XN000022-1984-02-22 — Page 4

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1984

PLASTIC

PRODUCTS

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2 271

FABRICATED

METAL

PRODUCTS

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2 130

ELECTRICAL

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ELECTRONIC

PRODUCTS

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1

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SERVICES

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BANKS

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6 677

HOTELS

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3 623

PUBLIC

UTILITIES

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4 837

OTHERS

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* CHANGES WITHIN + 0.5%

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PERSONS ENGAGED COVER COMPANY EMPLOYEES ONLY: SITE WORKERS EMPLOYED BY LABOUR-ONLY SUB-CONTRACTORS NOT INCLUDED.

JANUARY CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES RISE

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THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) AND CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B) FOR JANUARY WERE 152 AND 151 RESPECTIVELY, EACH BEING TWO POINTS OR 1.3 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN DECEMBER 1983, ACCORDING TO FIGURES PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY.

COMPARED WITH JANUARY 1983, CPI(A) ROSE BY 17 POINTS OR

12.6 PER CENT AND CPI(B), 16 POINTS OR 11.9 PER CENT.

DURING THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JANUARY THIS YEAR, BOTH THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED CPI(A) AND CPI(B) INCREASED AT AN AVERAGE RATE OF 0.6 PER CENT A MONTH.

/DURING JANUARY,