Sept 1998



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Consumer Price Index for the Month of September, 1998

The Department of Statistics and Research announces that the Consumer Price Index for September, 1998 increased by 1,95 units or 1,58 per cent to 125,36 units compared to 123,41 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 vegetables, bus fares in urban areas and tuition fees of private educational instituions and part'time educational coaching centres.

2. The average rate of increase of the Index for the period January-September 1998 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year was 2,51% while the Index of September 1998 compared to the Index of September 1997 showed an increase of 3,72%.

3. The average rate of increase of the Index for the last twelve months (i.e. October 1997 - September 1998) compared to the preceding twelve months (i.e. October 1996 - September 1997) was 2,88%.

Categories of Goods and Services	1 9 9 8
	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	Sept.
Food, beverages and tobacco	122.43	121.94	121.89	121.72	124.18	124.55	126.89	130.06	130.87
Clothing and footwear	112.19	111.88	118.66	134.27	134.62	136.17	120.41	118.79	133.06
Rents, fuel and power	132.08	131.92	131.66	131.59	130.72	131.00	132.03	132.42	132.73
Furnishings, household equipment and supplies	113.96	113.79	115.41	116.98	116.57	116.74	116.01	115.64	117.36
Medical care	132.09	132.69	132.96	133.04	133.91	135.56	135.54	135.84	136.18
Transport and communication	111.12	111.25	111.31	111.38	109.77	110.14	110.31	110.30	110.65
Recreation, education and cultural services	126.14	126.08	126.46	126.41	126.25	126.81	126.65	126.65	128.82
Miscellaneous goods and services	121.68	121.84	122.68	122.99	123.02	123.86	123.87	123.87	123.89
General Index	120.40	120.24	120.99	122.48	122.67	123.19	122.60	123.41	125.36

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