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THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1986
CHANGES IN THE INDEXES FOR MARCH 1986 IN RESPECT OF THE NINE COMMODITY-SERVICE SECTIONS IN THE TWO NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, AS COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 1986, ARE GIVEN BELOW.
(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE *
100)
NEW CPI(A)
NEW CPI(B)
INDEX FOR * CHANGE
INDEX FOR
SECTION
MAR. 86
OVER FEB. 86
MAR. 86
% CHANGE OVER FEB. 86
FOODSTUFFS
100.6
-0.6
100.9
-0.6
HOUSING
103.4
+0.2
103.0
+0.2
FUEL AND
99.0
-0.5
99.2
-0.5
LIGHT
ALCOHOL IC
105.6
+0.3
105.5
+0.3
DRINKS AND
TOBACCO (FOR
HOME
CONSUMPTION)
CLOTHING
AND
102.8
+1.7
103.1
+2.5
FOOTWEAR
DURABLE
102.5
+1.3
102.1
+1.3
GOODS
MISCEL-
102.7
+0.7
103.3
+0.9
LANEOUS
GOODS
TRANSPORT
104.3
+0.4
104.0
+0.3
AND
VEHICLES
SERVICES
108.2
-0.8
107.8
-1.0
ALL ITEMS
102.4
-0.1
102.7
COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 1986, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 0.6 PER CENT IN BOTH NEW CPI(A) AND NEW CPI(B) THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE DECREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF LIVE POULTRY, FRESH-WATER FISH AND PORK, WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH VEGETABLES. THE EFFECT OF MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS ON THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS WAS INSIGNIFICANT.
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