3
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1990
OF
THE
AS
CHANGES IN THE INDEXES FOR DECEMBER 1989 IN RESPECT NINE COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTIONS IN THE TWO CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1989 AND DECEMBER 1988, ARE GIVEN BELOW,
(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)
CPI(A)
CPI(B)
INDEX * CHANGE % CHANGE
INDEX
SECTION
FOR DEC.89
OVER NOV.89
OVER DEC.88
FOR DEC.89
* CHANGE OVER NOV.89
% CHANGE OVER DEC.88
FOODSTUFFS
133.8
+0.3
+11.2
135.6
+0.4
+11.7
HOUSING
125.5
+0.5
+7.1
120.2
+0.5
+6.3
FUEL AND
LIGHT
98.2
+1.7
+5.8
98.2
+1.6
+5.1
ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS AND
TOBACCO
(FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION}
141.8
+6.0
+13.0
142.5
+5.5
+12.7
CLOTHING AND
FOOTWEAR
141.5
+0.8
+6.7
144.1
+0.6
+6.5
DURABLE GOODS
122.9
-0.0*
+2.5
121.8
-0
+2.2
MISCELLANEOUS
GOODS
136.2
+1.0
+4.0
135.9
+1.0
+4.5
TRANSPORT AND
VEHICLES
139.6
+0.0*
+14.1
138.
8
+0.1
+13.9
SERVICES
151.1
+0.6
+13.3
151.0
+1.0
+13.2
ALI. ITEMS
133.5
+0.6
+9.7
133.3
+0.6
+9
.5
富 LESS THAN 0.05 PER CENT
THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 0.3 PER CENT IN CPI(A)
DUE
TO INCREASES IN
AND BY 0.4 PER CENT IN CPI(B). THIS WAS MAINLY THE AVERAGE CHARGE FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES AND IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE DECREASE IN THE FRESH VEGETABLES.
FRUIT AND LIVE POULTRY, AVERAGE
RETAIL PRICE OF
/THE INDEX
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