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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