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MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1987
CHANGES IN THE INDEXES FOR MARCH 1987 IN RESPECT OF THE NINE COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTIONS IN THE TWO CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, AS COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 1987 AND MARCH 1986, ARE GIVEN BELOW.
(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)
NEW CPI(A)
NEW CPI(B)
INDEX %% CHANGE % CHANGE
INDEX % CHANGE % CHANGE
SECTION
FOR
OVER MAR. 87 FEB. 87
OVER MAR. 86
FOR
OVER MAR. 87 FEB. 87
OVER
MAR. 86
FOODSTUFFS
103.4
+0.1
+2.7
104.0
-0.0*
+3.0
HOUSING
108.6
+0.0*
+5.0
106.6
+0.0%
+3.5
FUEL AND LIGHT 91.8
+0.8
-7.3
92.4
+0.9
-6.8
ALCOHOLIC
116.0
+4.4
+9.8
115.9
+4.4
+9.8
DRINKS AND
TOBACCO
(FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION)
CLOTHING AND 107.7
+0.1
+4.7
108.2
+0.2
+4.9
FOOTWEAR
DURABLE GOODS 108.9
+0.4
+6.3
108.2
+0.5
+6.0
MISCELLANEOUS
112.5
+0.5
+9.5
112.1
+0.7
+8.6
GOODS
TRANSPORT AND 113.2
+0.7
+8.6
111.8
+0.9
+7.5
VEHICLES
SERVICES
114.5
+0.1
+5.8
113.7
+0.2
+5.4
ALL ITEMS
106.9
+0.3
+4.4
107.0
+0.3
+4.2
* LESS THAN 0.05 PER CENT
COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 1987, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 0.1 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND DECREASED MARGINALLY IN NEW CPI(B). THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES INCREASED WHILE THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF LIVE POULTRY AND FRESH FRUIT DECREASED. THE EFFECT OF MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS ON THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS WAS INSIGNIFICANT.
THE INDEX
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