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Comm.on-wealth 1)1 D.o ,·inle 2007 OENTRAL STATISTIOAL OFFICE Ministry of Finance,.
Industry 85 Planning Roseau, Dominica • PREFACE CONTENT HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE SURVEY REVIEW 2007 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX TABLE 1 MONTHLY CONSUMER PRICE INDICES 2001-2007 lA MONTHLY CONSUMER PRICE INDICES 1995-2000 2 MONTHLY PERCENTAGE CHANGES 2001-2007 2A MONTHLY PERCENTAGE CHANGES 1995-2000 3 4 5 ALL ITEMS INDICES BY YEAR AND MONTH 1995-2007 MONTHLY INDEX OF FOOD AND NON-FOOD GROUPS 1993·2007 PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUP INDICES 2001-2007 5A PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUP INDICES 1995-2000 5B WEIGHTS AND PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN UTILITIES AND OTHER SERVICES IN SURVEY PERIOD ii-iii iv-viii ix-x 6A 7 8 PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUPS AND SUB-GROUP INDICES FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY 2007 AND DECEMBER 2006 OVER THE BASE PERIOD GROUP AND SUB-GROUP INDICES JAN - DEC 2002 TO JAN - DEC 2007 AND PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM BASE TO 2007 10-11 12-13 GROUP AND SUB-GROUP INDICES FEB 1990- FEB 2000 14 PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUP AND SUB-GROUP INDICES 2001 BASE TO JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2007 15 II 8A PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUP AND SUB-GROUP INDICES FROM 1994 BASE TO JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2000 16 PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS IN BASE YEARS JULY 1984, FEBRUARY 1994 AND JANUARY 2001 17-18 PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS FEBRUARY 1993 TO FEBRUARY 2000 19-20 PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS JANUARY 2001 BASE COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 PRICES 21-29 AVERAGE PRICE OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS, 2005 AND 2007 IN COMPARISON TO BASE YEAR PRICES 30-32 PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS FROM
 VARIOUS AREAS DECEMBER 2007 PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES; ROSEAU PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES; PORTSMOUTH PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS; CARIB RESERVE PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS; LAPLAINE PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS; WESLEY CHARTS 1 2 MONTHLY ALL ITEMS INDICES 2007 PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN ALL ITEMS INDICES 1995-2007 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 , 111 DOMINICA HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE SURVEY The Dominica Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) was conducted from November 1997 to December 1998 and covered all population zones or parishes.
The survey covered 1000 households distributed almost evenly over a twelve-month period.

It was also necessary for the survey design to take into account the need to have each census division adequately represented.

Administratively, Dominica is divided into eleven parishes namely Roseau, the rest of St. George, SI.

John, St .Peter, SI.

Joseph, St. Paul, St. Luke, St. Mark, St. Patrick, SI.

David and St. Andrew.


Development of the Consumer Price Index Data on expenditure collected during the conduct of the HIES formed the basis for the development of the Consumer Price Index (C.P.I.).

A total of 1000 households were interviewed.

For the development of the C.P.I., all households from which data were collected, except those with zero income, were utilized.

This resulted in data from 858 households being used in the development of the CPI.
In addition, only items or services bought in the country were utilized.

Households kept diaries for two weeks on expenditure for Food, Expenditure on Accommodation, Fuel and Light, Alcoholic Drink, and Tobacco.

Household Furniture and Furnishings, Transport and Communication, Medical Expenses, Education and Recreation was kept for one year.

Where the diary was not completed, an estimate was made for monthly expenditure on food, based on the household size and mcome.
There were varying reference periods of expenditure for the different sectors.

For Clothing and Footwear the period of expenditure was three months while expenditure on Household Operations was for one month.

Miscellaneous expenses were also collected in the diary.

However in the development of the Consumer Price Index all expenditures were expressed on a monthly basis after which the average expenditure per household by sector was In derived.
From these, using a base of 1000, weights were then allocated to each sector.

determining item weights, the weight of each sector was proportionately allocated to the items that make up that sector.

A total number of 374 items are recorded from 102 sources.

These sources exclude Rent, which is measured in eight categories from 49 households.
IV The Consumer Price Index measures eleven groups namely Food, Alcoholic Drink and Tobacco, Clothing and Footwear, Housing and Utilities, Fuel and Light, Medical and Health and Communication, Educational Expenses, Personal Care Services, Miscellaneous/Other.

Expenses, Household Transportation, Equipment, Furniture and From the 199711998 survey, three new sub-groups, Housing Mortgage Interest Payments, Hospital Expenses, and Health Insurance were included in the Index.
The table below shows the shifting of sub-groups to new groups; this explains why certain groups are not strictly comparable.
Sub Group Shifts 1992 -1998 Sub Groups Group in which recorded - Group 1992 recorded - 1997/1998 in which Fuel Supplies Housing and Utilities Electricity Housing and Utilities Fuel and Light (new group) Fuel and Light (new group) Home Help Housing & Utilities Telephone Housing & Utilities Household Furniture Equipment and Transportation Communication and Patent Medicines Miscellaneous Expenses Medical Expenses(new group) and Health Doctors' Fees Miscellaneous Expenses I Medical and Health Expenses(new group) , v A national expenditure survey facilitates the compiling of a Consumer Price Index where a basis of consumer spending is measured.
The All Items Index is calculated out of 1000 and is 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.

The public often makes the error of assuming that the monthly and/or yearly Consumer Price Index measures the price of all items on retail shelves and every service available.
It must be explained that the Index covers selected consumer items and service based on a household Expenditure Survey.

Such items and services rarely change (in the Index) until another survey is conducted.

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

The period of price collection for this series is the 14th to 21 st of every month.

The base for the current consumer Price Index is January 2001.
1992 HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE SURVEY The 1992 Household Expenditure Survey 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.

Five hundred and seventy-four (574) questionnaires were completed, representing a 67.1 % response rate.
The number of items selected from the 1992 survey was more that twice that of 1982 reflecting a more detailed Consumer Price Index.

A total of three hundred (300) items came from eighty-one (81) sources.

These sources excluded Rent, which was measured in seven categories from forty-four (44) households.

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 ten years.
The shifts (decreases) in group FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, and ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO were absorbed by movements (increases) in TRANSPORTATION, CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR and MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
indices FOOD, HOUSING AND UTILITIES, From the 1992 survey, new sub-groups were represented as follows: - Repairs to House, 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 for the series.

The period for price collection was the 8th to 21 st of every month.
VI Household Income and Expenditure Survey Consumer Price Index 1992 Weights compared to 1998 The Consumer Price Index 1992 weights compared to 1998 revealed that FOOD continued to record the highest group weight indicating that consumers continue to spend most of their household income on Food.

However, the Food group weight recorded an 18.17 percentage decrease over 1992, from a weight of 401.81 in 1992 to 328.8 in 1998.
Sub groups contributing to that decline were Vegetables, Fruit and Fruit Preparations, Miscellaneous Foods and Meat (preserved).

The decline in Meat (preserved) is attributed to the sharp reduction in and consequently omission of salted beef and bacon, from the consumer basket.

Consumers however, diverted expenditure on Non-alcoholic Beverages, Oils and Fats, Sugar and Other Sweets, Dairy Products and Frozen Meat.
Consumers increased spending on Non-alcoholic Beverages such as coca-cola products, other carbonated drinks and malts.

The seasonality of fruits has been observed as one of the main factors contributing to the increase in consumption of carbonated drinks.

The 18.31 % increase in Dairy Products reveal that dietary requirements have improved, a positive trend to the promotion of adequate food nutrition.
The weight of Oils and Fats almost doubled from 8.97 to 16.40 with the consumption of cooking oil as the main contributor.

This is supported by the increase in the "fast food informal sector".

The Food group recorded new items which were not registered in the 1992 basket revealing new consumption pattern: chicken franks, skim milk, processed cheese, peanut butter, salad dressing, apples, pineapples, mayonnaise, bottled seasoning, canned nuts, and bottled water.
Alcoholic Drink and Tobacco recorded a 41.21 % decline from 16.16 to 9.5.

A decrease of 30% was recorded in Alcoholic Drinks while the consumption of cigarettes reduced sharply by 75%.

Dry tobacco leaves was dropped from the consumer basket.

Such indicators reveal success in programs towards the reduction of alcoholic and tobacco consumption.
Utility and Other Services (Table 3) revealed that expenditure on Electricity increased significantly by more than 124.9% from 1992 to 1998 reflecting an average increase of 21 % every year.

Telephone Services reflected an 81 % increase in expenditure and usage, moving from a weight of 4.85 to 14.6, the main factor contributing to that increase is the additional line of new service.

Water recorded an increase weight of 14.6 in comparison to 4.85 in 1992, reflecting a Vll 201.0% increase in expenditure.
This exponential rise can be attributed to the installation of meters in newly constructed buildings instead of the previous flat rate system, which was still predominant in the 1992 Survey.

In addition disconnected households previously on the flat rate system were switched to metered installation upon reconnection.

Home Insurance moved from a weight of 2.89 to 10.6 reflecting a 266.8% increase in expenditure.

This can be accounted for as new homeowners become more aware of property security services.
Conversely, as all Utility Services increased, Rent decreased drastically.

This decline in Rental expenditure can be measured, as more consumers privately owned their dwelling.

Expenditure on rent declined by 83.3% while the new sub-group Mortgage Interest recorded 7.70 (a group that did not record a weight, significant enough to be placed in the consumer basket in 1992).
In the Transport group, the weight on Motor Vehicle increased by 67.81 %, while annual travel activity declined from a weight of 50.34 in 1992 to 30.00 in 1998.

Clothing and footwear recorded a 20.1 % increase in weight.

However, the difference in expenditure was higher in footwear than clothing.

