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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 7

(Chapter 5: The Economy)

1994/95-based Consumer Price Index (A)

(Oct. 1994-Sep. 1995 = 100)

Annual average

Annual rate of increase (%)

Section

Weight

1996

1996

All items

100.00

107.9

6.0

Food

37.30

105.6

4.0

Meals bought away from home

(20.43)

106.0

4.2

Food, excluding meals bought

away from home

(16.87)

105.2

3.7

Housing

25.34

112.2

9.3

Fuel and light

3.37

106.8

5.2

Alcoholic drinks and tobacco

2.06

107.3

5.8

Clothing and footwear

5.12

111.5

9.5

Durable goods

4.34

102.7

1.8

Miscellaneous goods

6.03

103.4

2.5

Transport

7.17

108.2

6.3

Miscellaneous services

9.27

109.0

6.9

Note: The CPI(A) covers about 50% of households with a monthly expenditure of between $4,000 and $15,999 in the base period 1994/95.

1994/95-based Consumer Price Index (B)

(Oct. 1994-Sep. 1995 = 100)

Annual average

Annual rate of increase (%)

Section

Weight

1996

1996

All items

100.00

108.4

6.4

Food

29.37

105.6

4.0

Meals bought away from home

(18.99)

105.6

3.9

Food, excluding meals bought

away from home

(10.38)

105.5

4.0

Housing

28.18

113.0

9.8

Fuel and light

2.16

106.6

5.1

Alcoholic drinks and tobacco

1.18

107.5

5.9

Clothing and footwear

6.95

112.4

10.3

Durable goods

5.85

102.7

1.8

Miscellaneous goods

6.44

103.7

2.8

Transport

7.57

108.1

6.2

Miscellaneous services

12.30

108.3

6.5

Note: The CPI(B) covers about 30% of households with a monthly expenditure of between $16,000 and $29,999 in the base period 1994/95.

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