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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1990

156.9

+2.2

+18.1

157.6

+2.2

+17.8

CLOTHING AND

145.3

+5.8

+ 7.7

148.6

+7.0

+ 7.6

FOOTWEAR

DURABLE

124.0

+0.6

+ 2.3

123.2

+0.6

+ 2.2

GOODS

MISCELLANEOUS

136.9

-0.5

+ 4.1

137.3

-0.3

+ 4.8

GOODS

TRANSPORT AND

149.2

+3.1

+13.3

147.8

+2.

8

+13.0

VEHICLES

SERVICES

ALL ITEMS

155.1

+0.8

+13.4

155.1

+0.9

+13.0

139.3

+1.0

+ 9.4

138.8

+1

.2

+ 9.

3

IN CPI(B).

MEALS FOR CHARGES

IN

MORE

OFFSET THE THAN FRUIT AND FRESH

FRESH

FOODSTUFFS COMPARING APRIL 1990 WITH MARCH 1990, THE INDEX FOR INCREASED BY 0.2 PER CENT IN CPI (A) AND BY 0.3 PER CENT THIS WAS MAINLY DUB TO AN INCREASE IN THE

AND RESTAURANTS

BATING PLACES, WHICH DECREASES

THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF VEGETABLES.

IN

OTHER

AND

AND

THE INDEX FOR HOUSING INCREASED BY 1.3 PER CENT IN CPI(A)

HIGHER RENTS (INCLUDING BY 0.9

CENT IN CPI (B) AS A RESULT OF PER RATES} FOR SOME PRIVATE DWELLINGS AND FOR SOME HOUSING AUTHORITY HOUSING SOCIETY ESTATES.

THE

INDEX

FOR FUEL AND LIGHT INCREASED BY 1.6 CPI (A) AND BY 1.7 PER CENT IN CPI (B) DUE TO THE ADJUSTMENT FOR ELECTRICITY AND TOWNGAS.

INDEX THE

PER

CENT UPWARD FUEL COST

IN

HOME (FOR AND CPI (B), ON ALCOHOLIC

FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO BY 2.2 PER CENT IN BOTH CPI(A) CONSUMPTION) INCREASED REFLECTING THE EFFECT OF THE RECENT INCREASE IN DUTIES DRINKS AND TOBACCO.

CENT THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 5.8 PER

HIGHER PRICES OF IN CPI(A) AND BY 7.0 PER CENT IN CPI (B) DUE

STORES AND OUTERCLOTHING

THE CLEARANCE SALES OF SOME DEPARTMENT AS FASHION SHOPS HAD ENDED IN EARLY APRIL.

PER CENT EFFECT OF THE

THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES INCREASED BY 3.1 IN CPI (A) AND BY 2.8 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUE TO THE RECENT INCREASES IN BUS FARES AND IN DRIVING AND VEHICLE LICENCE FEES.

/FIGURES HEREIN