The weight on Medicine and other Health expenses increased by 100.6 with new sub groups - Hospital Expenses and Health Insurance recording weights of 10.4 and 3.2 respecti vely.
Though Examination fees account for 32% of the weight in Education Expenses, this group (Education Expenses) declined sharply by 41.52% moving from 49.59 in 1992 to 29.00 in 1998.

This decline may be attributed to the free Secondary Text book program, specifically for First Forms, while the other factor was the sharp decline in Music Lessons (which was more popular in 1992).

In fact, the Survey revealed that consumers did not spend on Music Lessons.
Thus currently Music has been eliminated from the Consumer basket whereas, in 1992 it accounted for 1.37.

Other new items "entering" the consumer basket were spectacles, hospital expenses and fees (including surgery), mortgage interest payments, home freezers, water heaters, rental of household furniture, (on hire purchase) gardening services, computers, examination fees, school clothing material, gym services and passport photos.
Items "dropped" from the consumer basket were bacon, fresh milk, breadfruit, soursop, coconut jelly (nuts), ripe bananas, pawpaw, peanuts (unshelled), tobacco, black and white television set, repairs to household equipment and bicycles.

Vlll CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 2007 REVIEW The 2007 Consumer Price Index registered a 3.23 percent increase over the year moving from 109.06 to 112.58(table 3).
The month of October 2007 recorded the increase 1.12 percent, primarily due to increases in the FUEL AND highest LIGHT, 2.35 ; HOUSEHOLD AND FURNITURE EQUIPMENT, 1.73; FOOD 1.72 and EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES 1.56 percent.

The only monthly percentage decrease, 0.24 in the All Items Index was recorded in April mainly due to a 4.12 percent drop in the FUEL AND LIGHT group index (table 2).

The 2007 period recorded the highest annual average percentage increase (since the 2001 base period).
Percentage increases were noted in ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO 6.69; FUEL AND LIGHT, 5.36; FOOD, 5.34; TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION, 2.57 and HOUSING AND UTILITIES, 2.40 (Table 5).

The FUEL AND LIGHT group index rose by, 5.36 percent with increases in Fuel Supplies, 6.75 and Electricity, 5.17.

A 5.34 percent rise in the FOOD group index resulted from increases in Vegetables, 11.31, Meat(fresh,chilled or frozen), 9.81, Dairy products, 7.40 and Sugar and Other Sweets 5.43.
Increases in Purchased Transportation ,11.72 and Operational Expenses, 3.82 contributed to a 2.57 percent rise in the TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION group index.

The HOUSING AND UTILITIES group index rose by 2.40 percent mainly a result of a 3.64 percent in the Repairs to House sub group index.

The MISCELLANEOUS IOTHER group index recorded a slight 0.16 percent drop resulting from decreases in Personal Care Supplies, 0.29 and Other Expenses, 0.02 (Table 6A).
increase 14.19, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO, A 12.58 percent rise was recorded in the 2007 average All Item Index over the January 2001 base.

This movement resulted from sharp percentage increases in group indices the FUEL AND LIGHT, 53.15, FOOD, 18.79, HOUSING AND UTILITIES, 13.54, EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES, 13.28 PERSONAL CARE SERVICES, 14.88 and MEDICAL AND HEALTH EXPENSES, 9.17.
Significant sub group percentage increases were noted in Electricity, 57.69; Meat (fresh, chilled or frozen), 45.92; Vegetables, 38.24; Transportation Operational Fees, 36.81; Dairy Products, 27.22; Fuel Supplies, 27,14 and Repairs to House, 22.78.

Decreases were registered in group indices, CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR, 4.01 and HOUSEHOLD AND FURNITURE EPUIPMENT 2.35 percent.
Sub group indices affected by deflation Insurance, Taxes and Fees, particularly were Recreational Equipment, 24.95; fees, 9.91; Clothing 8.41 and Hospital Expenses fixed telephone (Iandline) (particularly major surgery),6.33(Table 6A).
Items recording increases of 10.00 to 24.00 percent over the period December 2006 to December 2007 were, chicken parts (wings,thighs and drumsticks),turkey drumsticks, powdered milk, tannia, fabric softener, tomato, ketchup, beers(imported), electricity, melon, ginger, domestic help (live in), airfare(round trip to 5t Maarteen), petrol, and hair cuts for men.
lettuce, potatoes(not sweet), instant coffee, Chicken parts(wholelegs), cheese, tomatoes, carrots, yams, dasheen, oranges, grapefruits, limes, boys jeans, kerosene, cooking gas and airfare(round trip to New York) recorded increases of 25.00 to 50.00 percent(Table 11).

The highest price increase ,59.32 percent was recorded in green bananas.

Decreases of 3.00 to 5.00 percent were recorded in smoked fish, pumpkins, women suits, boy's short sleeves and bed linen (4 piece full sheets).
Decreases of 5.01 to 12.00 percent were registered in imported beef, packaged rice, cucumber, peas, pineapples, salt, grapefruit infant diapers, women casual shoes, condoms, and wardrobes.

juice, women skirts, x TABLE 1.
MONTHLY CONSUMER PRICE INDICES 2001 ·2007 GROUPS WEIGHTS YEAR JAN 'EB MAR APR MAY ,"N JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVG JANUARY 2001=100.00 FOOD ALCOHOLIC DRINK & TOBACCO 9.50 CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR 82.10 HOUSING & UTILITIES 111.70 FUEL AND LIGHT 58.60 MEDICAL AND HEAlTH EXPENSES 31.60 HOUSEHOLD & FURNITURE E.QUIPMENT 93.50 TRANSPORTA.
nON 194.30 EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES 29.00 PERSONAL CARE SERVICES 42.50 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 18.40 ALL ITEMS 1000.00 I 200< 105.56 2005 10567 lOB 62 2006 2007 11462 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 laD ',00 10007
\0862 114 61 11462 10066 101 46 10192 101 54 10370 10403 10708 10710 106 60 10684 10929 1091;: 10908 10927 10015 10057 10045 10067 101 17 10099 10398 10388 105,59 10487 10660 106 95 11107 1',006 10063 102.32 101 74 ',OS 97 10742 11271 115,89 10000 10201 9686 9798 9894 10773 11312 9919 97.76 9671 9730 9701 9607 9613 10000 100 00 10000 10709 11046 11036 113.86 98.02
)9 10110 9963 10201 10193 100,22 10426 10774 10982 11312 11273 11332 10000 10000 10358 10566 10567 11462 114.61 101 16 101 42 103.93 107.47 ',07.09 ' HJ118 101 13 10000 10000 1000C 10000 10709 101 61 10746 110.63 10710 10710 10972 11002 11015 11335 110.35 111 12 11433 114.33 11433 107.09 11063 110 14
',0010 10023 9987 10006 100 14 ".. 98.03 9743 97.27 9718 9795 97131 97.03 97 18 9922 10010 97.78 9800 9727 97 11 9760 9758 9734 9724 10262
\ \ 11335
95.91 9608 100,00 10000 10709 110.63 11000 11335 1\433 92.09 10383 111.22 125 09 13557 14462 155,97 100 11 100.44 9947 99.75 998() 110:W 10634 115 10 11277 12476 11879 10040 10158 101 41 10158 9713 9882 9841 9770 9967 9885 11023 10642 115.44 113,54 9831 9786 96.52 9677 96.89 95.97
 95.60 9890 9798 9688 9705 9696 9601 9599 10033 9999 10000 100 DO ',0967 W566 TABLE 1A.
MONTHLY CONSUMER PRICE INDICES 1995-2000 GROUPS WEIGHTS YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV AVG.
FEBRUARY 1994-100 00 - DEC FOOD 401.81 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES & TOBACCO 16.16 HOUSING & UTILITIES 133.71 FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT 57.79 TRANSPORTA TION 162.02 CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR 68.35 MISCELLANEC EXPENSES 160.16 ALL ITEMS 103.97
103.42
10408
104.10 10408 106.46 10812 1995 104.61 10408 106.68 10660 106.61 1996 1997 108.33 108.07 10833 1998 11669 " 2000
TABLE 2.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX MONTHLY PERCENTAGE CHANGES 2001 ·2007 JANUARY 2001.100.00 OCT NOV DEC >EB 052 -009 -023 -006 063 -0 15 081 "'R "R "" """ -007 on -0 19 a 15 00.
-042 -0.26 -009 -0.30 0,54 -041 050 001 021 024 -041 o 10 213 046 -004 -0 11 020 002 002 001 026 053 0.85 -025 003 018 -0.21 0.20 -003 064 035 ~84 -0.27 -082 -097 0.24 025 000 03' o2r -055 "2 -011 -, 02 795 005 008 032 0.5 -036 077 037 -007 0<0 -001 012 068 001 ""L 026 -009 067 00' 086 ·046 1 02 000 -025 -1.55 019 -0 49 001 -033 '"0 SEP 0,20 002 -0 10 00' 042 125 021 043 052 042 058 062 1.20 o 17 032 -0 15 -0,10 ·0,13 -013 017 172 002 029 021 -018 040 032 128 069 0.99 -005 009 -002 .0113 -013 019 .161 041 034 00.
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042 007 1 15 000 189 -006 -0.05 -0 15 0.29 on -011 083 04' ~50 -091 -0,15 005 010 -0 12 -024 -040 -0.08 016 -013 -001 -013 o 10 -005 -010 -0 03 -003 000 -001 ", -ll14 001 0,01 112 -001 -001 049 068 -078 0.00 -006 0.23 0,32 ~76 -0.10 000 -0.26 -010 0,11 000 -0.15 013 -0.25 000 OOB 001 005 GROUPS WEIGHTS YEAR "" FOOD 326.80 ALCOHOLIC DRINK & TOSACCO 9.50 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR 82.10 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 HOUSING & UTILITIES 111.70 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 FUEL AND LIGHT MEDICAL A~O HEALTH EXPENSES HOUSEHOLD & fURNITURE EOUIPMENT TRANSPORT",- TION EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES 29.00 PERSONAL CARE SERVICES 42.50 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENses 18.40 ALL ITEMS 1000.00 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 2007 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 10B 062 -0 16 o 11 003 0,21 -001 073 -075 011 024 026 000 , 74 006 046 041 039 031 -0,59 -0 OB 001 000 000 000 0.00 065 055 058 267 189 -640 .02 000 000 000 000 000 -050 002 021 -008 -035 -001 005 -256 -0 87 067 -2.30 -157 050 026 0.31 077 000 002 000 -037 000 a 00 000 a 00 000 000 032 076 -0 06 -0 55 -0 14 -033 049 -020 -009 036 _0.32 -075 0.3 o 17 -044 -0,28 -059 017 -024 -006 000 000 000 000 -a 13 062 000 -, 64 750 267 1 81 5,20 706 083 000 000 o 13 000 000 000 -a 12 -0 07 002
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-0 07 -0,31 -0 07 -0 06 026 -025 -063 -1 67 -032 -1 63 -0.65 007 16' 1 02 -004 068 -006 000 000 168 000 o 10 000 000 000 066 000 046 -0 3S -032 -015 006 -060 -079 -094 092 -032 -001 028 0,00 000 000 000 000 -029 ·014 -038 021 -037 0.09 009 000 0,02 000 000 000 000 000 000 -0 06 067 -100 -1 08 197 -5,91 311 _1 87 .51 523 951 659 OSS '76 -4 12 000 000 -1 04 000 000 231 000 -004 -012 -a 59 -a 64 -0 26 039 -003 2.26 266 136 0,25 -008 212 '67 0.20 029 015 0.00 0,82 055 ·0 02 000 000 000 000 000 552 -0 01 079 -038 -0 31 -002 -022 015 -0 18 005 0.04 -, 09 000 000 000 000 010 002 -0 04 -0 31 002 -ll 03 000 -200 DBa -080 -004 002 14' 066 -0.05 185 027 009 000 -032 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 -029 -0 12 022 0,36 046 -a 07 -030 069 005 059 023 0.22 076 069 ·027 -009 049 191 001 106 084 -033 -009 ~01 -013 -ll05 006 -050 -001 000 000 000 000 coo -0,28 -239 161 149 -9,56 3.30 ~66 742 -001 003 DOO 000 000 000 000 Co 02 005 -(, 09 -0,05 003 -008 -0 11 1.57 141 189 008 0,24 DB' -002 033 000 -003 -001 -0 18 007 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 2,22 -1.12 000 0.00 0.00 000 000 000 000 0.00 000 000 0,25 000 000 -593 -0.41 065 -1.95 046 -727 57.
-505 5,68 -11 97 _644 -021 -ll33 235 0.00 00.

