APPENDIX 23
(Chapter 8: Employment)
Consumer Price Index (A)
(1989/90=100)
APPENDICES
Annual average
Annual rate of increase (%)
Section
Weight
1993
1994
1995
1993
1994
1995
All items
100.00
135.9
146.9
159.7
8.5
8.1
8.7
Food
41.20
133.1 L
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141.6
151.8-
7.2
6.4
7.2
Meals bought away from home
(20.52)
140.7
151.6
162.3
8.7
7.8
7.1
Food, excluding meals bought
away from home
(20.68)
125.5
131.6
141.2
5.6
4.8
7.3
Housing
20.56
148.3
164.9
185.0
12.6
11.2
12.2
Fuel and light
3.18
120.1
124.3
133.7
3.9
3.4
7.6
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
2.45
176.3
186.1
197.8
10.5
5.6
6.3
Clothing and footwear
4.56
126.5
137.7
149.6
7.6
8.8
8.6
Durable goods
4.92
109.4
112.4
117.1
2.2
2.8
4.2
Miscellaneous goods
5.88
123.9
132.3
141.1
6.8
6.8
6.6
Transport
7.20
134.8
147.4
158.4
8.3
9.3
7.5
Miscellaneous services
10.05
142.1
158.8
176.9
9.5
11.8
11.4
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 (broadly
equivalent to $3,900–$16,000 at 1995 prices).
Consumer Price Index (B)
(1989/90=100)
Annual average
Annual rate of increase (%)
Section
Weight
1993
1994
1995
1993
1994
1995
All items
100.00
136.0
147.7
161.3
8.7
8.6
9.2
Food
35.34 134.4
143.2
153.4
7.5
6.6
7.1
Meals bought away from home
(20.51) 140.6
151.3
161.8
8.7
7.7
6.9
Food, excluding meals bought
away from home
(14.83)
125.9
132.0
141.8
5.6
4.9
7.4
Housing
23.77
149.2
167.2
189.5
13.0
12.1
13.4
Fuel and light
2.36
119.5
123.7
133.2
3.9
3.5
7.8
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco
1.64
166.4
176.6
187.1
9.6
6.1
5.9
Clothing and footwear
7.23
127.7
139.4
152.3
7.8
9.2
9.3
Durable goods
5.12
108.9
112.1
116.9
2,2
3.0
4.3
Miscellaneous goods
5.89
121.8
129.0
136.9
6.3
5.9
6.1
Transport
7.57
134.2
146.4
157.6
7.8
9.1
7.7
Miscellaneous services
11.08
138.6
153.6
170.0
8.8
10.8
10.6
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
(broadly equivalent to $16,000–$28,500 at 1995 prices).
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