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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

I

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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