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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1990

(OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 AVERAGE = 100)

CPI(A)

CPI (B)

INDEX FOR

A CHANCE OVER

X CHANGE OVER

INDEX FOR

X CHANGE OVER

SECTION

SEP. 90

AUG. 90

SEP. 89

SEP. 90

AUG. 90

* CHANGE OVER SEP. 89

FOODSTUFFS

147.3

+1. 4

+9.1

149.0

+1.3

+9.5

HOUSING

136.6

+2.5

+10.3

130.8

+1.6

+10.4

FUEL AND

LIGHT

108.4

+3.9

+13.2

107.6

+3.2

+12.0

ALCOHOLIC

158.0

+0.3

+18.

2

159.1

+0.4

+18.0

DRINKS

AND TOBACCO

(FOR HOME

CONSUMPTION)

CLOTHING AND

145.5

-0.0*

+7.8

148.6

+0.0*

+7.7

FOOTWEAR

DURABLE GOODS

126.4

+0.4

+3.5

125.4

+0.6

+3.4

MISCELLANEOUS

GOODS

139.0

+0. 6

+5.

0

139.7

+1.0

+5.5

TRANSPORT AND

157.0

+0.4

+13.9

156.9

+0.6

+14.8

VEHICLES

SERVICES

168.6

+5.9

+13.0

166.6

+4.4

+12.2

ALL ITEMS 145.5

+1.8

+9.7

144.9

+1.6

+9.9

* LESS THAN 0.05 PER CENT

COMPARING SEPTEMBER 1990 WITH AUGUST 1990, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 1.4 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 1.3 PER CENT IN CPI(B). THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO INCREASES IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND MOONCAKES AND IN THE CHARGES FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES.

BY

THE INDEX FOR HOUSING INCREASED BY 2.5 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND 1.6 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER RENTS FOR SOME PRIVATE DWELLINGS AND FOR SOME FLATS IN HOUSING AUTHORITY GROUP A ESTATES.

THE INDEX FOR FUEL AND LIGHT INCREASED BY 3. 9 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 3.2 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES OF KEROSENE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS AS WELL AS THE UPWARD FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT FOR TOWNGAS.

THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS INCREASED BY 0.6 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 1.0 PER CENT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES OF JEWELLERY AND COSMETICS.

BY

AND

THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 5.9 PER CENT IN CPI(A) 4.4 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUE TO INCREASES IN SCHOOL FEES AND PRICES OF TEXTBOOKS, AND HIGHER NURSERY CHARGES.

/FIGURES HEREIN