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-.-., ~=======:======:=~~======~ Commonwealth of Dominica • CONSUMER PRICE INDICES 1997 Cent.ral Statistical Office 1\1inistry of Finance, Industry & Planning Roseau, Dominica r ".

PREFACE The Consumer Price Index is based on the 1992 Household Expenditure Survey which covered the four most populous parishes or population zones in Dominica: St. George, St. Paul, St. Patrick and St. Andrew.
From a total of 13,576 households (total of all four parishes), eight hundred and fifty-five (855) were selected for the survey.

(574) questionnaires were completed, representing a 67.1% response rate.

The number of items selected from the 1992 survey was more than twice that of 1982 reflecting a more detailed Consumer Price Index.

A total of three hundred These sources excluded Rent, which was measured in seven categories from forty-four Five hundred and seventy-four from eighty-one (44) households.
sources.

items (300) came (81) The addition of new sub-groups and the increase/decrease in the weights of others showed the change in consumer spending patterns, over the last in group indices FOOD, HOUSING and UTILITIES, FURNITURE and HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT, and by movements ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (increases) and FOOTWEAR MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.

The shifts (decreases) TRANSPORTATION, TOBACCO were ten years.
absorbed CLOTHING and AND in expenditure survey facilitates a A national is Consumer Price Items Index is calculated out of 1000 and is measured.

segmented into group and sub-group indices.

Following a household expenditure survey, weights are derived by calculating the total value of items consumed to the total quantity consumed.
compiling of Index where a basis of spending consumer The All the shelves the error of assuming that The public often makes the monthly and/or yearly Consumer Price Index measures the prices of all items be on retail It must and explained that items Such items and services based on a Household Espenditure Survey.

survey is services conducted.

items are The price the consumer pays recorded on a monthly basis and within a specific period.

(in the Index) until another these and every service available.
selected consumer rarely change index covers the for to House, From the 1992 survey, new sub-groups were represented as follows: Repairs Insurance Payments.

Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services, House Cleaning, Repairs to Equipment, Purchase of Motor Vehicles, Transport Insurance and Fees, Clothing Accessories and Personal Life Insurance.

February 1994 was established as the base in calculating this new series.

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DATE: 3RD FEBRUARY, 1998 CONTENTS PREFACE CONTENTS REVIEW TABLE 6A 7 8 MONTHLY CONSUMER PRICE INDICES: 2992-1997 MONTHLY PERCENTAGE CHANGES: 1992-1997 ALL ITEMS INDEX BY YEAR AND MONTH: 1985-1997 MONTHLY INDEX OF FOOD AND NON-FOOD GROUPS: 1986-1997 PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUP INDICES 1986-1997 CONSUMER PRICE INDICES BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS FEB. 1986- FEB. 1997 PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM BASE PERIOD TO FEBRUARY 1997 AND DECEMBER 1997 PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS: FEB. 1991 TO FEB. 2997 PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS: FEBRUARY 1994 BASE COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1996 AND 1997 PRICES CHARTS MONTHLY ALL ITEMS INDICES: 1997 2 3 4 PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN ALL ITEMS INDICES 1986 -1997 PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUP INDICES 1996-1997 GROUP INDICES: 1996 AND 1997 ii PAGE NO.
\I iii-iv 2 3 4 5-6 7 8 9-10 11-17 18 19 20 21 REVIEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 1997 The All Items Consumer Price Index registered a 2.42 percent increase over the year and a 4.57 percent rise over the February 1994 base Index registered the highest annual increase over the last five years (1993 to 1997) .

The 1997 All (Table 3).

Items the September the current year, For increase 1.04 (Table 2).
108.3 percent in pre-school MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES group index recorded the highest 8.9% (Table 5); increase, 0.1 percent.

Index registered the highest influenced by the the the year increase, the TRANSPORTATION index reflected the lowest This sharp rise was fees.

Over hike In the last five years (1993 to 1997), three group indices recorded the highest percentage increase in the current year: FOOD, 3.6; 8.9.
HOUSING AND UTILITIES, 1.4; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO and TRANSPORTATION reflected their highest and MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES, increase in the last year (1996).

Item Index recorded a 5.7 percent to February 1997, increase.

the All From the base period (February 1994) Items The ALCOHOLIC Index recorded a 3.6 percent BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO group index registered the highest increase, The TRANSPORTATION and MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES group 11.7 percent.
increasing by 8.1 and indices registered almost similar movements, From the base period to December 1997 8.3 percent respectively.

the All In the same period the MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES and ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES increases registered TOBACCO AND respectively.

The percentage increases in FOOD and MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES almost doubled from February to December 1997 (over the 1994 base period).

increase (from (from February 1994 February 1994 to February 1997) to December 1997).
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES moved from 8.3 percent to 16.7 over that period.

FOOD moved from a 1.6 percent increase (Table 6A).


to 3.5 percent percent 14.0 16.7 and (fresh, chilled, the three year period (February 1994 to February 1997), Over significant percentage increases were noted in Dairy Products, 18.1; Purchased Transportation, 12.5; Educational Expenses, 13.4; Meat frozen) 12.2; Alcoholic Beverages, 11.8; Tobacco Products, 11.5: Purchase of Motor Vehicles, 11.4; Cereals 9.6; Medicines and Health Expenses, 9.5.
However by December 1997, Educational Expenses increased sharply by 39.4 percent.

Medicines and Health Expenses almost doubled the February 1997 increase, Conversely the registering 18.0 by the December 1997 period.

from TRANSPORTATION index reflected a 12.5 percent lower percentage increase, to 4.1 by December 1997.

