INCREASES in food, gross rent, fuel and power, and transport and communication pushed the consumer price index (CPI) 1.2% higher to 104.3 for the JanuaryOctober period.
The Statistics Department, releasing the data yesterday, said the three main groups accounted for 93% of the overall increase recorded for the current period.
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