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Consumer Price Index for the Month of September, 1999

The Department of Statistics and Research announces that the Consumer Price Index for September, 1999 increased by 2,45 units or 1,97 per cent to 126,72 units compared to 124,27 in the previous month. This is mainly due to increases in the prices of clothing and footwear following the end of the summer season sales as well as to increases in the prices of certain fresh fruit and vegetables, potatoes, electricity and tuition fees of private educational institutions and part-time educational coaching centres.

2. The average rate of increase of the Index for the period January-September 1999 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year was 1,33%.

3. The average rate of increase of the Index for the last twelve months (i.e. October 1998-September 1999) compared to the preceding twelve months (i.e. October 1997-September 1998) was 1,35%.

 

Categories of Goods and services

 1999
January February March April ̀ay June July August

Sept.
I.

Food, beverages and tobacco

 124,77

123,91

123,59

123,46

 124,97 127,38 129,12 129,44 131,81
II.

Clothing and footwear

 130,93

106,32

131,91

137,08

 135,77 135,85 133,86 121,87 136,65
III.

Rents, fuel and power

 132,16

132,94

133,41

133,71

 133,90 134,32 134,98 134,68 135,65
IV.

Furnishings, household equipment and supplies

 115,99

115,23

117,01

117,43

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

Medical care

 137,77

138,14

138,19

138,18

 138,31 138,58 140,42 140,30 140,78
VI.

Transport and communication

 109,51

109,84

109,83

109,96

 110,00 110,06 110,72 110,60 110,18
VII.

Recreation, education and cultural services

 129,66

129,50

129,56

130,03

 129,26 129,73 129,91 129,69 131,98
VIII.

Miscellaneous goods and services

 122,80

123,20

123,22

123,23

 123,78 123,90 123,43 123,39 123,33
 

General Index

 123,03

120,74

123,16

123,73

 123,96 124,85 125,52 124,27 126,72

 

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