-0 16 000 024 -004 0.00 018 001 -002 -0 03 -0 03 003 0.11 -226 -() 42 089 1.81 126 0.01 0,94 0.08 0.00 084 -0 15 016 053 000 000 000 000 000 000 DOO 000 005 004 000 000 0,00 0.08 0.00 010 -010 005 019 -029 030 1.73 399 -018 -041 119 177 -264 072 0.15 009 -103 -006 0.08 -007 156 000 000 0.19 001 000 000 000 042 000 010 00' 025 026 097 000 000 000 000 000 -001 042 2.88 -0 15 126 -1 38 -3,54 OSS 'OJ 005 00.
000 000 -0 19 000 -0 01 ~17 0.07 -0 14 -0,25 -0 04 -0 11 000 0.52 000 161 0.01 -0 42 000 000 -038 30' -1 74 155 066 -3.84 251 000 004 000 003 000 010 000 011 -003 -0.22 -023 0,00 -0 13 001 065 000 576 000 012 070 000 -2 06 -427 1240 -169 221 -013 -108 -006 004 031 0.00 0.00 0.22 000 012 005 0.89 -0 22 017 002 o 10 000 000 -034 330 -0.01 039 000 -2.25 5.22 -1 57 253 -011 062 -093 002 004 000 000 000 571 0.00 -ll14 013 005 0,25 016 034 -017 -0.05 000 0.00 000 -038 160 000 2,20 27' 242 1.99 520 403 -2 08 000 004 068 0.25 000 '20 000 ·0.03 -ll16 _0.51 -0.08 038 -0.25 000 0," 123 -234 420 -004 -0 17 -1 81 105 093 060 -059 .015 091 132 111 -376 -002 075 139 03' -1 75 102 343 -144 -020 063 -109 -ll74 ·091 -161 065 126 0.54 0" -1.53 016 0.20 -025 108 -009 001 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 -027 018 DO' -008 005 029 -004 -0 52 000 -0 07 00.
-134 ·001 002 000 0.00 000 000 000 000 000 -080 0.28 002 -011 050 -055 _0 13 000 055 015 .0 41 035 -082 000 000 3,58 000 0,00 217 000 008 -0.57 010 cao -0,02 049 065 -0 05 -'07 023 021 097 171 099 291 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 052 011 041 0.54 098 -052 000 075 000 2,06 000 -132 023 ·277 000 0.00 172 000 002 000 000 0,30 043 -0.25 003 002 -0 03 011 -001 -004 2.55 0.01 026 015 0,28 064 0.02 -008 029 007 215 -019 0.07 -a as ~ 13 -0,56 079 _004 -ll 06 "3 -071 022 063 057 -0.02 -ll04 044 044 0.06 0661 015 056 0,07 032 -0 40 057 -009 -006 03' 064 -ll15 -ll22 0.59 ~12 -0 57 035 -062 072 _007 _093 013 0.86 061 112 015 002 -0 02 02il 047 020 - 010 _042 042 036 043 "8 -039 -0 09 -063 018 -0 03 046 o 10 -019 046 068 15.
_014 094 OOB -0.24 091 022 -061 -005 02;1 023 -026 0.65 3 TABLE 2A.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX MONTHLY PERCENTAGE CHANGES 1995 - 2000 GROUPS WEIGHTS YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG FEBRUARY 1994-100 00 OCT - NOV SEP FOOD 401.81 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES & TOBACCO 16.16 HOUSING & UTILITIES 133.71 FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT 57.79 TRANSPORTA -TION 162.02 CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR 68.35 MISCELLAN- EOUS EXPENSES 160.16 ALL ITEMS -0.41 0.12 -0.72 -0.65 0.34 -1.04 2.12 0.42 0.25 -0.25 -1.67 0.11 0.09 -0.10 -0.58 -0.13 -1.86 -0.34 -0.02 0.08 0.43 -0.32 -1.93 0.00 0.91 1.06 -0.43 1.12 -3.69 -0.95 1.46 0.32 0.00 -0.07 -2.08 0.00 0.08 0.40 0.00 -0.26 -0.89 0.07 0.15 0.31 -0.40 -0.17 -0.33 0.70 -0.86 -0.40 -0.35 0.27 -0.50 -0.26 0.00 -1.04 0.40 -0.02 0.07 -0.06 0.18 -0.16 0.09 -0.05 -0.11 0.09 -0.28 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.14 0.34 0.00 -0.85 -0.26 1.33 -0.69 -0.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.67 -0.02 0.13 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.26 0.18 -0.28 -0.16 -0.26 0.06 0.09 -0.48 0.08 0.90 0.04 -0.14 0.17 -0.13 0.84 -0.18 0.00 0.08 0.19 -0.04 0.34 1.74 0.20 0.64 0.18 -0.56 -0.17 0.31 -0.76 -0.12 0.39 0.00 0.00 -0.80 -0.62 1.51 0.18 0.05 0.13 0.21 -0.23 0.14 0.28 0.00 0.01 -0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.22 0.10 0.43 -0.11 0.27 0.16 0.89 0.14 0.79 -0.26 -0.21 -0.16 2.55 0.08 0.11 -0.03 0.00 0.26 -0.22 -0.09 -1.12 0.13 0.20 -0.11 -0.26 0.06 0.06 0.02 0.30 0.48 -1.15 -0.62 -0.35 0.30
 -0.70 1.07 -0.24 -0.26 -0.12 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.76 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.41 -0.01 0.27 -0.07 0.11 -0.04 -0.08 0.13 -0.19 0.24 -0.15 -0.14 -0.95 0.77 0.49 0.18 -0.01 -0.19 0.00 -0.11 0.51 0.00 0.39 0.04 0.58 0.29 -0.90 0.19 0.00 0.06 0.16 0.00 -0.11 -0.58 -0.03 0.89 -0.22 0.71 0.14 0.51 0.26 -0.34 0.00 0.16 0.41 1.62 -0.06 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.32 -0.01 0.09 -0.32 0.46 -0.36 1.24 0.36 1.54 -0.16 -0.30 0.10 1.11 1.10 0.06 0.00 0.21 0.03 -0.44 -0.05 -0.33 0.34 0.58 1.66 0.21 0.26 -0.17 0.05 0.00 3.64 1.62 0.08 0.35 -0.74
 0.95 2.03 -0.27 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.26 -0.76 0.03 0.15 0.00 0.01 0.74 0.58 0.20 0.63 -0.13 0.13 -0.56 -0.78 0.34 1.32 1.18 0.20 0.00 1.92 0.13 -0.13 -0.39 -0.18 -0.86 0.24 0.26 -0.08 -0.03 -0.43 -0.16 0.02 0.26 -0.60 0.00 0.03 0.19 0.17 -0.83 -0.61 -0.87 -1.45 -0.57 -0.32 0.09 -0.80 0.00 0.00 -0.11 0.22 0.65 031 -0.01 0.00 -0.37 -0.20 0.16 0.38 0.29 -0.22 0.40 1.35 -0.09 -0.41 -0.74 0.11 -0.02 0.85 1.13 0.05 0.02 0.00 -0.76 0.20 0.08 -0.02 2.54 0.91 0.11 -0.31 -0.05 0.86 -0.37 0.02 -1.60 0.00 -0.22 -0.59 -0.62 -0.61 -0.55 -0.52 0.00 -0.02 -0.01 0.04 0.60 -0.88 6.49 1.22 -0.03 0.00 -0.15 0.37 1.04 0.00 -0.07 0.06 -1.02 -0.92 -0.21 -0.53 0.23 0.67 -0.01 1.14 -1.13 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.35 0.70 -0.05 -0.02 0.14 -0.41 -0.42 0.08 -0.31 1.12 0.13 0.02 -0.87 -0.29 0.50 1.24 -0.71 -0.62 -0.68 0.05 0.13 -0.07 0.00 0.01 -0.23 0.07 0.00 0.98 0.06 0.33 -0.61 -0.29 -0.04 0.22 0.01 0.17 0.17 1.45 0.66 0.67 0.57 -0.76 2.26 -0.32 0.80 0.00 -0.10 0.00 -0.02 -0.03 1.24 0.12 -0.16 -0.26 -0.02 0.05 0.47 0.97 0.01 -0.07 0.00 0.00 -0.54 -0.50 -0.82 1.05 -0.18 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.06 -0.07 0.82 0.45 0.05 -0.07 0.22 0.07 0.70 0.45 0.25 0.06 -0.12 0.07 0.52 0.02 -0.46 -1.60 0.17 -1.97 -0.12 0.07 0.00 0.00 -0.50 0.01 0.14 -0.25 0.05 0.13 1.32 -0.24 0.21 0.11 0.00 -0.06 0.67 -0.03 0.12 -0.32 0.24 0.93 0.08 0.29 0.17 0.00 0.38 0.00 0.14 0.51 0.07 0.24 0.00 0.02 -0.04 0.09 0.28 -0.03 -0.11 -0.46 0.29 4 DEC 2.46 0.63 -0.79 1.37 0.55 -0.02 2.11 -1.29 0.00 -0.31 -0.01 1.55 -0.04 0.15 0.16 0.25 0.19