From the February 1994 base price to December 1997 the following items recorded between 50 and 75% increase in prices: mutton, carrots, salted beef, and nutmegs.
tomatoes and dasheens registered between 76 to 100% Imported pork, increase, 163.12 increases.

the same period bacon, cucumbers, green percent bananas, ripe bananas and boy's casual shoes reflected between 30 and 49% decrease in prices.
(Table 8) For tannias, green plantains, Pre-school fees recorded the highest lettuce, oranges lentils, pawpaw, cabbages, iv TABLE 1: MONTHLY CONSUMER PRICE INDICES 1992-1997 GROUPS WEIGHTS YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV FEBRUARY 1994 100 00 - OEC FOOD 401.81 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES & TOBACCO 16.16 HOUSING & UTILITIES 133.71 FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT 57.79 TRANSPORT- 162.02 ATION CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR 68.35 MiSCELLANEOUS EXPENSES ALL ITEMS 1000.00 I 97:.34 113.96
11 1.69 112.92 113.07 114.35 113.06 113.96 113.96 94.86 ~ 99.71
lOS.31 105.67 1OS.67 105.80 105.14 104.53 106.22 106.40 106.40 106.09 106.09 106.95 108.08 108.08 107.22 106.88 106.51 106.48 106.56 105.68 105,45 105.98 105.41 lOS.98 95.35
99.63
lOS.56 1OS.52 AVG 97.85 99.91 96.12 97.73 99.56 103.19 96.53 98.47 100.56 100.95 110.37 112.70 99.15 99.66 100.12 99.95 100.00 101.40 97.96 97.13 98.77 96.62 95.65 9657 97.64 99.93 101.48 102.61 IOS.86 106.53 91.89 94.83 101.52 102.76 103.75 104.11 98.02 98.32 102.33 105,49 107.22 111.01 97.57 99.10 99.11 100.40 102.10 104.57 TABLE 2.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX MONTHLY PERCENTAGE CHANGES 1992-1997 GROUPS wEIGHTS YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC FOOD 401.81 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES & TOBACCO 16.16 HOUSING & UTILITIES 133.71 FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT 57.79 TRANSPORT- 162.02 ATION CLOTHING & FOOlWEAR 68.35 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 160.16 ALL ITEMS 1000,00 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1992 1993 1994 · -1.65 0.38 0.19 0.81 1.88 -0.15 -3.02 -1.70 0.90 -4.53 -1.41 0.07 0.70 -0.48 0.52 0.08 0.02 0.90 0.05 0.05 1.18 -0.18 -0.10 -0.36 3.15 -1.63 1.02 7.73 -3.07 -0.02 -1.27 -0.45 2.29 0.89 -0.19 -0.36 -0.56 0.14 0.24 1.24 -0.78 0.79 -0.15 0.36 0.88 0.40 -1.02 1.35 -0.92 0.34 -0.09 -0.21 0.00 -0.14 0.85 1.12 0.20 1.16 -0.88 0.16 0.17 2.46 0.63 1.45 0.66 -0.79 -0.41 -0.86 0.12 -0.40 0.89 0.44 0.35 0.37 -0.53 0.35 0.09 -0.87 -0.60 0.00 -0.04 0.00 -1.04 -0.26 -0.13 -1.97 0.84 -0.12 0.07 2.12 O.DO 0.42 -1.04 -0.18 0.00 0.87 0.62 -0.01 0.00 2.55 0.08 0.11 1.80 -0.24 0.26 0.08 1.73 -0.64 0.05 0.48 0.00 -035 1.68 0.39 0.00 -0.02 -0.01 0.10 0.49 0.18 0.85 1.92 1.11 1.13 -1.13 -0.01 0.13 1.10 O.DO 0.14 0.42 0.00 0.05 -0.44 0.00 2.26 2.11 1.14 -0.32 -1.29 0.80 O.DO -0.17 1.13 -0.23 -0.07 0.42 -0.12 0.11 0.09 0.06 -0.43 0.67 0.05 0.08 0.17 0.13 -0.30 0.06 -0.01 -0.22 -0.06 -0.04 0.01 0.14 -0.09 0.34 1.74 -025 -1.12 1.49 -0.26 0.28 -0.29 -0.06 0.18
 0.51 0.00 -0.44 0.39 -0.05 0.18 -0.10 -0.16 0.42 -0.08 -0.17 0.03 -0.86 -0.76 0.24 0.20 0.08 -0.05 0.26 0.63 -0.30 -0.19 0.11 0.02 -0.39 0.07 0.03 0.06 0.20 -0.07 0.35 -0.02 -0.04 0.70 -0.03 0.15 0.16 0.32 0.00 -0.01 0.38 -0.34 -0.02 -0.28 -0.17 0.08 0.31 0.00 0.00 -0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 O.DO -0.17 O.DO 0.09 -0.56 -0.24 -0.26 -0.90 0.21 0.19 0.11 0.00 0.05 -0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.52 -1.63 1.66 -0.16 0.21 0.26 O.DO -1.81 000 0.00 0.08 0.63 0.11 0.02 -0.31 0.08 0.26 -0.05 -0.31 0.00 0.00 3.90 -0.71 0.17
 -0.13 -0.42 -0.02 -0.87 0.05 0.09 0.47 -0.10 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.06 0.06 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 O.DO 0.81 O.DO O.DO 0.00 O.DO 0.00 O.DO O.DO -0.14 0.00 -0.03 -1.15 -0.11 0.12 -0.62 -0.58 0.34 0.91 0.00 0.00 -0.80 -0.32 -035 -003 1.06 0.00 0.00 1.16 0.00 0.00 O.DO 000 0.00 0.00 2.78 O.DO 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.57 1.48 0.26 0.19 -1.60 -0.87 3.64 0.17 1.62 0.00 -0.29 008 -0.83 -022 O.DO 0.00 0.00 O.DO O.DO -0.05 0.00 2.18 0.00 0.81 0.50 -0.54 0.54 2.77 3.88 -0.14 0.03 0.86 -0.95 -0.69 1.46 -0.41 0.00 0.32 1.54 -0.21 4.61 1.72 0.05 0.13 0.21 -0.67 0.66 0.40 -2.39 0.00 0.00 0.29 -0.24 0.17 -0.26 0.00 -0.12 -1.78 -3.64 0.41 352 -2.01 0.00 -0.65 0.14 0.51 0.26 1.67 0.52 -0.07 0.11 0.57 1.40 -0.02 -0.72 0.01 0.70 3.32 2.03 -0.57 -0.55 -0.68 -0.18 0.00 0.02 -0.27 -0.32 -0.52 0.00 0.09 0.05 0.13 0.28 -3.88 2.33 0.04 0.33 0.04 0.00 0.19 -0.02 3.56 -0.48 -0.09 -1.16 -0.04 -0.11 -0.20 -0.07 -0.17 0.00 0.76 0.06 0.00 -0.06 0.04 -0.40 O.DO -0.02 0.00 0.08 0.13 0.01 0.19 -0.24 0.40 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.41 1.62 -0.76 0.03 1.60 0.51 0.07 0.24 0.53 -019 0.00 -0.33 2.67 0.35 0.26 -0.11 0.10 0.04 0.40 -0.10 2.92 0.15 0.07 0.02 0.07 -0.13 -0.14 0.07 0.60 -0.23 -0.07 0.06 0.82 -0.19 0.07 0.45 0.00 0.09 0.22 -0.88 6.49 0.65 0.81 0.35 -0.57 0.07 0.15 -0.28 0.16 0.31 0.40 0.34 1.27 0.41 0.00 -0.98 -0.73 3.61 0.37 -1.77 -0.10 -0.10 -0.01 0.18 -0.22 0.09 0.27 0.00 0.28 -0.07 0.10 0.32 0.43 0.11 0.03 0.01 0.07 0.34 2 1.59 -0.78 0.17 -1.55 -0.02 -0.13 -0.15 0.27 0.85 0.47 0.74 -037 -0.15 -0.61 0.58
 -0.20 0.37 -0.29 0.04 1.04 0.16 0.20 0.07 -0.06 0.78 0.44 -011 0.07 0.70 0.31 0.04 0.24 0.04 1.33 0.36 0.17 TABLE 3.
ALL ITEM INDICES BY YEAR AND MONTH 1985-1997 YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC FEBRUARY 1994 = 100.00 YEAR INDEX CHANGE '" TABLE 4: MONTHLY INDEX OF FOOD AND NON - FOOD GROUPS 1986 - 1997 GROUPS 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Februa~ 1994-100.00 Jan Food Non-food Feb Food Non-food Mar Food Non-food
 Apr Food Non-food May Food Non-food Jun Food Non-food Jul Food Non-food Aug Food Non-food Sep Food Non-food Oct Food Non-food Nov Food Non-food Dec Food Non-food AVG.
Food Non-food 97.7
TABLE 5.
PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUP INDICES 1986-1997 GROUP WEIGHT( 1986 Ilb CHANGE '85-'86 IJ'.

