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FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1980
CONSUMER PRICE INDICES FOR MARCH REMAIN UNCHANGED
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THE CONSUMER PRICE INDICES (A) AND (B) FOR LAST MONTH (MARCH) WERE 150 AND 157 RESPECTIVELY, EACH BEING THE SAME AS IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
CPI(A) IS BASED ON WEIGHTS DERIVED FROM THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF HOUSEHOLDS SPENDING BETWEEN $400 AND $1 499 A MONTH AND CPI(B) FROM THOSE SPENDING BETWEEN $1 500 AND $2 999 A MONTH, AS DETERMINED IN THE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY OF 1973/74.
THE COMPONENTS OF THE TWO INDICES FOR MARCH COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS MONTH AND THE CORRESPONDING MONTH IN 1979 ARE AS FOLLOWS #
CPI(A)
CPI(B)
COMPONENT
MAR 80 FEB 80 MAR 79
MAR 80
FEB 80 MAR 79
FOODSTUFFS
153
152
129
154
154
130
HOUSING
148
148
139
149
148
139
FUEL AND LIGHT
263
259
144
247
244
142
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
AND TOBACCO
181
181
155
174
174
150
CLOTHING AND
FOOTWEAR
118
118
105
115
116
104
DURABLE GOODS
133
131
122
129
128
119
MISCELLANEOUS
GOODS
166
165
140
164
164
137
TRANSPORT AND
VEHICLES
192
191
147
192
191
153
SERVICES
163
165
143
167
168
145
ALL ITEMS
158
158
133
157
157
133
THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY ONE POINT IN CPI(A). PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT WERE THE INCREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH FRUITS, BEEF AND FRESH-WATER FISH. THE COST OF MEALS BOUGHT IN RESTAURANTS ALSO WENT UP.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SALT-WATER FISH, FRESH VEGETABLES AND LIVE POULTRY DECREASED. MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
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