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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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