CHANGE '86-'87 IJ'.

CHANG '87-'88 1988 Ilb CHANGE '88 -- '89 1989 1987 1990 Februarv 1994 = 100.0 Ilb CHANGE '89-'90 IJ'.
CHANGE '90-'91 1991 FOOll 401.81 75.8 2.1 78.3 3.3 80.6 2.9 87.3 8.3 85.8 -1.8 90.2 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES & TOBACCO 16.16 74.2 8.2 77.8 4.9 81.8 5.1 85.3 4.3 87.5 2.5 91.4 HOUSING & UTILITlES 133.71 67.9 0.2 68.7 1.2 69.6 1.2 78.5 12.9 93.1 18.6 98.0 FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMEN 57.79 77.4 2.3 78.4 1.2 80.6 2.8 85.1 5.7 90.5 6.3 96.8 TRANSPORTATION l.J' 162.02 86 a 6.4 87.5 1.7 87.9 0.5 88.1 0.3 92.0 3.8 96.5 5.1 4.5 5.2 7.0 4.9 CLOTHING & FOO1WEAR 68.35 625 6.9 65.5 4.8 67.4 2.9 71.8 6.6 73.7 2.7 84.2 14.2 MiSCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 160.16 80 3 3.7 82.4 2.7 83.8 1.7 90.4 7.8 90.7 0.4 93.7 3.3 All- ITEMS 1000.00 73.6 3.0 77.2 4.8 78.9 2.2 84.9 7.6 87.6 3.2 92.5 5.6 TABLE 5 cont'd.
PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUP INDICES 1986-1997 GROUP WEIGHTI!

1992 % CHANG '92 '91 rx.

CHANGE '93 '92 1993 % CHANGE '93 '94 % CHANGE '94-'95 1995 1994 1996 % CHANGE '95-'96 -.

bruarv 1994 = 100.a i" CHANGE '96-'97 1997 FOOD 401.81 97.9 8.5 99.9 2.'

96.1 -3.8 97.7 '.7 99.6 1.9 103.2 ALCOHOL~ BEVERAGES & TOBACCO 16.16 96.5 5.6 98.5 20 1006 2.2 101.0 0.3 110.4 9.3 , 12.7 HOUSING & UTILITIES 133.71 99.2 1.2 99.9 0.7 100.'
0.2 99.9 -0.2 100.0 0' '0'.4 FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMEN 57.79 98.0 TRANSPORTATION 162.02 976 '" 1.2 ,., 971 -0.8 988 1.7 96.6 -2.2 95.7 -1.0 970 99.9 24 101.5 1.6 '02.6 , .1 '05.9 32 106,0 CLOTHr-IG & FOOTWEAR 68.35 91.9 9.'

94.8 32 10' .5 7.1 '02.8 '.2 '03.8 0.9 104.5 MISCBLANEOUS EXPENSES '60.16 98.0 4.6 98.3 03 102.3 4.1 105.5 3.1 107.2 '.6 116.7 3.6 2.'

,.4 1.4 0.'

0.7 8.9 ALL ITEMS 1000.00 97.6 5.5 99.1 1.6 99.1 0.0 100.4 1.3 102.1 1.7 '04.6 2.4 TABLE 6.
CONSUMER PRICE INDICES BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS FEB 1986 - FEB 1997 GROUPS Sub -nrou"s ALL ITEMS FOOD Meat(fresh,chill.

or frozen) Meat(preserved) Fish and Fish Preparations Dairy Products Oils and Fats Cereals Vegetables and Fruits Fru~ and Fruit Preparations Sugar and Other Sweets Miscellaneous Item s Meals Taken Away From Home Non-alcoholic Beverages ALCOHOLIC BEV.
& TOBACCC Alcoholic Seve rages Tobacco Products HOUSING & UTILITIES Rent (excluding electricity) Fuel Supplies Utility Services Repairs to House Insurance Payments Home Help SeNlc8 Laundry and Dry Cleaning Servo FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD EQUIP.

