE SAME AS THAT FOR THE PREVIOUS MONTH.

A FRACTIONAL DECREASE WAS RECORDED IN THE INDEX FOR FOOD- STUFFS. THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PORK, FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRESH FRUITS DECLINED WHILE THOSE OF SALT WATER FISH, FRESH WATER FISH AND LIVE POULTRY ADVANCED.

THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT ALSO FELL BY ONE POINT.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE INDEX FOR HOUSING ROSE BY ONE POINT AS A RESULT OF THE UPWARD REVISION IN THE RENTS OF SOME HOUSING SOCIETY AND HOUSING AUTHORITY GROUP A ESTATES.

MOVEMENTS IN THE INDEXES FOR OTHER SECTIONS OF COMMODITY AND SERVICE WERE INSIGNIFICANT.

THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B) FOR APRIL 1976 WAS 110, THE SAME AS THAT FOR THE PREVIOUS MONTH.

THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS WAS THE SAME AS THAT FOR THE PREVIOUS MONTH. HOWEVER, THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PORK AND FRESH VEGETABLES DECLINED WHILE THOSE OF SALT WATER FISH, FRESH WATER FISH AND LIVE POULTRY ADVANCED.

THE INDEX FOR HOUSING ROSE BY ONE POINT, DUE MAINLY TO HIGHER OTHER HOUSING CHARGES.

A RISE OF ONE POINT WAS ALSO RECORDED IN THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES FOR MEDICINES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD GOODS.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR FELL BY ONE POINT.

MOVEMENTS IN THE INDEXES FOR OTHER SECTIONS OF COMMODITY AND SERVICE WERE INSIGNIFICANT.

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