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        | Consumer Price Index for the
        Month of November, 1998 | 
       
     
     The Department of Statistics and Research
    announces that the Consumer Price Index for November, 1998 decreased by 0,56 units or 0,45
    per cent to 124,34 units compared to 124,90 in the previous month. This is mainly due to
    decreases in the prices of certain fresh vegetables, pork and motor-cars.
    2. The average rate of increase of the Index for the period
    January-November 1998 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year was 2,35%
    while the Index of Novemer 1998 compared to the Index of November 1997 showed an increase
    of 1,06%. 
    3. The average rate of increase of the Index for the last twelve months
    (i.e. December 1997 - November 1998) compared to the preceding twelve months (i.e.
    December 1996 - November 1997) was 2,47%.  | 
   
 
  
  
    Categories of Goods and Services  | 
    1 9 9 8  | 
   
  
     | 
    January | 
    February  | 
    March  | 
    April  | 
    May  | 
    June  | 
    July  | 
    August  | 
    Sept.  | 
    Oct.  | 
    Nov. | 
   
  
    | Food, beverages and tobacco | 
    122.43 | 
    121.94  | 
    121.89  | 
    121.72  | 
    124.18  | 
    124.55  | 
    126.89  | 
    130.06  | 
    130.87  | 
    129.29  | 
    127,43 | 
   
  
    | Clothing and footwear | 
    112.19 | 
    111.88  | 
    118.66  | 
    134.27  | 
    134.62  | 
    136.17  | 
    120.41  | 
    118.79  | 
    133.06  | 
    135.66  | 
    136,87 | 
   
  
    | Rents, fuel and power | 
    132.08 | 
    131.92  | 
    131.66  | 
    131.59  | 
    130.72  | 
    131.00  | 
    132.03  | 
    132.42  | 
    132.73  | 
    131.78  | 
    131,80 | 
   
  
    | Furnishings, household equipment and supplies | 
    113.96 | 
    113.79  | 
    115.41  | 
    116.98  | 
    116.57  | 
    116.74  | 
    116.01  | 
    115.64  | 
    117.36  | 
    117.23  | 
    117,45 | 
   
  
    | Medical care | 
    132.09 | 
    132.69  | 
    132.96  | 
    133.04  | 
    133.91  | 
    135.56  | 
    135.54  | 
    135.84  | 
    136.18  | 
    136.51  | 
    137,01 | 
   
  
    | Transport and communication | 
    111.12 | 
    111.25  | 
    111.31  | 
    111.38  | 
    109.77  | 
    110.14  | 
    110.31  | 
    110.30  | 
    110.65  | 
    110.39  | 
    109,51 | 
   
  
    | Recreation, education and cultural services | 
    126.14 | 
    126.08  | 
    126.46  | 
    126.41  | 
    126.25  | 
    126.81  | 
    126.65  | 
    126.65  | 
    128.82  | 
    129.04  | 
    129,88 | 
   
  
    | Miscellaneous goods and services | 
    121.68 | 
    121.84  | 
    122.68  | 
    122.99  | 
    123.02  | 
    123.86  | 
    123.87  | 
    123.87  | 
    123.89  | 
    122.67  | 
    122,13 | 
   
  
    | General Index | 
    120.40 | 
    120.24  | 
    120.99  | 
    122.48  | 
    122.67  | 
    123.19  | 
    122.60  | 
    123.41  | 
    125.36  | 
    124.90  | 
    124,34 | 
   
 
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