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MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1989

CHANGES IN THE INDEXES FOR DECEMBER 1988

IN RESPECT OF NINE COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTIONS IN THE TWO CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1988 AND DECEMBER 1987, ARE GIVEN BELOW.

THR

A9

(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE

100)

CPI(A)

CPI(B)

INDEX X CHANGE % CHANGE

INDEX

% CHANGE X CHANGE

SECTION

FOR DEC.88

OVER NOV.88

OVER DEC.87

FOR DEC.88

OVER NOV.88

OVER DEC.87

FOODSTUFFS

120.3

-0.0*

+8.6

121.4

+0.1

+9.2

HOUSING

117.2

+1.2

+5.3

113.1

+0.6

+4.1

FUEL AND

LIGHT

92.8

+0.6

+0.4

93.4

+0.7

+0.6

ALCOHOLIC

DRINKS AND

TOBACCO

(FOR HOME

CONSUMPTION)

125.4

+0.2

+7.0

126.4

+0.2

+7.3

CLOTHING AND

FOOTWEAR

132.6

+3.1

+10.2

135.3

+3.3

+10,7

DURABLE GOODS

119.9

-0.0*

+5.9

119.2

-0.0*

+5.9

MISCELLANEOUS

GOODS

130.9

+0.6

+9.4

130.1

+0.5

+9.0

TRANSPORT AND

VEHICLES

122.3

+0.0*

+4.5

121.9

+0.0*

+4.9

SERVICES

133.

4

+0.6

+9.9

133.4

+0.7

+10.4

ALL ITEMS

121.7

+0.5

+7.7

121.8

+0.5

+7.7

* LESS THAN 0.05 PER CENT

COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1988, THE INDEX

FOR FOODSTUFFS

DECREASED MARGINALLY IN CPI(A) AND INCREASED BY 0.1 PER CENT IN CPI(B).

THE AVERAGE