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FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1979

THE COST OF MEALS BOUGHT AWAY FROM HOME ALSO ROSE AS SOME RESTAURANTS AND EATING-PLACES RAISED THE IR PRICES. MOVEMENTS IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.

AS MORE HOUSEHOLDS WERE AFFECTED BY THE INCREASE IN WATER CHARGES, THE INDEX FOR HOUSING ADVANCED BY ONE POINT IN BOTH C.P.I.(A) AND C.P.I.(B).

THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT WENT UP SUBSTANTIALLY BY 18 POINTS IN C.P.I.(A) AND BY 16 POINTS IN C.P.I.(B), REFLECTING THE FULL IMPACT OF THE RISES IN PRICES OF KEROSENÉ AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS SINCE APRIL AS WELL AS THE HIGHER CHARGES FOR ELECTRICITY,

HIGHER PRICES FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS PUSHED THE INDEX FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO UP BY ONE POINT EACH IN C.P.I.(A) AND C.P.I.(B).

THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY THREE POINTS IN C.P. I.(A) AND BY FOUR POINTS IN C.P.I.(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES FOR OUTER-CLOTHING ITEMS.

THE RISE OF TWO POINTS IN THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS IN BOTH C.P.1.(A) AND C.P.I.(B) WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO HIGHER PRICES FOR WOODEN FURNITURE, TELEVISION SETS, SOUND EQUIPMENT AND TRAVEL GOODS.

ON ACCOUNT OF HIGHER PRICES FOR TOILET REQUISITES, SOAP DETERGENTS, TOYS AND HOBBIES, THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS ROSE BY ONE POINT EACH IN C.P.I.(A) AND C.P.I.(B).

THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES ADVANCED BY TWO POINTS IN C.P.I.(A) AND BY ONE POINT IN C.P.I.(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER FARES FOR PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES AND THE FULL IMPACT OF THE INCREASE

IN PRICES OF PETROL AND OIL SINCE APRIL.

THE RISE OF TWO POINTS IN THE INDEX FOR SERVICES IN BOTH C.P. I. (A) AND C.P.I.(B) WAS MAINLY BROUGHT ABOUT BY HIGHER CHARGES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CINEMA ENTERTAINMENT.

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