THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1979
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
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THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) AND CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B) FOR MARCH 1979 WERE BOTH 133, EACH BEING TWO POINTS HIGHER THAN IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
THE C.P.I.(A) IS BASED ON WEIGHTS DERIVED FROM THE EXPENDITURE OF HOUSEHOLDS SPENDING BETWEEN $400 - $1,499 A MONTH AND THE C.P.I.(B), BETWEEN $1,500 $2,999 A MONTH IN THE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY, 1973-74.
THE SECTION INDICES FOR MARCH 1979, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH AND THE CORRESPONDING MONTH IN 1978, ARE GIVEN BELOW: -
C.P.I.(A)
C.P.I.(B)
SECTION
MAR.79 FEB.79 MAR.78
MAR.79
FEB.79 MAR.78
FOODSTUFFS
129
125
119
130
127
120
HOUSING
139
137
128
139
136
127
FUEL AND LIGHT
144
141
135
142
140
134
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
AND TOBACCO
155
155
140
150
150
136
CLOTHING AND
FOOTWEAR
105
106
101
104
105
100
DURABLE GOODS
122
121
112
119
118
110
MISCELLANEOUS
GOODS
140
139
130
137
137
127
TRANSPORT AND
VEHICLES
147
145
119
153
151
123
SERVICES
143
142
135
145
144
136
ALL ITEMS
133
131
122
133
131
122
THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS WENT UP BY FOUR POINTS IN C.P.I.(A) AND BY THREE POINTS IN C.P.I.(B). RISES WERE RECORDED IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH-WATER FISH, FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRESH FRUITS. THE COST OF MEALS BOUGHT AWAY FROM HOME ALSO WENT UP AS SOME RESTAURANTS AND EATING PLACES RAISED THEIR PRICES. ON THE OTHER HAND, A REDUCTION WAS RECORDED IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF LIVE POULTRY. MOVEMENTS IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
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