CONSUSMER PRICE INDEX JUMPS 10.4 PERCENT Kathmandu, 12 Jan. Consumer price index jumped to 10.4 percent in the first five months of current fiscal year ended mid-December compared to the same period the previous year, Nepal Rashtra Bank said. . Balance of payment surplus was Rs 1.6 billion in the period.—down sharply compared to the period the previous year when a surplus of Rs 61.19 billion was recorded. Current account surplus was Rs 1.64 billion in the review period--down from a surplus of Rs 24.89 billion the previous year. Nnnn