Furniture & Furnishings Kitchen Equipment Recreational Equipment Laundry and Cleaning Equip.
House Cleaning Repalrs to Eq uipment TRANSPORTA TlON Purchased Transportation Purchase of Motor Vehicles Operational Expenses Insurance and Fees CLOTHIN G & FOOTWEAR Clothing Footweaf Clothing Accessories MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES Personal Cafe & Supplies Medicines and Health Exp.
Personal Life Insurance Educational Expenses Sporting & Other Recreation Other Miscellaneous WEIGHT Feb 1986 Feb 1987 Feb 1988 Feb 1989 Feb 1990 Feb 1991 Feb 1992 Feb 1993 Feb 1995 Feb. 1996 Feb. 1997 99 bFe ruarv 1 4= 00.0 1 Feb 1994 1000.00 72.3 76.0 77.4 81.9 86.9 90.6 95.6 96.9 100.0 100.2 101.< ... 51.8 81.8 96.8 69.4 62.4 ... 76.3 81.9 72.8 82.2 73.6 73.8 72.6 68.7 60.6 82.2 79.1 75.7 812 .. 55.1 86.9 97.5 69.4 73.9 78.6 87.6 73.5 89.7 76.7 77.7 72.9 68.9 61.5 79.8 78.6 ... ... 77.5 70.1 83.1 792 71.5 85.1 ... ... ... .. ... .. 77.7 77.9 ... 66.1 91.8 91.8 70.2 75.1 80.7 86.0 76.5 91.3 79.6 81.0 74.4 69.1 61.5 88.5 74.5 ... ... ... ... 80.3 70.3 88.1 ... ... ... ... 84.7 85.9 .. 58.6 98.3 96.8 77.8 91.1 94.5 85.7 78.2 86.9 84.2 86.5 75.4 72.3 61.5 90.6 87.1 .. .. .. 82.0 71.9 89.8 .. .. .. 862 89.4 .. 662 100.3 96.1 75.8 88.5 98.3 102.9 82.3 89.8 86.6 88.5 79.5 90.5 91.1 88.7 84.3 .. .. .. .. 86.3 73.0 96.7 .. .. .. .. 84.4 86.9 ... 87.9 ... 88.9 88.0 60.2 582 662 64.8 63.4 69.3 66.6 63.0 77.7 67.8 64.3 78.5 730 68.8 85.8 66.5 100.1 .. 77.9 98.6 99.3 82.6 80.8 97.9 107.2 89.3 91.4 89.0 91.3 80.3 97.1 94.7 112.8 88.4 ... .. 94.1 862 100.3 ... 96.5 .. 77.0 73.9 86.4 .. 94.3 98.1 .. 862 99.8 98.8 88.4 93.9 .. 95.6 115.9
 92.7 94.5 95.4 98.0 85.6 982 100.0 100.7 91.2 .. .. .. .. 98.5 95.9 100.5 ... .. .. .. 96.5 100.5 972 92.9 100.5 100.0 100.2 106.7 98.3 106.4 100.0 93.6 100.0 100.0 ... ... 100.0 ... 100.0 100.0 100.0 ... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 93.9 93.5 95.0 90.8 91.7 87.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 83.0 83.1 ... 79.4 82.1 ... ... ... ... 66.6 822 83.1 .. .. .. .. 70.3 87.2 91.6 92.0 101.5 93.0 100.7 95.3 100.6 97.7 100.5 .. ... 87.1 ... 91.1 .. .. 78.4 100.0 100.0 ... 100.0 ... 100.0 ... 100.0 ... 98.e 101.6 91.1 112.2 996 103.0 104.
103.1 114.

118.1 101.

102.4 106.~ 109.6 92.

94.7 113.e 1'5.0 90.~ 101.1 10Le 1()()g 103.1 103.

102.1 99.e 107.e 111.7 l08.e 111.8 104.e 111.5 99.e 100.5 101.

( 102.5 l00.e 100.0 l00.E 101.8 94.0 93.e l00.C 100.0 100.C 100.0 90.8 90.8 96.0 95.4 101.6 100.9 91.< 91.4 83.1 83.6 91.9 92.e 102.1 99.'

100.

( 100.0 105.

108.1 105., 112.5 111.1 111.4 99.'

99.5 108.6 l06.e '03.!

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106.

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103.6 103.4 103.8 106.4 106.e 108.3 102.e 108.6 106.!
109.5 l00.C 100.0 113.1 113.4 lOU 101.6 107.1 106.6 TADLi!<!A.

CONSUMER PRICE INDICES BY GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS PERCENT AGE CHANGE FROM BASE PERIOD TO FEBRUARY 1996 AND DECEMBER 1997 GROUPS SUb-groups ALL ITEMS FOOD Meal(lresh,chili.

or frozen) Meat(preselVed) Fish and Fish Preparations Dary Products Oils and Fats Cereals Vegetables and Fruits Fruit and Fruft Preparations Sugar and Other Sweats Miscellaneous 11ems Meals Taken Away Frcm Home Non-alcoholic Beveralles ALCOHOLIC BEV.
& TOBACCO Alcoholic Beverages Tobacco Products HOUSING & UTILITIES Rent (excluding electricity) Fuel Supplies Utility SelVees Repairs to House Insurance Payments Home Help SelVice Laundry and Dry Cleaning SelV.

, FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD EQUII'.

