APPENDICES

APPENDIX 23

(Chapter 8: Employment)

Consumer Price Index (A)

(October 1989-September 1990-100)

Annual average

Annual rate of increase (%)

Section

Weight

1992

1993

1994

1992

1993

1994

All items

100.00

125.2 135.9

146.9

9.4

8.5

8.1

Food

41.20

124.1

133.1

141.6

8.8

7.2

6.4

Meals away from home

(20.52)

129.4

140.7

151.6

10.6

8.7

7.8

Food, excluding meals away from

home

(20.68)

118.9

125.5

131.6

6.9

5.6

4.8

Housing

20.56

131.7

148.3

164.9

13.0

12.6

11.2

Fuel and light

3.18

115.7

120.1

124.3

5.2

3.9

3.4

Alcoholic drinks and tobacco

2.45

159.6

176.3

186.1

9.7

10.5

5.6

Clothing and footwear

4.56

117.6

126.5

137.7

8.5

7.6

8.8

Durable goods

4.92

107.0

109.4

112.4

2.3

2.2

2.8

Miscellaneous goods

5.88

116.0

123.9

132.3

6.9

6.8

6.8

Transport

7.20

124.5

134.8

147.4

7.2

8.3

9.3

Miscellaneous services

10.05

129.7

142.1

158.8

11.8

9.5

11.8

Note: The CPI(A) covers about 50% of households with a monthly expenditure of between $2,500 and $9,999 in the base period 1989-90.

Consumer Price Index (B)

(October 1989-September 1990-100)

Annual average

Annual rate of increase (%)

Section

Weight

1992 1993

|

1994

1992

1993

1994

All items

100.00

125.1

136.0

147.7

9.6

8.7

8.6

Food

35.34

125.1

134.4

143.2

9.0

7.5

6.6

Meals away

from home

(20.51) 129.3

140.6

151.3

10.6

8.7

7.7

Food, excluding meals away from

home

(14.83)

119.2

125.9

132.0

6.8

5.6

4.9

Housing

23.77

132.0

149.2

167.2

13.6

13.0

12.1

Fuel and light

2.36

115.0

119.5

123.7

5.0

3.9

3.5

Alcoholic drinks and tobacco

1.64

151.8

166.4

176.6

10.0

9.6

6.1

Clothing and footwear

7.23

118.5

127.7

139.4

8.3

7.8

9.2

Durable goods

5.12

106.6

108.9

112.1

2.3

2.2

3.0

Miscellaneous goods

5.89

114.6

121.8

129.0

6.4

6.3

5.9

Transport

7.57

124.5

134.2

146.4

7.3

7.8

9.1

Miscellaneous services

11.08

127.4

138.6

153.6

11.0

8.8

10.8

Note: The CPI(B) covers about 30% of households with a monthly expenditure of between $10,000 and $17,499 in the base period 1989–90.

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