 -0.07 -0.87 0.09 -0.10 0.54 0.21 0.41 2.18 0.81 0.54 -0.09 1.27 1.14 0.33 0.04 0.00 1.05 0.84 0.65 0.06 -0.19 0.09 0.68 0.03 0.13 1.33 0.36 -0.20 0.77 0.52 0.29 TABLE 3.
ALL ITEMS INDICES BY YEAR AND MONTH 1995-2007 YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV JANUA '" 111.Q7 110.80 111.89 112.62 112.96 113.04 113.10 114.36 115.06 116.05 112.58 3.23 TABLE 4.
MONTHLY INDEX OF FOOD AND NON-FOOD GROUPS 1993·2007 GROUPS 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Janua V 2001 = O.
10 00 2004 2003 2002 2005 2006 2007 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
107.89 110.17 95.54 100.64 Aug Food Non-Food Sep Food Non-Food Oct Food Non-Food Nov Food Non-Food Dec Food Non-Food AVG Food Non-Food 94.58 87.74 91.70 90.00 93.50 90.95 95.22 92.40 98.70 93.92 98611 9869 95.50', 97.18 98.75 100.91 102.46 102.85 105.72 108.34 112.77 118.79 98.41 100.22 99.63 101.63 103.95 105.29 107.24 109.54 6 Table 5.
PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUP INDICES 2001 - 2007 GROUP WEIGHTS 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 20 .. g.lIua,.1 ___ • • __ • __ % % % % % % CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE '06· '07 '03- '04 '02- '03 '05- '06 '01.
'02 '04· '05 FOOD 328.80 118.79 112.77 10834 10572 102.85 10246 100.91 1.54 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES & TOBACCO 9.50 113.54 106.42 98.85 97.70 98.62 10158 10040 1.18 0.38 -2.91 CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR 8210 95.99 96.01 96.98 9705 96.88 97.96 98.90 -0.95 -1.10 HOUSING AND UTILITIES 111.70 114.19 111.51 110.19 10856 103.71 100.00 100.33 -033 3.71 ~ FUEL AND LIGHT 58.60 153.15 145.36 136.01 12059 112.09 100.63 97.00 3.74 11.39 MEDICAL AND HEALTH EXPENSES 31.60 109.17 104.81 99.66 99.57 99.32 100.26 100.06 HOUSEHOLD AND FURNITURE EQUIP.
93.50 97.65 9748 97.39 98.37 99.75 100.11 99.97 0.20 0.14 TRANSPORTAnON 194.30 103.33 100.74 100.14 101.19 98.78 98.09 101.84 -3.68 EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES 29.00 113.28 112.92 112.05 110.74 10845 104.10 100.09 4.01 PERSONAL CARE SERVICES 42.50 114.88 113.62 106.90 105.66 104.52 10149 100.00 149 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 1840 109.03 109.20 108.02 10749 104.74 102.13 100.65 147 ALL ITEMS 1000.00 112.58 109.06 10629 104.54 102.07 100.64 10046 0.18 -0.94 -0.36 -1.38 0.70 4.18 2.99 2.56 142 244 2.11 1.09 2.63 242 2.79 -0.93 0.18 4.68 7.58 0.25 248 1.18 -0.07 1.50 12.79 0.09 -1.00 -1.04 1.18 1.17 0.49 1.67 4.09 7.66 -100 1.20 6.87 5.17 0.09 0.60 0.78 6.29 1.09 2.61 5.34 6.69 ·0.02 240 5.36 4.16 0.17 257 0.32 1.11 -0.16 3.23 TABLE SA.
PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUP INDICES 1995·2000 GROUP WEIGHTS 1995 % CHANGE '94-'95 1996 % CHANGE '95-'96 1997 % CHANGE '96-'97 1998 % CHANGE '97-'98 1999 Februarv 1994 = 100.00 % CHANGE '98-'99 2000 'laCHANGE 99·'00 FOOD 40181 97.7 1.7 99.6 1.9 103.2 3.6 103.1 -0.1 103.5 0.4 103.1 -0.3 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES & TOBACCO 16.16 101.0 0.4 110.4 93 112.7 2.1 114.5 1.6 113.6 -0.8 1139 HOUSING & UTILITIES 133.71 99.9 -0.2 100.0 01 101.4 1.4 1025 1.1 104.8 22 108.9 FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD EQUIP.
57.79 96.6 -2.2 95.7 -1.0 97.0 1.4 97.3 0.3 99.2 2.0 100.5 ex> TRANSPORTATION 162.02 102.6 1.1 105.9 3.2 106.0 0.1 105.0 -0.9 106.4 1.3 106.8 CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR 68.35 102.8 1.3 103.8 0.9 104.5 07 104.2 -0.3 104.6 0.4 107.9 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 160.16 105.5 3.1 107.2 1.6 116.7 8.9 117.8 0.9 120.8 2.5 121.6 ALL ITEMS 1000.00 100.4 1.3 102.1 1.7 104.6 2.4 105.6 1.0 1069 1.2 107.8 02 3.9 13 0.4 3.1 07 09 TABLE 5B.
WEIGHTS AND PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN UTILITIES AND OTHER SERVICES IN SURVEY PERIOD UTILITIES AND OTHER SERVICES WEIGHTS 1998 1992 % CHANGE RENT 6.20 35.28 -83.30 ELECTRICITY 49.90 22.19 124.90 TELEPHONE 50.30 27.84 81.00 WATER 14.60 4.85 201.00 HOME INSURANCE 10.60 2.89 266.80 MORTGAGE INTEREST 7.70 - - CABLE TELEVISION 30.30 24.33 24.50 MEDICINES AND HEALTH EXPENSES 31.60 15.75 100.63 PURCHASE OF MOTOR VEHICLE 85.40 50.89 6781 9 TABLE 6.
PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUPS AND SUB GROUP INDICES FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY 2007 AND DECEMBER 2006 OVER THE BASE PERIOD GROUPS SUB-GROUPS ALL ITEMS 1.