Furniture & Furnishings Kitchen Equipment Recreational Equipment Laundry and Cleaning EqUip.
House Cleaning Repairs to Equipmenl TRANSPORTATION Purchased Transportation Purchase of Motor Vehicles Operational Expenses Insurance and Fees CLOTHING & FOOlWEAR Ciothing Footwear Clothing Accessori~s MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES Personal Care & Supplies Medicines and Health Exp.
Personal Life Insurance EducalionalExpenses Sporting & Other Recreation Other Mlscelleneous WEIGHTS Feb 1995 Feb. 1996 Feb 1997 Dec. .1 99.2 108.6 103.8 1027 106.7 106.4 106.6 102.0 106.8 100.0 113.5 101.6 107.1 8 101.6 112.2 103.0 103.1 118.1 102.4 109.6 94.7 106.0 102.1 105.9 103.1 1021 111 .7 111.8 111.5 100.5 102.5 100.0 101.8 94.0 100.0 100.0 90.8 96.0 100.9 91.4 83.1 91.9 102.1 100.0 108.1 112.5 111 .4 99.5 108.6 103.6 103.4 103.8 106.4 108.3 108.6 109.5 100.0 113.4 101.6 106.6 103.5 111 .3 .4 101.3 108.6 1045 103.9 106.2 106.4 116.7 107.3 118.0 100.0 139.4 101.6 105.1 - FEB
 1994 - 1000 '" CHANGE '" CHANGE FEB. '94 TO FEB. '94 TO FEB. '97 DEC. '97 3.6 1.6 12.2 3.0 3.1 18.1 2.4 9.6 -5.3 6.0 2.1 5.9 3.1 2.1 11.7 11.8 11.5 0.5 2.5 0.0 1.8 -6.0 0.0 0.0 -9.2 -4.0 0.9 -8.6 -16.9 -8.1 2.1 0.0 8.1 125 11.4 -0.5 8.6 3.6 3.4 3.8 6.4 8.3 8.6 9.5 0.0 13.4 1,6 6.6 5.7 3.5 113 2.6 3.3 17.6 2.4 9.8 4.9 6.8 3.5 .
4.4 3.1 13.4 14.0 14.6 12.1 2.0 3.6 5.7 2.6 -4.4 0.0 0.0 -9.2 -3.0 1.3 -8.7 -16.3 -6.4 3.3 0.0 6.0 4.1 11.4 1.3 8.6 4.5 3.9 6.2 6.4 16.7 7.3 18.0 0.0 39.4 1.6 5.1 TABLE 7.
PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FEBRUARY 1991-FEBRUARY 1997 ITEMS FOOD Beef Oocel) Imported Chicken (becks & necks wirwings wh whole legs Fish (pOI) tuna Solted fish Evaporoled milk Powdered milk Butte' Cheese Eggs Cooking Oil Sandwich loaf Flour Rice Tomatoes Carrots Cabbsge Onions Beans Lentils Oranges Grapefruit Melons VYhite sugar Brown sugar Soil Tomato Ketchup Coffee(beans) instant Coca-cola Ham sandwich Roti 1984 UNIT BASE PRICE FEB 1991 FEB 1992 FEB 1993 FEB 1994 FEB FEB 996 1995 FEB 997 ""'CHANGE 1984 BASE PRIC TO FEB. 94 BASE PRICE kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg 410gms 1800gms 250gms kg dozen 1 litre sliced kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg each each kg kg kg , kg 375 ml kg 50gms 296ml each each 8.43
-24,61 29.33 14.36 -1.57 73.33 86,67 113,14 26.67 54,98 -38.46 52.58 11.17 67,56 15.20 5,71 4,55 -33,33 92.73 -20.00 11.24 64,60 29.83 -38.89 -20.00 157.81 46,21 20.25 36.96 1,03 11,37 -37.46 50.00 72.44 33.33 9 TABLE 7contd.
PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS IN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FEBRUARY 1991- FEBRUARY 1997 1984 BASE PAICE UNIT FEB. 1991 FEB. 1992 FEB. 1993 FEB. 1994 FEB. 1995 FEB. 1996 FEB. 1997 % CHANGE 1984 BASE PAICE TO FEB.94 ITEMS ALCOHOLIC BEV.

& TOBACCO Rum Whisky Beer Cigarsttss(l1i1lsb.)

(b&h) FUEL Kerosene Gss UTILITIES Bectricity Telephone Water HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT Rsfrigsrator Radio - recorder Black & white t.v.

Colour t.v.
Colour t.v.

CLOTHING Women's dress Girl's dress Boy's shirt trousers FOOTWEAR Women's shoes Men's shoes MISCEUANEOUS Toilet soap Tooth paste Dsodorant Doctor's fees 75 cl 75 cl 284 ml pkt.120 pkt.120 gal.

