ENG-1974 — Page 318

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All items Foodstuffs

Housing

Item

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Appendix 15-Contd

(Chapter 4: Employment)

Modified Consumer Price Index

(September 1963-August 1964—100)

Fuel and light

Alcoholic drinks and tobacco

Clothing and footwear

Durable goods

Miscellaneous goods

Transport and vehicles

Services

:

:

235

Monthly average

Index for December

Weight

1972

1973

1974

1972

1973

1974

100.0

142.8

170.1

195.3

147

176

194

55.6

162.6

203.2

235.8

167

210

231

12.9

115.3

124.3

133.6

117

126

137

3.0

106.3

114.8

164.6

107

129

170

4.2

112.6

119.6

133.0

115

122

139

4.9

108.7

120.4.

131.7

112

128

132

1.5

131.5

154.6-

182.2

136

173

184

4.1

122.3

138.9

169.3

129

149

175

2.8

132.1

138.0

140.7

138

138

144

11.0

122.3

135.3

148.6

127

142

156

Note: The weights are derived from households with monthly expenditure between $100 to $599 in 1963–4.

New Consumer Price Index (A)

(July 1973-June 1974-100)

All items Foodstuffs

1...

Item

Housing

Fuel and light

+

Alcoholic drinks and tobacco

Clothing and footwear

Durable goods

+

Miscellaneous goods

Transport and vehicles

Services ...

:

:

:

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Weight

Monthly average 1974 (July-December)

Index for December 1974

100.00

107.0

106

56.60

105.8

103

14.08

105.5

108

3.39

126.8

128

2.65

108.7

110

3.82

101.3

101

1.41

106.0

106

4.58

113.5

114

4.36

106.3

107

9.11

108.2

111

Note: The weights are derived from households with monthly expenditure between $400 and $1,500 in 1973-4.

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New Consumer Price Index (B)

Item

(July 1973-June 1974-100)

Monthly average

1974 (July-December)

All items

Foodstuffs

Housing

Fuel and light

Alcoholic drinks and tobacco

Clothing and footwear

Durable goods ...

Miscellaneous goods

Transport and vehicles

Services ...

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++

:

Weight

Index for December 1974

100.00

107.0

107

47.82

106.0

104

16.79

105.7

108

2.71

125.8

127

2.04

108.0

109

5.92

101.0

101

2.97

105.8

106

5.17

112.3

113

5.11

109.5

111

11.47

107.8

111

Note: The weights are derived from households with monthly expenditure between $1,500 and $3,000 in 1973-4,

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