FOOD 1.01 Meat(fresh,chilled or frozen) 1.02 Meat{preserved) 1.03 Fish and Fish Preparations 1.04 Dairy Products 1.05 Oils and Fats 1.06 Cereals 1.07 Vegetables 1.08 Fruit and Fruit Preparations 1.09 Sugar and Other Sweets 1.10 Miscellaneous 1.11 Meals Taken Away From Home 1.12 Non-alcoholic Beverages 2.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO 2.01 Alcoholic Drink 2.02 Tobacco Products 3.

CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR 3.01 Clothing 3.02 Footwear 3.03 Clothing Accessories 4.

HOUSING AND UTILITIES 4.01 Rent 4.02 Utility Services (exel.

electricity) 4.03 Repairs to House 4.04 Insurance Payments 4.05 Mortgage Interest Payments 5.

FUEL AND LIGHT 5.01 Fuel Supplies 5.02 Eleclricily 6.

MEDICAL AND HEALTH EXPENSES 6.01 Patent Medicines 6.02 Doctors' Fees 6.03 Hospital Expenses 6.04 Miscellaneous 7.
HOUSEHOLD AND FURNITURE EQUIPMENT 7.01 Furniture and Furnishing 7.02 Kitchen Equipment 7.03 Kitchen Supplies 7.04 Recreational Equipment 7.05 laundry and Cleaning Equipment 7.06 House Cleaning 7.07 Home Help Service 7.08 Miscellaneous 8.
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION 8.01 Purchased Transportation 8.02 Purchase of Motor Vehicle 8.03 Operational Expenses 8.04 Insurance, Taxes and Fees JANUARY 2001 100 00 = Weight JANUARY 2007 DECEMBER 2006 JANUARY 2001 0/, CHANGE DEC 06 TO JAN 07 % CHANGE JAN 01 TO JAN 07 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 lao.oo -0.D1 0.60 -0.74 0.28 0.08 -0.43 0.28 -1.33 1.23 0.63 -0.54 -1.40 0.22 1.74 1.98 -0.12 -0.08 -0.12 0.00 0.00 0.65 -0.19 0.00 0.99 0.00 0.00 4.02 2.04 4.30 -0.30 -2.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 -0.54 0.21 -0.55 0.00 400 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.50 1.18 0.00 -0.17 1.21 9.95 15.09 36.15 15.56 8.75 21.28 -5.20 6.67 33.05 -2.61 10.08 10.65 11.72 12.42 12.15 11.25 19.78 -4.10 -8.58 5.18 3.97 14.08 -0.06 0.00 22.61 0.00 0.00 40.41 16.67 44.55 9.35 21.19 15.81 -6.33 21.49 -2.69 2.62 6.01 13.64 -24.93 -5.63 2.55 0.00 -0.34 0.26 6.08 -1.11 25.82 - 121.28
TABLE 6.
CONT'O PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUPS AND SUB GROUP INDICES FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY 2007 AND DECEMBER 2006 OVER THE BASE GROUPS SUB·GROUPS ALL ITEMS 9.

EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES 10.

PERSONAL CARE SERVICES 11.


MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER 11,01 Personal Care Supplies L"11,".0~2"O::,t~he~r Weight JANUARY 2007 DECEMBER 2006 JANUARY 2001 % CHANGE DEC 06 TO JAN 07 % CHANGE JAN 01 TO JAN 07 1000.00 109.95 109.47 100.00 29.00 42.50 18.40 8.90 113.35 113.77 100.00 114.62 114.62 100.00 109.21 113.02 109.57 113.76 100.00 100.00 0.44 -0.37 0.00 -0.33 ~O.651 --"- -,9",,5,,,0L-__-,,10",S",.60:4L-__.:.

:10"'S"'.6"'4L-__1"'0"'O,"'00"-L ----'0"'.O""O 9.95 13.35 14.62 9.211 13.02 5"'.-'-'64 11 TABLE6A.
GROUP AND SUB-GROUP INDICES JAN-DEC 2001 TO JAN·DEC 2007 AND PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM BASE TO 2007 2007 JAN-DEC AVG.

% Chantl8 2006 - 2007 '''' Change Base-200?

 101.
77 100.54 103.33 119.20 98.89 136.81 9009 3.23 5.34 9.B1 0.06 2.57 7.40 1.01 3.71 11.31 3.86 5.43 165 230 2.86 6.69 7.08 3.68 ~.02 036 ·083 -0.18 2.40 -0.19 000 364 0.00 0.00 5.36 6.75 5.17 4.16 487 6.66 0.00 0.17 0.34 1.31 -1.93 ·5.24 565 140 177 0.73 2.57 11.72 0.00 3.82 0.50 , 12.58 16.79 45.92 15.72 9,47 27.22 -4.93 10.42 38.24 124 11.39 1123 12.10 13.38 13.54 12.75 20.29 -4.01 ·8.41 5.07 3.97 14.19 ·006 0.00 22 78 0.00 0.00 53.15 27.14 5769 9.17 21.12 15.81 -6.33 -2.35 2.31 6.01 1044 -24.95 -4.61 3.37 1.77 0.54 3.33 19.20 -1.11 36.81 -9.91 GROUPS SUB-GROUPS ALL ITEMS 1.
FOOD 1.01 Meat{fresh,chi\\ed Of frozen) 1 .02 Meat(preserved) 1.03 Fish and Fish Preparations 1 04 Dairy Products 1.05 Oils and Fats 1.06 Cereals 1.07 Vegetables 1.06 Fruit and Fruit Preparations 1.09 Sugar and Other Sweets 1 10 Miscellaneous 1.11 Meals Taken Away From Home 1.12 Non-alcoholic Beverages 2.

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO 2.01 Alcoholic Drink 2.02 Tobacro Produds 3.

CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR 3 01 Clothing 3.02 Footwear 303 Clothing Aceessones 4.
HOUSING AND UTILITIES 401 Rent 4.02 Utility Services(excl.

electricity) 4.03 Repairs to House 4 04 Insurance Payments A J5 Mortgage Interest Payments b.

'=UEL AND LIGHT b 01 Fuel Supplies 5.02 Electricity 6.

MEDICAL AND HEALTH EXPENSES 6.01 Patent Medicines 6.02 Doctors' Fees 6 03 Hospital Expenses 7.
HOUSEHOLD AND FURNITURE EQUIPMENT 7.01 Furniture and FurnIshing 702 Kitchen EqUipment 7 03 Kitchen Supplies 704 Kecreationa; EqUipment 7.05 Laundry and Cleaning Equipment 706 House Cleanmg 7 C-;' Home Help Service 7 {)~ Miscellaneous 8.

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION 8,01 Purchased Transportation 802 Purchase of Motor Vehicle '.03 O;lerational Expenses 8.04 Insurance, Taxes and Fees WEIGHTS 2001 JAN BASE 2002 2003 2004 JAN~DEC JAN-DEC JAN·DEC JAN-DEC AVG.

AVG.

AVG.
AVG.

AVG.

2005 Januarv 2001 =100.00 2006 JAN·DEC AVG.

AVG.
10A.S1 100.00
100.00 10000 100.00 100.00 100.00 10000 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 102.46 11',B9 9R32 99.60 108.70 93.88 1?
TABLE 6A.Cont'd GROUP AND SUB-GROUP INDICES JAN·DEC 200' TO JAN·DEC 2007 AND PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM BASE TO 2007 I GROUPS SUB-GROUPS ALL ITEMS WEIGHTS 2001 JAN BASE 2002 2003 2004 JAN-DEC JAN-DEC JAN·DEC JAN-DEC AVG.

AVG.

AVG.

2005 January 2001 =10000 2006 JAN·DEC AVG.

AVG.

2007 JAN..oeC AVG.

"10 Change % Change 2006·2007 Base·2007 1000.00 100.00 100.64 102.07 104.54 106.29 109.06 112.58 3.23 12.58 9.

EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES 10.

PERSONAL CARE SERVICES 11.


MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER 11.01 Personal Care Supplies 11.02 Other I 0.32 1.11 -0.16 ·0.29 -0.02 45.92 9.47 9.03 12.73 5.57 TABLE 7.
GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS INDICES Feb. 1990 • Feb. 2000 GROUPS Sub·groulls ALL ITEMS FOOD Meat(fresh,chill.

or frozen) Meal(preserved) Fish and Fish Preparations Dairy Products Oils and Fals Cereals VegetC'lbles and Fruits Fruit and Fruit Preparations Sugar and Other Sweets Miscellaneous Items Meals Taken Away From Home Non-alcoholic Beverages ALCOHOLIC BEY.
& TOBACCO Alcoholic Beverages Tobacr;o Products HOUSING & UTILITIES Rent (excluding electricity) Fuel Supplies Utility Services Repairs to House Insurance Payments Home Help Service Laundry and ory Cleaning Servo FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD eQUIP.

Furniture & Furnishin9s Kitchen EqUIpment Recreational Equipment laundry and Cleaning Equi~.
House Cleaning Repairs to Equipment TRANSPORTATION Purchased Transportation Purchase of Motor Vehicles Operational Expenses Insurance and Fees CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR Clothmg Footwear Clothing Accessories MISCELLANEOUS EXpENSES Personal Care & SJpplies Medicines and Health Exp.
Personal Life Insurance EducatIonal Expenses Sporting & Other Recreation Other Miscellaneous WEIGHTS Feb 1990 Feb 1991 Feb 1992 Feb 1993 Feb 1994 Feb 1995 Feb. 1996 Feb. 1997 Feb. 1998 Feb. 1999 Feb. 2000 Februan 1994== 100.00 1000.00 86.9 90.8 95.6 98.9 100.0 100.2 101.2 103.6 105.10 107.2 107.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 <,00.0 '01.5 114.2 98.3 100.1 101.8 98.4 96.3 100.0 99.2 102.3 100.3 100.0 103.3 1003 99.4 100.0 100.0 94.5 97.4 100.6 99.6 91.9 102.7 96.2 100.0 102.2 103.4 100.3 98.8 n51 110A 1024 102.9 117.4 1024 1097 997 1056 104.4 1049 103.1 113.4 114.7 115.6 i i 2.1 102.4 103.6 105.7 103.6 956 100.0 100.0 90.8 97.4 101.3 91.3 83.7
1'.BO 88.
94.1 86.2 100.3 98.5 95.9 100.5 96.6 92.1 100.0 66.2 100.3 96.1 75.8 885 98.3 1029 82.3 89.8 86.6 885 79.5 905 91.1 88.7 84.3 .. r-- iSUB-GROUPS ALL ITEMS ,1.
FOOD 1.01 Meal(fresh,chilled or frozen) 1.02 Meal(preservedl 1.03 Fish and Fish Preparations 1 04 DailY ProduCLs 1.05 Oils and Fats 1 06 Cereals 1.07 Vegetables 1 08 FrUit and Fruit Preparalions 1.09 Sugar and Other Sweels 1 10 Miscellaneous 1.11 Meals Taken Away From Home 1.12 Non-alcoholic Beverages 2, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO 2.01 Alcoholic Dnnk 2.02 Tobacco Products 3.

CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR 3.01 Clothing 3.02 Footwear 3.03 Clothing AcceSSOries 4.
HOUSING AND UTILITIES 4.01 Rent 4 02 Ulility Servlces(excl.

electriCity) 4.03 Repairs to House 4.04 Insurance Payments 4.05 Mortgage Interest Payments 5.

FUEL AND LIGHT 5.01 Fuel Supplies 5.02 Electricity 6.

MEDICAL AND HEALTH EXPENSES .

6.01 Patent MediCines 6.02 Doctors' Fees 6.03 Hospital Expenses 6.04 Miscelleneous ;.
HOUSEHOLD AND FURNITURE EQUIPMEN' 7.01 Furniture and Furnishing 7.02 Kitchen Equipment 7.03 Kitchen Supplies 7.04 Recreational EqUipment 7 05 Laundry and Cleaning EQUipment 7 06 House Cleaning 7.07 Home Help Service 7.08 Miscellaneous 8.

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION 8.01 Purchased Transportation 8.02 Purchase of Moior Vehicle 8.03 Operational Expenses 8.04 Insurance, Taxes and Fees I I I , 9.

EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES 10.


PERSONAL CARE SERVICES 11 MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER 11,01 Personal Care Supplies 11.02 Other .

TABLE 8.

PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUP AND SUB-GROUP INDICES 2001 BASE TO JANUARY - DECEMBER 2007 WEIGHTS JAN. 2001 - 2004 Avg.

Jan.-Dec. 2005 Avg.

Jan.·Oec.

2006 Avg.

Jan.-Dec. 2007 Avg.
Jan.-Dec. % Change Jan. '01 Base- Jan·Dec'07 Janua'"" 2001 = 100.0 % Change % Change Average 2006-2007 Average 2005·2006 2004·2005 % Change Average 12.58 18.79 45.92 15.72 9.47 27.22 -493 10.42 38.24 1.24 1139 1123 12.10 1338 13.54 12,75 20.29 -.4.01 -8.41 5.07 3.97 14.19 -006 0.00 22.78 000 0,00 53.15 27.14 57.69 9.17 21 12 15.81 -6.33 16.51 -2.35 2.31 6.01 10,44 -24,95 -4.61 3.37 177 0.54 3.33 19.20 -1.11 3681 -9.91 13.28 14.88 9.03 12.73 557 3.23 2.60 1.68 5.33 9.81 0.06 257 7.40 101 371 11.31 3.86 543 1.66 2.30 2.86 6.69 7.19 366 -0.02 0.36 -083 -0.18 2.40 -0.19 0.00 3,64 0.00 0.00 5.36 6.75 5.17 4.16 4.87 6,66 -0.D1 -1.99 0.18 0.34 1.31 -1.93 -5.24 5.65 1.40 177 0.73 2.57 11.72 000 3.82 0.50 0.32 1.11 -0.16 -0.29 ·0.02 4.09 9.42 7.51 330 4.57 288 0,90 0.83 461 1.32 7.45 10.89 2.27 7.66 7.40 8.80 ·1.01 -006 -2.72 -2.28 1.20 0.00 000 1.B2 0.00 0.00 6.87 4.87 7.16 5.17 8.53 7.44 0.01 3.18 0.09 0.25 182 1.71 -281 -0.43 1.99 000 -1.47 0.60 -1.97 0.00 6.31 0.42 0.78 6.29 1.10 1.97 0.23 2.47 4.41 5.40 3.14 5.76 0.39 1.10 3.27 -0.29 -0.09 -002 -0.82 0.01 1.18 1.19 1.08 -0.07 0.52 -1.05 -1.10 1.50 0.04 0.00 2.29 0.00 0.00 12.79 5,06 13,98 0.09 -055 0.32 0.00 000 -0.99 -2.34 2.50 3.16 -5.17 -5.48 0.32 0.00 099 ·1.04 0.49 0.00 8.22 -7.30 1.18 1.17 0.49 0.87 0.12 1000.00 100.0 104.54 106.29 109.06 .
tOO 10B.31 98.89 ' 157,69
TABLE 8A.
PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GROUP AND SUB-GROUP INDICES 1994 BASE TO JANUARY· DECEMBER 2000 SUB-GROUPS WEIGHTS February 1994 = 100 DO 2000 AVG.
Jan-Dec % Change 1994 Base to 2000 ALL ITEMS 1000.00 107.8 FOOD Meal (fresh, chj)\ed or frozen) Meat (preserved) Fish and Fish Preparations Dairy Products Oils and Fats Cereals Vegetables and Friuts Friut and Fruit Preparations Sugar and Other Sweets Miscellaneous Items Meals Taken Away From Home Non-alcoholic Beverages ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO Alcoholic Beverages Tobacco Products HOUSING AND UTILITIES Rent (excluding electrticity) Fuel Supplies Utility Services Repairs to House Insurance Payments Home Help Service Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT Furniture and Furnishings Kitchen Equipment Recreational Equipment Laundry and Cleaning EqUipment House Cleaning Repairs to Equipment TRANSPORTATION Purchased Transportation Purchase of Motor Vehicle Operational Expenses Insurance and Fees CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR Clothing Footwear Clothing Accessories MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES Personal Care and Supplies Medicines and Health Expenses Personal Life Insurance Educational Expenses Sporting and Other Recreation Other Miscellaneous 105.5
-95 15.8 5.2 12.6 10.3 250 13.9 14.7 11.6 8.9 18.7 5.7 88 -2.0 00 0.0 -5.8 0.5 11.8 -50 -18.3 1.1 78 0.0 6.8 5.5 11.4 1.9 11.2 7.8 7.9 7.6 8.3 21.8 7.6 24.8 2.5 45.3 1.6 21.6 TABLE 9.
PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS IN BASE YEARS JULY 1984, FEBRUARY 1994 AND JANUARY 2001 ITEMS UNIT BASE PRICE JULY 1984 FEB 1994 JAN 2001 % CHANGE JULY 84 TO FEB 94 % CHANGE FEB 1994 TO JAN 01 FOOD Beef (local) imported Chicken (backs & necks) wings whole legs Fish (pot) luna Salted fish Evaporated milk Powdered milk Butter Cheese Eggs Cooking Oil Sandwich loaf Flour (loose) Rice (loose) Tomatoes Carrots Cabbage Onions Beans Lentils Oranges Grapefruit Melons White sugar Brown sugar Salt Tomato Ketchup Coffee(beans) instant Coca-cola Ham sandwich Roti 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 50 gms 296 ml each each 86.67 -24.61 2933 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 -2000 157.81 46.21 20.25 36.96 1.03 11.37 - -3.35 7.69 0.00 11.34 37.50 11.38 28.05 20.20
 7.85 -5.67 1.39 15.14 8.70 158.41 33.02 0.68 -1.52 -6.01 -0.44 93.94 95.00 -13.33 8.49 10.53 15.87 33.59 -1.64 39.93 31.67 20.36 23.83 TABLE 9.
Conl'd PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS IN BASE YEARS JULY 1984, FEBRUARY 1994 AND JANUARY 2001 ITEMS UNIT BASE PRICE JULY 1984 FEB 1994 JAN 2001 % CHANGE %CHANGE JULY 84 TO FEB 1994 TO FEB 94 JAN 01 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES & TOBACCO Rum Whisky Beer Cigarettes (local) (imported) FUEL Kerosene Gas UTILITIES Electricity Telephone Water HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT Refrigerator 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 MISCELLANEOUS Toilet soap Tooth paste Deodorant 75 cl 75 cI 284 ml pkt./20 pkt./20 gal.

9.1 kg month month month cu.lt.
17" 19" 3.078.25 485.00 580.00 1.770.25 3.258.44 909.18 606.67 1.618.26 2.620.02 483.75 --- 1,330.35 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 casual formal -6.54 99.76 95.35 -18.18 77.35 39.79 casual formal casual formal 145gm 76gm 1109m Doctor's fees per visit 20.00 45.00 75.00 125.00 Television fees School fees(pre-school) Petrol Vehicle license month month gal.
year 30.00 20.00 50.00 31.67 50.00 75.00 6.00 22960 6.50 330.00 6.701 440.00'1 18 66.67 58.35 8.33 43.73 60.60 -9.19 9.79 11.27 8.60 20.17 5.78 80.81 5.74 77.87 -19.59 -46.79 --- -17.79 -17.82 46.30 53.96 -4.58 67.69 14.48 14.22 -26.84 -8.13 58.73 -3099 -13.01 66.67 0.00 136.82 3.08 33.33 TABLE 10.
PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS FEBRUARY 1993-FEBRUARY 2000 ITEMS UNIT 1984 BASE PRICE FEB. 1993 FEB. 1994 FEB. 1995 FEB. 1996 FEB. 1997 FEB. 1998 FEB. 1999 FEB. 2000 % CHANGE 84 BASE TO FEB. 94 FEBRUARY 1994-100 00 - FOOD Beef (local) imported Chicken (backs & necks) wings whole legs Fish (pot) tuna Salted fish Evaporated milk Powdered milk Butter Cheese Eggs Cooking Oil Sandwich loaf Flour Rice Tomatoes Carrots Cabbage Onions Beans Lentils Oranges Grapefruit Melons White sugar Brown sugar Sail Tomato Ketchup Coffee(beans) instant Coca-cola Ham sandwich Roti kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg 410gms 1800gms 250gms kg dozen 1.20 14.46 533 9.70 5.73 1 litre 4.84 5.09 8.11 8.11 8.11 8.11 8.11 8.11 8.14 sliced 2.50 2.88 2.88 2.75 2.92 2.98 3.00 317 3.17 kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg each each kg kg kg kg 375 ml 1.75 1.98 6.60 3.30 5.50 3.56 4.35 3.52 0.54 0.25 1.28 1.45 1.58 0.92 3.89 1.90 2.04 6.60 11.00 4.40 3.90 682 5.12 033
kg 50 gms 12.05 9.69 13.96 6.06 13.42 6.06 13.42 7.67 13.42 8.47 13.74 8.48 14.37 6.32 13.75 8.13 13.75 8.70 296 ml each each 080 2.25 4.50 100 3.88 6.00 1.20 3.88 6.00 1.20 4.00 6.50 1.20 4.25 6.75 1.25 4.25 8.75 1.50 4.25 6.75 1.63 4.42 7.00 1.75 4.58 700 19 86.67 -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 TABLE 10.
Canl'd PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS FEBRUARY 1993·FEBRUARY 2000 ITEMS UNIT FEB. 1993 FEB. 1994 FEB. 1995 FEB. 1996 FEB. 1997 FEB. 1998 FEB. 1999 FEBRUARY 1994-100- % CHANGE 84 BASE TO FEB. 94 FEB. 2000 1984 BASE PRICE 8.40 1825 2.33 1.65 2.93 4.00 24.51 34.21 40.44 9.17 75 c) 75 cI 284ml pkU20 pkU20 gal.