9.1 kg month month month 15cu.ft.
17' 19' cBsual forma!
casual formal casual format 145 gm 76 gm 110 gm per visit Television fees month School fees(pre-schoo month 30.00 20.00 40.00 25.00 40.00 25.00 50.00 25.00 50.00 31.67 50.00 40.00 50.00 40.00 50.00 40.00 Patrol Vehicle license gal.
veer 6.00 229.60 6.50 330.00 6.50 330.00 6.50 330.00 6.50 330.00 6.50 440.00 6.50 440.00 6.50 440.00 10 15.12 121.26 22.75 66.67 50.85 -9.50 13.02 26.10 0.00 193.24 5.85 87.46 4.60 -8.59 137.15 181.41 142.07 16.68 31.00 49.37 -6.54 99.76 95.35 -18.18 77.35 39.79 125.00 66.67 58.35 8.33 43.73 TABLE 8.
PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS IN CONSUMER PRICE INDE FEBRUARY 1994 BASE PRICE COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1997 AND 1996 PRICES ITEMS DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATION UNIT BASE PRICE FEB. 1994 DEC. 1996 DEC. 1997 FEB 1994 - 1000 - % CHANGE % CHANGE DEC. 1996 TO DEC. 1997 BASE PRICE TO DEC. 1997 ALL ITEMS 1 FOOD MEAT 1.01 MEAT (fresh, chilled or frozen) Beet (e) local (b) imported Chicken (8) bad<s and necks (b) Winge (c) wholelegs (d) thighs Pori< (s) local (b) imported Mutton Turl<ey drumsticks 1.02 MEAT(Preserved) Salted BeeF Comed Beef Salted Pori< Sausages Sausages Bacon Hem 1.03 FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS FiBh (fresh) (e) pot (b) tune (c) red snapper Salted FiBh Smoked FiBh Canned Fish (8) sardines (b) tuna 1,04 DAIRY PRODUCTS MILK FreBh Milk Evaporated Milk Powdered Milk Butter Cheese Eggs 1.05 OILS & FATS Cooking Oil Marnarine 28.Q1 24,75 6.02 11.95 5.05 9,63 15.44 1.92 9.37 14.05 15.40 15.40 15.40 16.95 8.87 2.21 3.59 3.00 1,95 25.79 3.99 16.51 6.41 8.11 4.19 8.11 4.56 8.11 4.61 -2.40 -6.48 12.50 15,04 7.03 16,67 9.09 149.42 65,33 1.01 50,69 -3.44 21.44 11.72 -2.54 -48.94 -6.21 7.69 0.00 0.00 2.54 23.71 8.33 8.13 0.00 28,29 15.08 21.65 12.85 7.01
 0.00 10.02 10.76 2.84 0.00 1.37 -11.61 -2.08 0.00 16,76 15,55 -1.95 0.00 -15,83 13.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 -7.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 -4.07 6.10 -6.36 5.59 0.00 -2.99 0.00 -3.16 3,64 -1.38 0.00 1.10 Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg kg 340.5g Kg 666.8g 140g kg 450g Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg 106g 174.8g 7501.
410g 1800g 250g Kg Doz 1 llire ko 11 TABLE8.
continued ITEMS DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATION 1.06 CEREALS Bread (a) s...,dwlct1loal(sllcad) Other Cereal ProdJcts Rour (loose wMe) Rice (a) loose wMe (b) br..., d packaged Macaroni Corn Meal CassBva Farina Comftakea Oole Breaklaat Food(Drnks) Inatant O1ocolate Coffee (e) Inet...,t (b) local beans Tea OJaltine Mio 1.07I1EGETABLES AND FRUITS VEGETABLES(Fresh) Tomatoes Carrots Cabbages Onions (im ported) Gerl ic (imported) Cuwmbers Pumpkins Lettuce Sweet Peppers Calery Parsley Thyme ScaJJions(chlves) STARCHY FOODS Yame Dasheena Bananss(green) Potatoes(not aweet) Potatoes(sweet) Tannies Plantains (green) Plantains (ripe) Breadfruits DRIED VEGETABLES Peas Beans Lentils CANNED VEGETABLES 1.06 FRUIT AND FRUIT PREPARATIONS Fresh Fruits Oranges GrapefnJits Urnes Coconuts ~~ry;,\ ell BASE PRICE FEB. 1994 DEC. 1996 DEC. 1997 '" CHANGE '" CHANGE DEC. 1996 TO DEC. 1997 BASE PRICE TO DEC. 2.99
8.85 1.00 1.00 1.00 1,00 4.40 3.22 0.23 2.61 2.99 3.89 1,11 2.67 0.73 6.82 7.43 3.29 2.82 0.55 0.20 4.85 0.33 1.00 9.09 7.37 -8.26 30.58 9.52 7.84 7.88 13.54 5.03 4.09 4.29 17.21 3.59 3.44 -15.62 162.50 68.67 50.00 -4.22 -19.61 -36.66 -6.83 66.67 -19.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 96.77 -41.03 -22.09 -2.29 -33.73 -43.94 -8.87 -56.60 -10.38 0.95 -36.49 -5.69 66.67 0.00 32.51 13.79 0.00 0.67 -2.39 -1.48 0.00 -2.69 -10.26 5.98 0.12 -4.06 4.95 -25.47 17.21 0.00 -0.06 6.35 -19.23 13.17 12.63 6.04 -7.96 16.86 2.25 8.23 -24.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 -33.33 0.00 109.09 4.55 8.30 -22.34 6.58 -50.88 159.22 0.00 -26.03 9.26 -10.84 -15.57 34,15 -20.00 39.77 0.00 0.00 UNIT pkg Kg Kg 908g 206g Kg Kg 1989 550g 1969 50g kg pkg/25 begs 400g 450g Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg kg medium head Kg bunde bunde bunde bunde Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg kg Kg Kg Kg Kg 241.2g Each Each kg each Each 12 T ABLE8 .
continued ITEMS DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATION UNIT Ripe Ben anS9 Melons Pawpaw Soorsop Peanuts (unshelled) Dried Fruit(prunes) 1.09 SUGAR AND OTHER SWEETS SUGAR OR EQUIVALENT Wnite SJgar Brown SJgar 1.10 MISCELLANEOUS CONDIMENTS AND SAUCES CONDIMENTS Selt Nutmegs Ginger SAUCES AND RELISHES Tomato Ketchup Pappa r Sau ce Mlstard BABY FOODS (a) Cereel (b) Strained/puree food MEALSTAKEN AWAY FROM HOME Ham Sandwich Rotl DRINKS TAKEN AWAY FROM HOME Passion fruit juice GrapefnJit juice 1.11 NON-ALCOHOUc BEVERAGES Coca-cde Coke Ju-C Instant drink 2.0 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO 2.01 ALCOHOJC BEVERAGES Rum Whisky Brandy Gin Wine Beera Stout 2.02 TOBACCO PRODUCTS Cigarettes Tobacco kg Kg Kg Kg Kg kg kg kg kg kg kg 750ml 85ml 175ml each each mediu m glass mediu m glass 85ml 85ml 350g 750ml 75cl 70c1 75cl 750ml 8.75 fl.oz.
275ml pkg/20 pkg/20 ko 13 BASE PRICE FEB. 1994 1.10 3.30 2.93 2.34 13.90 12.85 DEC. 1996 DEC. 1997 % CHANGE % CHANGE DEC. 1996 TO DEC. 1997 BASE PRICE TO DEC. 1997 0.66 2.06 1.00 2.07 13.20 11.00 0.73 2.93 1.30 2.07 15.29 11.00 -33.64 -"2' -55.63 -11.54 '0.00 -14.40 2.
'2 1.90 2.09 1.91 2.09 '.91 -1.42 0.53 10.61 40.67 30.00 0.00 15.93 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.25 22.00 3.67 1.27 35.00 6.09 1.12 35.00 4.62 - 10.40 59.09 25.89 -11.81 0.00 - '.97 11.89 10.88 9.78 13.70 20.00 -4.37 0.00 0.00 1.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 0.00 -0.78 6.66 0.00 -1.63 '0.88 4.40 -2.14 2.40 0.00 0.00 12.50 TABLE8 .
continued ITEMS DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATION 4.0 FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT 4.01 FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS Uvlng Room Furniture th ree piece set Carpat (vinyl) Dining Room Furnltu ra Tablo with 4 cnelrs Bedroom Fumtture Bada (dcubla-woodan) MBltreaaa.

