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Consumer Price Index for the Month of March, 1999

The Department of Statistics and Research announces that the Consumer Price Index for March, 1999 increased by 2,42 units or 2,0 per cent to 123,16 units compared to 120,74 in the previous month. This is mainly due to increases in the prices of clothing and footwear following the end of the winter sales, as well as to increase in the prices of certain fresh vegetables. Decreases were mainly recorded in the prices of certain fresh fruit ad potatoes.

2. The average rate of increase of the Index for the last twelve months (i.e. April 1998-March 1999) compared to the preceding twelve months (i.e. April 1997-March 1998) was 2,04%.

3. The average rate of increase of the Index for the period January-March 1999 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year was 1,47% while the Index of March 1999 compared to the Index of March 1998 showed an increase of 1,79%..

 

Categories of Goods and services

 1999

January

February

 Mar
I.

Food, beverages and tobacco

124,77

123,91

 123,59
II.

Clothing and footwear

130,93

106,32

 131,91
III.

Rents, fuel and power

132,16

132,94

 133,41
IV.

Furnishings, household equipment and supplies

115,99

115,23

 117,01
V.

Medical care

137,77

138,14

 138,19
VI.

Transport and communication

109,51

109,84

 109,83
VII.

Recreation, education and cultural services

129,66

129,50

 129,56
VIII.

Miscellaneous goods and services

122,80

123,20

 123,22

General Index

123,03

120,74

 123,16
 
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