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Consumer Price Index for the Month of November, 1999

The Department of Statistics and Research announces that the Consumer Price Index for November, 1999 increased by 0,06 units or 0,05 per cent to 127,83 units compared to 127,89 in the previous month. This is mainly due to decreases in the prices of certain fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as to air fares while increases have mainly been recorded in the prices of petroleum products, electricity and potatoes.

2. The average rate of increase of the Index for the period January-November 1999 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year was 1,56%.

3. The average rate of increase of the Index for the last twelve months (i.e. December 1998-November 1999) compared to the preceding twelve months (i.e. December 1997-November 1998) was 1,52%.

 

Categories of Goods and services

 1999
January February March April ̀ay June July August

Sept.

 Oct. Nov.
I.

Food, beverages and tobacco

 124,77

123,91

123,59

123,46

 124,97 127,38 129,12 129,44 131,81 134,03 132,64
II.

Clothing and footwear

 130,93

106,32

131,91

137,08

 135,77 135,85 133,86 121,87 136,65 137,74 138,21
III.

Rents, fuel and power

 132,16

132,94

133,41

133,71

 133,90 134,32 134,98 134,68 135,65 137,00 137,94
IV.

Furnishings, household equipment and supplies

 115,99

115,23

117,01

117,43

 116,06 116,86 117,07 114,91 117,48 117,89 117,66
V.

Medical care

 137,77

138,14

138,19

138,18

 138,31 138,58 140,42 140,30 140,78 141,13 141,34
VI.

Transport and communication

 109,51

109,84

109,83

109,96

 110,00 110,06 110,72 110,60 110,18 110,58 111,33
VII.

Recreation, education and cultural services

 129,66

129,50

129,56

130,03

 129,26 129,73 129,91 129,69 131,98 132,75 132,29
VIII.

Miscellaneous goods and services

 122,80

123,20

123,22

123,23

 123,78 123,90 123,43 123,39 123,33 123,71 123,71
 

General Index

 123,03

120,74

123,16

123,73

 123,96 124,85 125,52 124,27 126,72 127,89 127,83

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