(doubla.6') 91aat.
(doubla.6') 91aat.

(4 place full) Ward robes(standard,mirro r,5 drawers) 4.02 BABIES' FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT Criba (.t...,dard) Blankets 30'*30' 4.03 KITCHEN EQUIPMENT Refrigerator 15 cu.ft Stove 4 bJ mef Blender 7 speed,1 1/4 litre cup Pots regular 26cm 4.06 RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT Radloa w~h recordar( high apeed.

conI.
play) Stereo Sets(double deck,S bEV'ld equaliser, cd,tum table,radio am/fm Television Sets (a) black & white (b) cdou r 20 in c:h remote control VCR'S(Vidao Players/Recordara) 4.07 LAUNDRY & CLEANING EQUIPMENT Washing Machines 7 cydes Iron steam 4.08 HOUSE CLEANING LAUNDRY SUPPLIES Soap (a) bar (b) powder Bleacn Fabric 50ft61 er SPRAYS AND DISINFECTANTS Insect Spray Baygon Insect Repellents Fish Coil Toilet Disinfectant Airfred1eners 4.10 REPAIRS TO EQUIPMENT/FURNITURE Refrigerator(minor} Talavision rminor' UNIT sat yard sat each each aat each each pkg/2 each each each each sot aot aat set set set each each each 400g 16 f1.02.
1 I~ra 400ml pkg/6 340g 300ml each each 14 BASE PRICE FEB. 1994 DEC. 1996 DEC. 1997 "" CHANGE "" CHANGE DEC. 1996 TO DEC. 1997 BASE PRICE TO DEC. 1997 1533.94 15.97 1628.30 12.51 1628.34 12.52 6.15 -21.60 935.14 937.39 972.58 4.00 1068.67 303.97 88.30 1537.50 968.89 332.03 84.46 1449.50 976.22 332.03 84.46 1344.50 -8.65 9.23 -4.35 -12.55 827.50 30.00 877.50 27.00 877.50 27.00 6.04 -10.00 2511.43 834.85 239.13 35.33 2355.38 740.67 180.77 34.59 2355.38 740.67 173.82 35.09 -6.21 -11.28 -27.31 -0.68 1026.43 2073.93 795.00 1870.43 795.00 1870.43 -22.55 -9.81 483.88 1744.75 1395.00 326.43 1433.79 1295.00 357.59 1417.93 1295.00 -26.10 -18.73 -7.17 1526.93 152.12 1377.84 167.10 1377.84 167.10 -9.76 9.85 0.75 3.40 3.00 6.60 0.93 3.66 2.75 7.18 0.93 3.79 2.75 7.18 24.00 11.47 -8.33 8.79 13.95 10.58 10.38 -25.59 1.62 4.23 6.70 1.63 4.29 6.90 1.80 4.29 6.92 182.50 95.00 182.50 95.00 182.50 95.00 11.11 1.42 3.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08 3.75 0.76 0.00 0.00 -7.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -3.84 1.45 0.00 0.00 9.55 -1.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.55 0.00 0.00 -1.89 10.43 0.00 0.29 0.00 0.00 BASE PRICE FEB. 1994 DEC. 1996 DEC. 1997 % CHANGE % CHANGE DEC. 1996 TO DEC. 1997 BASE PRICE TO DEC. 1997 TABLE8.
continued ITEMS DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATION 5.0 TRANSPORTATION 5,01 PURCHASED TRANSPORTATION BUB Fares (a) 8 milas from cly(1 way) Taxi Fares 3 miles from city(1 way) Air Fares (a)Dom/Naw York/Dam 21 dys (b)Dom/St.Maart!Dom 21 dys Sea Travel (a)Dom./G.I oupa/Dom, 5.02 PURCHASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES Motor Cars Vans Blcydas 5.03 OPERATIONAL EXPENSES Petrol re~18r Oil &Grease (a) all (b) grease Tyres Batteries Servicin 9 (I abou r) UNIT fare fare fare lare fare each each 98ch g"l. can can each each (8) motor car 1300cc (minor aerv,) (b) van Sal\llcing(vahida parts) (8) motor car 1300cc (minor serv,) (b) van per service per service per service per service INSURANCE, TAXES,FEES Insurance Vehlde License Drivers License 6.0 CLOTHING FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES 6.01 CLOTHING 6.011 WOMENSWEAR year year year 4384,00 330.00 60,00 4384.00 440,00 80,00 4384.00 440.00 80,00 Dresses (a) casual (b) formal Blouses Skirts SJits Dressmaking Dressmaking Material (a)formal (b) semi -formal 6,012GIRLSWEAR Dresses (a) casual (b) form..
Girls' blouses 8ach each 8ach each each 2 piece per yard per yard Each Each each 15 76.47 260.00 37,06 .
59,58 159,30 50.00 97,75 265,00 38,00 69,72 196.65 50,00 97,75 280.00 38,00 69,72 196.65 50,00 11,63 13.60 11.28 10,77 11,80 11,28 1.46 -17,06 59,21 99,88 41,15 6598 120,10 38,50 65,98 113.85 38,50 11.43 13,99 -6.44 0.00 0.00 6.13 7.55 5.92 1.85 18,09 27,14 3.08 0,00 3.00 3.01 0.00 0.00 0,00 -14,00 0,00 0.00 33.33 33.33 27,83 1.69 2,54 17.02 23.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 -10.22 0.00 3.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.08 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00 0,00 0,00 0.00 0.00 0,00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.66 0.00 0.00 0,00 0,00 4.61 4.74 0,00 -5,20 0,00 T ABLE8 .
continued ITEMS DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATION 6.013 MENSWEAR Shirts (a) long slaava (b) short slaava SJlts Pants men's dress pants Men's Jeans Sportswear (a) snaakers (b) shorts 6.014 BOYSWEAR Shirts (a) long sleeve (b) short sleevo Pants Boy's Jeans 6.015 INFANTSWEAR Disposable diapers (pkg/12) Cotton Diapers (pkg/12) 6.02 FOOTWEAR 6.021 WOMENS' SHOES (a) casu al (b) formal 6.022 GIRL'S SHOES (a) casual (b) formal 6.023 BOY'S SHOES (a) casu aI (b) formal 6.024 MEN'S SHOES (a) casu al (b) formal 6.03 CLOTHiNG ACCESSORIES Watches Women's MElfl's Handbags/Pocket Books 7.0 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 7.01 PERSONAL CARE SUPPLIES Personal Hygiene Toilet Soap Tooth Paste Deodorant Tooth Brushes Personal Toilet Suppies Cosmetic Cream Body Lotion Perfumes Colognes Hair Cara and SJ pp iea Hair cuts(men) Hair dresaing(ladies) Hair perm Hai r wash & set BASE PRICE FEB. 1994 DEC. 1996 DEC. 1997 % CHANGE % CHANGE DEC. 1996 TO DEC. 1997 BASE PRICE TO DEC. -12.51 -14.07 0.84 -8.42 0.00 -19.77 7.57 -1.98 0.32 -18.11 23.15 0.00 21.37 27.67 18.44 5.57 -42.64 14.56 0.00 2.07 272.50 360.00 59.20 255.00 395.00 70.26 255.00 395.00 70.26 -6.42 9.72
395.00 70.26 255.00 395.00 70.26 - -8.81 -5.07 0.00 0.00 9.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.52 0.00 4.80 8.71 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.52 9.07 -2,55 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.69 -5.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 UNIT each each each Eacl1 each each pair each each each each each Pkg/12 dozen pair pair pair pair pair pair pair pair each each each 135g 80ml 175ml aach 10 oz.
16 fL02.