91 k9 month month month 15cu.ft.
17" 19" -9.50 13.02 26.10 0.00 193.24 5.85 87.46 4.60 - casual formal " -6.54 99.76 95.35 -18,18 77.35
16.68 31.00 49.37 -6.54 99.76 95.35 -18,18 77.35 39.79 casual formal casual formal 145 gm 76gm 110 gm ALCOHOLIC BEV.
& TOBACCO Rum Whisky Beer Cigarettes(local) (imported) FUEL Kerosene Gas UTILITIES Electricity Telephone Water HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT Refrigerator 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 MISCELLANEOUS Toilel soap Tooth paste Deodorant Doctor's fees per visit 20.00 40.00 45.00 55.00 55.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 125.00 Television fees School fees{pre-school) month month 3000 20.00 50.00 25.00 5000 31.67 50.00 40.00 5000 40.00 50.00 40.00 50.00 83.33 50.00 83.33 50.00 83.33 Petrol Vehicle license gal.
year 600 229.60 6.50 330.00 6.50 330.00 6.50 440.00 6.50 440.00 6.50 440.00 6.70 440.00 6.70 440.00 6.70 440.00 66.67 58.35 8.33 43.73 20 TABLE 11.
PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS JANUARY BASE PRICE COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 2004, 2005, 2006 AND 2007 PRICES I· ITEMS DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATION UNIT BASE PRICE JAN 2001 DEC 2007 DEC 2006 DEC 2005 DEC 2004 % CHANGE DEC 06 DEC 07 JANUARY 2001 =100 0 % CHANGE DEC 04 DEC 05 % CHANGE BASE PRICE JAN 01 • DEC 07 % CHANGE DEC 05 DEC 06 ALL ITEMS 1 FOOD MEAT 1.01 MEAT (fresh.
chilled orfro~en) Beef (a) local (b) Imported Chicken (aj backs and necks (b) wings (c) whole legs (d) thighs (e) drumsticks Pork (a) local (b) imported Mullon Turkey drumsticks 1.02 MEAT(Preserved) Corned Beef Salted Pork Sausages Sausages(canned) Ham 1.03 FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS 1 Fish (fresh) (a) pot (b) snapper (e) tuna Salted Fish Smoked Fish Canned Fish (a) sardines (b) tuna 1.04 DAIRY PRODUCTS MILK Evaporated Milk Powdered Milk Butter Cheese EGgs 1540 15,76 13.20 2388 kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg 340.5g kg 700g 140g 450g kg kg kg kg kg 4.37 7.95 605 567 5.57 13.39 22.06 26.01 5.41 4.82 10.50 20.42 2.03 12.65 15.40 15.40 1540 1806 8.90 106g 174.8g 2.29 3.26 4109 1800g 250g kg doz 2.09 24.96 4.20 16.76 6.87 6.50 12 gO 10.48 9.53 9.40 13.66 29.20 3393 9.83 5.40 12.80 25.64 2.34 1490 15.40 15.40 15.89 25.08 12.29 3.10 3.33 2.43 35.78 6.08 30.81 806 14.67 20.79 13.75 18.48 0.00 -11.31 (10.02) -0.65 2.12 ·2.25 15.41 -2.37 2.28 000 2.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.18 4.77 ~4.13 8.59 6.15 9.29 22.16 5.56 43.58 238 15.43 1680 (3.74) 1.52 9.27 2.77 31.63 9.72 6.50 11.61 6.72 4.51 (1.66) 0.00 3.70 3.70 3.70 12.65 995 6.44 (4.50) (0.89) 1.36 1.59 10.45 6.35 6.69 12.50 7.79 7.66 739 776 7.20 (0.07) (8.51)
 (0.69) 7.10 8.77 10.97 16.04 10.48 2.76 (3.57) (3.57) (3.57) 12.08 21.84 9.39 5.13 2.75 4.03 32.48 14.63 0.68 (14.29) TABLE 11.Cont'd PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS JANUARY BASE PRICE COMPARED WITH
 DECEMBER 2004, 2005, 2006 AND 2007 PRICES ITEMS DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATION UNIT BASE PRICE JAN 2001 DEC 2007 DEC 2006 DEC 2005 DEC 2004 JANUARY 2001 - 1000 - % CHANGE DEC 06 • DEC 07 % CHANGE % CHANGE DEC 04 • DEC 05 DEC 05 - DEC 06 % CHANGE BASE PRICE JAN 01 - DEC 07 1 litre kO 7.65 5.03 7.10 6.19 6.94 6.16 6.83 549 6.67 5.27 2.31 0.52 1.61 12.17 2.40 4.17 (7.19) 23.06 3.03 9.51 0.00 2.97 17.01 1.05 OilS & FATS Cookmg Oil (Soya) Margarine 1.06 CEREAlS Bread (a) sandwich loaf{sliced) Other Cereal Products Flour (loose white) RIce (a) loose while (b) brand packaged Macaroni Corn Meal Cornflakes Oats Breakfast Food(Orinks) Cocoa Coffee (a) instant (b) local beans Tea Ovaltine Milo 1.07 VEGETABLES AND FRUITS VEGETABLES(Fresh) Tomatoes Carrots Cabbages Onions (imported) Garlic (imported) Cucumbers Pumpkins Lettuce Sweet Peppers Celery Parsley Thyme Scal!lons(chives) STARCHY FOODS Yams Dasheens Bananas(green) PolaloeS(not sweet) PolatoeS(sweet) Tannias Plantains (green) Plantains (npe) Cassava Farine DRIED VEGETABLES Peas Beans Lentils CANNED VEGETABLES pk9 k9 kO kg 2069 k9 70z 450g 1989 509 kg pkg-25 400g 450g kg k9 kg kg kg kO kg med head kg bundle bundle bundle bundle k9 kg kO kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg -9.70 4.67 3.35 -0.80 1.81 7.41 10.14 9.46 8.19
-9.70 4.67 3.35 - ~25.49 840 -0.19 -11.73 -3.68 16.14 -2.39 7.36 7.89 3.03 -0.42 49.78 41.67 59.32 12.58 52.46 2330 -21.05 1.52 2.63 -8.56 365 -1.06 4.33 8.48
2330 -21.05 1.52 2.63 -8.56 365 - (1.38) (464) 5.54 (712) 4.23 0.25 6.84 15.51 (3.40) 20.00 0.41 (4.57) 2.33 (5.40) (5.12) (2.48) 0.00 4.47 0.36 28.83 (9.67) 16.62 (15.70) (14.52) 7.69 (4.02) (12.43) 2.37 59.46 549 5.41 36.76 145.16 27.74 17.62 (20.37) 5.81 (1.15) (26.33) (1.36) 20.66 2.16 5.00 0.34 4.42 1.37 7.94 6.64 7.42 (1667) 1.25 0.80 0.00 (2.14) (4.50) 18.27 8.67 (3.07) 24.32 (8.67) (1.97) 10.74 17.81 11.64 (2.05) 1370 36.55 (15.26) 19.35 o 92 11.55 1.24 (12.26) (13.89) 38.10 55.30 (0.96) (0.70) 23.68 0.94 (13.40) 18.51 51,64 6,58 58,46 36.84 18.80 0.00 (15.74) (0.21) 7.73 20.14 41.33 41.23 25.35 (5.04) 19.85 (Z.02) 17.50 22.42 1.
74 (1.74) 3.70 3.70 55.91 157.14 308.70 33.42 128.43 121.94 146.58 57.03 39.29 2.00 34.60 7.47 (15.00\ TABLE 11.CONT'D PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS JANUARY BASE PRICE COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 2005, 2006 AND 2007 PRICES ITEMS DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATION UNIT BASE PRICE JAN 2001 DEC 2007 DEC 2006 DEC 2005 DEC 2004 % CHANGE DEC 06 • DEC 07 % CHANGE % CHANGE DEC 04 • DECDS DEC 05 • DEC06 JANUARY 2001 = 1000 0/.

