THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1986
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CHANGES IN THE INDEXES FOR JUNE 1986 IN RESPECT OF THE NINE COMMODITY SERVICE SECTIONS IN THE TWO NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, AS COMPARED WITH MAY 1986, ARE GIVEN BELOW.
(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)
NEW CPI(C)
NEW CPI(B)
INDEX FOR
SECTION
JUN, 86
%% CHANGE OVER MAY 86
INDEX FOR JUN. 86
% CHANGE OVER MAY 86
FOODSTUFFS
102.1
+1.8
102.3
+1.6
HOUSING
104.6
+0.3
104.1
+0.3°
FUEL AND
89.4
-3.7
89.8
-3.8
LIGHT
ALCOHOLIC
110.3
+1.7
110.0
+1.7
DRINKS AND
TOBACCO (FOR
HOME
CONSUMPTION)
CLOTHING AND
108.3
-0.2
109.3
-0.2
FOOTWEAR
DURABLE GOODS
105.7
+0.2
105.0
+0.2
MISCELLANEOUS
103.5
+0.3
104.2
+0.3
GOODS
TRANSPORT AND
106.7
+0.5
105.9
+0.6
VEHICLES
SERVICES
103.7
+0.1
108.3
+0.1
ALL ITEMS
103.8
+0.9
104.1
+0.7
COMPARED WITH MAY 1986, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 1.8 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND 1.6 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B) MAINLY DUE TO THE INCREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES, LIVE POULTRY, SALT-WATER FISH AND FRESH FRUIT. EFFECT OF MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS ON THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS WAS INSIGNIFICANT.
THE
THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT DECREASED BY 3.7 PER CENT IN NEW CP1(A) AND 3.8 PER CENT IN NEW CPI (B) DUE TO LOWER PRICES OF KEROSENE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS AS WELL AS DOWNWARD FUEL COST ADJUSTMENTS FOR TOWNGAS AND ELECTRICITY.
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