MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1987
CHANGES IN THE INDICES FOR JULY 1987 IN RESPECT OF THE NINE COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTIONS IN THE TWO CONSUMER PRICE INDICES, AS COMPARED WITH JUNE 1987 AND JULY 1986, ARE GIVEN BELOW.
(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)
(PI(A)
CPI(B)
SECTION
INDEX % CHANGE
FOR JUL. 87
X CHANGE
OVER JUN. 87
OVER JUL. 86
INDEX % CHANGE
FOR JUL. 27
OVER JUN. 87
* CHANGE OVER JUL. 86
FOODSTUFFS
105.6
- 1.1
+2.
.2
106.3
-1.1
+3.0
HOUSING
109.8
+0.2
+1.
9
107.7
+0.2
+3.
3
FUEL AND LIGHT
92.6
-0.
1
+3.
.6
93.3
-0.1
+3.8
ALCOHOLIC
116.9
+0.1
+5.9
117.2
+0.2
+6.5
DRINKS AND
TOBACCO
(FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION)
CLOTHING AND
114.4
-0.7
+6.1
116.1
-0.7
+6.7
FOOTWEAR
DURABLE GOODS
112.
6
+0.1
+6.5
111.
7
+0.4
+6.4
MISCELLANEOUS
116.4
+0.4
+12.2
116.2
+0.4
+11.2
GOODS
TRANSPORT AND
115.7
+0.
2
+8.1
114.1
+0.3
+8.0
VEHICLES
SERVICES
115.8
+0.
3
+6.
5
115.1
+0.4
+6.5
ALL ITEMS
109.3
-0.5
+4.7
109.6
-0.3
+4.8
BY
COMPARED WITH JUNE 1987, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS DECREASED 1.4 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 1.1 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B). THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE DECREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH
THAN VEGETABLES, LIVE POULTRY AND FRESH FRUIT WHICH MORE
OFFSET THE INCREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH WATER FISH AND IN THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES. 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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