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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1988

CHANGES IN THE INDEXES FOR AUGUST 1988 IN RESPECT OF COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTIONS IN THE TWO CONSUMER PRICE COMPARED WITH JULY 1988 AND AUGUST 1987, ARE GIVEN BELOW.

THE NINE

INDEXES,

(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)

CPI(A)

CPI(8)

INDEX * CHANGE % CHANGE

INDEX

SECTION

FOR AUG.88

OVER JUL.88

OVER AUG.87

FOR AUG.88

% CHANGE * CHANGE

OVER

OVER JUL.88 AUG.87

FOODSTUFFS

119.4

+1.8

+10.6

119.7

+1.5

+10.6

HOUSING

113.7

+0.3

+3.3

111.3

+0.4

+3.0

FUEL AND

LIGHT

93.1

-0.9

+0.6

93.8

-0.

.8

+0.7

ALCOHOLIC

DRINKS AND

TOBACCO

(FOR HOME

CONSUMPTION}

124.5

+0.3

+6.6

125.3

+0.4

+6.9

CLOTHING AND

FOOTWEAR

122.6

-2.2

+8.7

124.7

-2.4

+9.1

DURABLE GOODS

119.0

+0.1

+5.9

118.0

-0.0*

+5.9

MISCELLANEOUS

GOODS

123.0

-0.0*

+4.7

123.0

-0.1

+5.2

TRANSPORT AND

VEHICLES

120.8

+0.0*

+4.3

120,0

+0.0#

+4.6

SERVICES

126.8

+0.4

+9.1

127.1

+0.6

+9.4

ALL ITEMS

118.9

+0.8

+7.7

118.7

+0.5

+7.5

* LESS THAN 0.05 PER CENT

COMPARED WITH JULY 1988, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED 1.8 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 1.5 PER CENT ÎN CPI(B).

BY

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