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  • 18:51

    September Consumer Price Index up .1 percent

    The Consumer Price Index increased a tenth of a percent in September, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics.

    Leading the increases were fresh vegetables at 7.9 percent, furniture and household equipment at half a percent, and housing and education services at four tenths of a percent. Housing was up two tenths of a percent. Notable decreases were culture and entertainment at 1.5 percent, clothing seven tenths of a percent. Since the start of the year, the all items index increased 0.3%