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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1986

TRANSPORT AND

107.3

+0.5

106.6

+0.5

VEHICLES

SERVICES

109.9

+0.3

109.4

+0.3

ALL ITEMS

104.6

+0.6

104.9

+0.6

COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1986, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 0.4 PER CENT IN BOTH NEW CPI(A) AND NEW CPI(B). THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE INCREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH FRUIT, FRESH VEGETABLES AND LIVE POULTRY, WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE DECREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PORK AND SALT-WATER FISH. THE EFFECT OF MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS ON THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS WAS INSIGNIFICANT.

THE INDEX FOR HOUSING INCREASED BY 1.6 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 1.0 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER RENTS FOR SOME PRIVATE DWELLINGS AND SOME HOUSING AUTHORITY GROUP A ESTATES.

THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT DECREASED BY 0.5 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 0.6 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF THE DOWNWARD FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT FOR TOWNGAS.

THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 1.0 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 1.1 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES OF MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OUTERCLOTHING AND MEN'S FOOTWEAR.

THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS INCREASED BY 0.6 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 0.8 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF TRAVEL GOODS AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.

THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS INCREASED BY 1.6 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 1.5 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES OF JEWELLERY.

THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES INCREASED BY 0.5 PER CENT IN BOTH NEW CPI(A) AND NEW CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER PUBLIC LIGHT BUS AND SCHOOL BUS FARES AS WELL AS HIGHER DRIVING INSTRUCTORS' FEES.

PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES WERE INSIGNIFICANT.

(FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED FROM CPI FIGURES TO MORE THAN 1 DECIMAL PLACE.)

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