N
1
FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1991
30%
THE CPI(B) IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE NEXT
MONTHLY EXPENDITURE OF OF URBAN
WHICH HAD AN AVERAGE HOUSEHOLDS, $10,000-$17,499 IN THE SAME PERIOD,
PRICE MOVEMENTS DESCRIBED BELOW ARE BASED ON THE CPI SERIES.
1989/90-BASED
CHANGES IN THE INDEXES FOR MAY 1991 IN RESPECT
IN
PRICE THE TWO CONSUMER SECTIONS COMMODITY/SERVICE COMPARED WITH APRIL 1991 ARE GIVEN BELOW.
OF THE NINE
INDEXES,
AS
SECTION
(OCTOBER 1989 TO SEPTEMBER 1990 = 100)
CPI(A)
CPI(B)
INDEX FOR
MAY 91
% CHANGE OVER APR 91
INDEX FOR.
* CHANGE OVER
MAY 91
APR 91
FOODSTUFFS
112.5
-0.0%
113.4
+0.2
MEALS BOUGHT AWAY
116.1
+0.7
116.1
+0.7
FROM HOME
FOODSTUFFS,
EXCLUDING
108.9
-0.7
109.7
-0.5
MEALS BOUGHT AWAY
FROM HOME
HOUSING
115.7
+0.7
115.0
+0.7
FUEL AND LIGHT
108.8
-0.1
2
108.7
-0.1
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
162.5
-
-9
.8
150.3
-7.5
AND TOBACCO (FOR
HOME CONSUMPTION)
CLOTHING AND
111.4
+2.0
112.5
+2.8
FOOTWEAR
DURABLE GOODS
105.0
+0.5
104.6
+0.5
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS
107.4
+0.3
106.
8
+0.3
TRANSPORT AND
118.0
+2.5
117.5
+2.1
VEHICLES
SERVICES
113.2
+0.5
112.3
+0.7
ALL ITEMS
114.0
+0.1
113.6
+0.5
* LESS THAN 0.05%
FOR FOODSTUFFS
RESTAURANTS AND
COMPARING MAY 1991 WITH APRIL 1991, THE INDEX DECREASED MARGINALLY IN CPI(A) BUT INCREASED BY 0.2% IN CPI (B) AS EFFECT OF THE INCREASE IN THE CHARGES FOR MEALS IN OTHER EATING PLACES WAS MORE THAN OFFSET BY THE EFFECT OF DECREASES IN THE PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND PORK IN THE FORMER CASE.
BOTH CPI(A) AND THE INDEX FOR HOUSING INCREASED BY 0.7% IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER RENTS FOR SOME PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS.
FOR
(FOR AND DRINKS
TOBACCO THE
ALCOHOLIC INDEX
AND BY 7.5% IN CPI(B) CONSUMPTION} DECREASED BY 9.8% IN CPI(A) RESULT OF LOWER PRICES OF CIGARETTES ARISING FROM REDUCED DUTIES.
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