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FINISIAT, JULY 2-, és

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

208.4

233.5

233.7

201.2

223.9

224.0

AND TOBACCO (FOR

HOME CONSUMPTION)

CLOTHING AND

156.5

170.4

170.3

158.0 172.4

172.0

FOOTWEAR

DURABLE GOODS

125.6

123.5

123.2

129.4 128.2

128.1

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS 150.9

151.6

151.3

148.2

148.6

148.4

TRANSPORT AND

170.2

181.8

182.4

172.9 182.4

182.9

VEHICLES

SERVICES

167.6

181.6

182.2

165.9 177.4

178.1

ALL ITEMS

155.5

159.0

159.8

155.2 159.4

160.1

COMPARED WITH MAY 1985, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 1.7 POINTS IN CPI(A) AND 1.5 POINTS IN CPI(B), THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH VEGETABLES INCREASED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE MONTH WHILE THAT OF SALT-WATER FISH ROSE DUE TO INADEQUATE SUPPLY.

THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF LIVE POULTRY ALSO WENT UP AS A RESULT OF INCREASED DEMAND AROUND THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH FRUIT DECREASED DUE TO LOWER PRICES FOR SEASONAL FRUITS, NAMELY, WATER MELONS AND PEARS. THE EFFECT OF MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS ON THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS WAS INSIGNIFICANT.

THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT DECREASED BY 1.0 POINT IN CPI(A) AND 0.8 POINT IN CPI(B) DUE TO LOWER PRICES OF KEROSENE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.

THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES INCREASED BY 0.6 POINT IN CPI(A) AND 0.5 POINT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER MTR AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUS FARES.

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HIGHER CHARGES FOR ADMISSION TO SWIMMING POOLS AND AMUSEMENT PARKS PUSHED UP THE INDEX FOR SERVICES BY 0.6 POINT IN CPI(A) AND 0.7 POINT IN CPI(B).

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PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.

(FIGURES REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED FROM CPI FIGURES TO 2 DECIMAL PLACES.)

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