CORRECTING NEWS ITEM " COSTS OF LIVING IN AUGUST HIGHEST IN DUBROVNIK, LOWEST IN ZAGREB

ZAGREB, Sept 24 (Hina) - Please correct the first paragraph of news item "COSTS OF LIVING IN AUGUST HIGHEST IN DUBROVNIK, LOWEST IN ZAGREB", replacing AUTUMN with SEPTEMBER. The corrected news item should read as follows: ZAGREB, Sept 24 (Hina) - The minimum costs of living of a four- member family in September were the highest in the southern seaport of Dubrovnik and the lowest in Zagreb, according to the Independent Trade Unions (NHS). The NHS considered the costs of food, housing, clothing, transport, hygiene, and culture, which amounted to 5,055 kuna in Dubrovnik and 4,644 kuna in the capital. Compared to July, the costs of living marked the highest increase in the northern Adriatic city of Rijeka, 1.6 percent, followed by 1.4 percent in the central Adriatic city of Split, 1.36 percent in Zagreb, and 0.15 percent in Dubrovnik. The increase is primarily the result of higher transport prices. The NHS estimate is somewhat lower than that by the Federation of Independent Trade Unions (SSSH), which calculated that the minimal costs of living of a four-member family in August were 5,176 kuna. The SSSH estimate included the costs of education. ($1 = 8.2 kuna) We appologise for the inconvenience.