50ml 2 fL02.

one ono one 16 TABLE8.
continued ITEMS DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATION 7.02 PATENT MEDICINES Uquld Medicine Medicated Cream Vrtamin Supplemenl(liqu id) 7.03 CONTRACEPTIVES Oral Pills Ccndom 7.04 HEALTH EXPENSES Doctor's Fees Dentist's Fees Eye Specialist Health Insurance UNIT 120ml 30g 300ml pkg pkg BASE PRICE FEB. 1994 DEC. 1996 DEC. 1997 '" CHANGE '" CHANGE DEC. 1996 TO DEC. 1997 BASE PRICE TO DEC. 1997 11.43 8.73 16.43 12.58 10.43 21.43 12.93 11.00 22.98 13.12 26.00 39.87 3.60 4.95 3.60 3.95 3.60 3.95 0.00 -20.20 perl/isit perl/isit per exam.
month 50.00 30.00 60.00 25.67 60.00 30.00 60.00 25.67 60.00 30.00 80.00 25.67 20.00 0.00 33.33 0.00 000 7.05 PERSONAL LIFE INSURANCE month 99.50 99.50 99.50 7.06 SPORTING ACTIVITIES Entrance Fees To Spedator Sports 7.07 OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES Marpn TV Service enema Fares 7.08 READING MATERIAL & OTHER EXPENSES Newspaper Magazines 7.09 EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES School fees Music lessons Text Books I (a) English form 1 (b) Engish form 4 (c) Maths form 1 (d) Maths form 4 (e) Science form' (e) Biology form 4 7.10 STATIONERY & WRITING EQUIPMENT Envelopes Envelopes airmail Envelopes inland Stamps Stamps airmail to U.K. Stamps airmail to USA.
Stamos airmailfdomestic/l1tand) one ticket 5.00 5.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 40.00 0.00 163.12 25.00 -1.28 -11.95 12.00 17.52 22.04 13.00 0.00 26.79 0.00 0.00 0.00 month one ticket , 0.89 1.42 090 0.90 0.25 83.33 50.00 27.02 30.20 32.20 39.11 31.73 44.691 0.89 1.42 0.90 0.90 0.25 each each month month each each each Bach each each pkg/25 pkg/25 each each each 17 2.78 5.47 7.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 33.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1OS.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.89 9.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 I ' CHART 1 MONTHLY ALL ITEMS INDICES - 1997 I-' (Xl I 1 x UJ 0 Z 1'06 105.5 105 104.5 104 103.5 103Y - - ( - - ( - - ( -~( - - ( - - ( - - ( - - ( - - ( - - ( - - ( - - ( JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MONTH '\ CHART 2 PERCENT CHANGE IN ALL ITEMS INDICES \ I \ I \ I \ I \ I \ / \/ 8 7 6 f-' ~ W 5 "Z« J: U I- Z W U ll: W 0.
/ \ / 4 3 2 o / \ \ \ \ ~1\ \ 1/ / \ / ./ 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 YEAR ., o 9 8 7 6 5 w Cl Z <l: Io I- Z w 4o a: w D.. 3 2 1 o CHART 3 PERCENT CHANGE IN GROUP INDICES: 96-97 / \ I \ \ I \ I I \ I \ I I \ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ FOOD HOUS & UTILS TRANSPORT MISC EXP ALC BEV & TOB FURN & HHLD EQUIP GROUP CLOTHING/FTWEAR ALL ITEMS CHART 4 GROUP INDICES: 1996-1997 JI I I I I I " I -1997 o 1996 ALL ITEMS MISC EXP CLOTHING/FTWEAR TRANSPORT ll.. 5 a: Cl FURN & HHLD EQUIP '">--' HOUS & UTILS ALC BEV &TOB FOOD o 40 80 120 20 60 INDEX 100 Contact us for more information.. !
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