CHANGE BASE PRICE JAN 01 • DECO?
1.08 FRUIT AND FRUIT PREPARATIONS Fresh Fruits Oranges Grapefruits Limes Coconuts (dry) Melons Pineapples Dried Frult(prunes) 1 09 SUGAR ANDoOTHER SWEETS SUGAR OR EQUIVALENT WhiLe Sugar Brown Sugar 1 10 MISCELLANEOUS CONDIMENTS AND SAUCES CONDIMENTS Sail Nutmegs Gmger SAUCES AND RE:L1SHES Tomato Ketchup Pepper Sauce Mustard 8ABY FOODS (a) Cereal (b) Strained/puree food MEALS TAKEN AWAY FROM HOME Ham SandWich Roll DRINKS TAKEN AWAY FROM HOME Passion frUit JUice Grapefruit juice 1 11 NON-Al.COHOLIC BEVI:::RAGE::S I I I I I Coca-cola Coke Juo Instant drink Polatoes(not sweelJ Polaloes(sweel) Tannlas Plantains (green) Plantains (npe) Cassava Fanne DRIED VEGETABLES Peas Beans Lenllls CANNED VEGETABLES each each kg each kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg 7501111 85ml 485g each each rned glass med glass 85ml 85ml 350g kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg "3284 10.99 -9.53 000 (926) 1200 46.39 103.03 (3.24) (083) 000 22.73 000 (062) 0.00 2211 2578 0.00 703 (513) 47.62 3636 3893 (1520) '.75 06
467 7.35 342 3.50 1.75 2.00 805 4.33 381 403 1 06 180 10.42 660 834 504 304 -5.93 000 2212 1140 691 093 -002 533 -006 347 0,00 -977 -027 000 -81.37 12.58 5246 23.30 -2105 1 52 263 -8.56 3.65 -1.06 4.33 541 000 (3067) (482) (390) 000 000 000 1325 702 26.32 2086 743 000 0.00 b.49 541 3676 14516 2774 17 62 (2937) 581 (115) (2633) (067) 000 3625 313 500 000 0.00 000 343 (109) 000 0.00 000 000 000 0.92 11 55 124 (1226) (13.89) 3810 5530 (096) (0.79) 23.68 0.51 000 03/ 1310 1356 (322) 718 487 17.06 834 2414 017 1867 21 21 (8000) 33.42 128.43 12194 14658 5703
 3929 2.00 3460 7.47 (1500) TABLE 11.Cont'd PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS JANUARY BASE PRICE COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 2004, 2005, 2006 AND 2007 PRICES JANUARY 2001 - 100 0 .
- I ITEMS DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATION UNIT 2.0 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO 2.01 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Rum Whisky Brandy Gin Wine Beers Stout 2.02 TOBACCO PRODUCTS Cigarettes (local) (Imported) I , I i 3.0 CLOTHING FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES 750ml 75c1 70cl 75c1 750ml 8 75 fl oz 275ml pkg/20 pkg/20 BASE PRICE JAN 2001 1553 3667 1784 3641 1025 3.14 5.04 306 480 DEC 2007 DEC 2006 DEC 2005 DEC CLOTHING 3011 WOMEN SWEAR Dresses (a) casual (b) formal BlmJses Skll1s Suits Dressmaking Fees Dressmaking Material (a}lormal (b)~emi-formal 3012 GIRLSWEAR Dresses (3) casual (b) formal GirlS' blouses !
3013 MENSWEAR SIlll1s (a) long sleeve (b) short sleeve I SUitS Pants men's dress pants Men's Jeans Spor1swear (el) sneakers Ib) shorts 3014 BOYSWEAR Shirts (a) long sleeve (b) short sleeve Pants (dress) Boy's Jeans j 015 INFANTSWEAR Disposable diapers (pkg/12) Colton Dlaoers (pkg/12) I I I , I I I each each each each each 2 piece per yard per yard 1495 1395 1715 10 70 1715 10 70 17.15 10.70 17 50 10 70 each each eaCfl e<lch each each each each pair each each each each each pkg/12 dozen DC % CHANGE % CHANGE 0/0 CHANGE DEC 04 • DEC 05 • DEC 06 • DEC 07 DEC 06 DEC 05 % CHANGE·; BASE PRICE JAN 01· DEC 07 378 000 105 892 040 1282 000 5.42 0.91 -0 01 000 050 -6.33 -3.07 000 000 000 0.00 1 18 000 000 -298 000 -231 0.37 000 000 000 4.42 000 3028 541 -736 382 (001) 713 2078 091 (260) 1223 11 14 1118 000 000 (050) 000 000 000 000 0.00 000 (1.16) (020) (385) 000 000 699 1.10 000 000 0.00 5.48 000 (854) (1.50) 000 (152)
 1.54 (051) (0.60) 474 087 1.48 247 000 (875) 000 8.12 000 000 000 (2 00) 000 000 000 (366) 000 000 000 (411) (271) (5.32) 056 536 282 000 (989) 505 000 351 2257 4297 13.55 11.39 21.08 2202 27 12 1500 (22.77) (283) 3317 (2292) (15.10) 000 1472 (2330) (2785) (975) (2871) (1268) (1745) (199) (3970) (1191) (914) (602) (2831 ) (6.90) (8.90) (243) (2.61) (041) TABLE 11.Cont'd PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS JANUARY BASE PRICE COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 2004, 2005, 2006 AND 2007 PRICES JANUARY 2001 - 1000 I
 I,;"~~""'''''''''~ UNIT BASE PRICE DEC 2007 DEC 2006 DEC 2005 !
1 JAN 2001 DEC 2004 DEC 06 • % CHANGE u;.,CHANGE % CHANGE DEC 04 • DEC 05 • DEC 05 DEC 06 DEC 07 3 02 FOOTWEAR 3.021 WOMENS' SHOES I I (al casual (b) formal 3 02~~ GIRL'S SHOES (a) casual (bllormal 3 023 BOY'S SHOES (a) casual {b) formal 302<l MEN'S SHOES (a) casual (b) formal 303 CLOTHING ACCESSORIES Watches Women's Men's Halldbags/Pocket Books 4 u ACCOMMODATION 4.01 HOUSING AND UTILITIES 4011 RI::.NT (a) 0-100 (b) 101-200 (e) 201-350 (d) 351-500 (e) 501-6~0 (f) 651-800 (9) 801-950 {tll951-1101 Waler Rates (avg of metered and I)on metered) Sewerage Rates (owner occupied) 4012 REPAIRS TO HOUSE Lumber Cerllelll Slf;;el Pam!
LClbour unskilled skilled 4.013 HOME INSURANCE PAYMENTS (premium on concrete structure in urban area) I I I I I I i I , I I \ 5.0 FU_EL AND LIGHT :iOI f-uel Ke,oselle Charcoal Gas(cooking) EleclnC',ty 502 I , I 1 I pair pair pair pair p,m pair pair pair D3 13460 77 51 14763 7930 14500 8029 15294 80.55 15294 each each each 9000 140.00 6825 112.50 15000 6663 11250 150.00 6663 112 sO month month month month month month month month month month loot 94 Ib 1/2"lenglll 20ft gallon da\-' day year(per $1000 value) -513 -223 609 -144 -3.75 -008 ·2.26 161 000 000 -001 435 0.00 000 -2.08 000 0.00 000 000 0.00 000 -287 783 216 5.00 000 000 (577) (328) 276 (1 46) 3.73 (489) (1 23) (5.19) 0.00 000 (3.57) 0.00 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 0.00 1346 1639 541 (8"2) 000 000 073 (054) (301) 267 (170) (102) (032) 000 0.00 000 (3.53) 0.00 0.00 0.00 000 0.00 0.00 000 0.00 0.00
 000 (146) 173 (7 19) 199 000 000 900 900 900 900 900 0.00 000 000 000 % CHANGE BASE PRICE JAN 01 - DEC 07 1.26 (12 12) 10.18 3.54 717 6.52 (7.77) 9.68 25.00 714 (238) 879 181 000 (208) 0.00 000 000 000 (006) 000 1021 4520 11412 (050) 000 2000 gal ker{box) Olb cylind LmOllth 435 1200 2930 7800 11 67 1500 4622 131.68 852 1400 3218 10810 941 14.50 33.87 111.86 764 1400 31.36 8854 3697 714 4363 21.81 (946) (3.45) (4.99) (338) 2317 357 800 2636 16828 25.00 57.75 6882 25 TABLE 11.Cont'd PRICE MOVEMENTS OF
 SELECTED ITEMS JANUARY BASE PRICE COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 2004, 2005, 2006 AND 2007 PRICES ITEMS DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATION UNIT 16.0 MEDICAL AND HEALTH EXPENSES 601 PATENT MEDICINES BASE PRICE JAN 2001 DEC 2001 DEC 2006 DEC 2005 DEC 2004 DEC 06 • DEC 07 "/0 CHANGE % CHANGE %GHANGE DEC 04 • DEC 05 - DEC 06 DEC 05 % CHANGE BASE PRICE JAN 01 - DEC 07 JANUARY 2001 - 1000 - Liquid MediCine Medicated Cream Vitamin Supplemenl(llquid) 602 Doctor's Visit Doctor's Fees Dentist's Fees Eye Specialist Heallh Insurance 603 HOSPITAL EXPENSES Medical Minor Surgerv Malor Surgery Fees Adull 604 MISCELLANEOUS Contraceplives Oral Pills Condom 7.0 HOUSEHOLD AND FURNITURE EQUIPMENT 701 FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS LIVing Room Furniture three piece sel Carpel (vinyl) Dmmg Room Furniture Table Wllh 4 chairs Bedroom Furnllure Beds (double-wooden) Mattresses (double.6") Sheets (4 piece full) Wardrobes(slandard.mirror,5 drawers) I , I I 1 120ml 30g 300ml per visit per visit per exam month smgle single 25000 80000 25000 80000 25000 80000 25000 800 00 25000 80000 per night 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 pkg pkg 923 330 950 400 9,50 425 923 400 923 400 000 -003 1 12 0.00 000 000 0.00 000 000 000 000 -588 ,el yard 1870.50 1495 1842.07 1063 184207 1063 184207 930 184207 1495 000 000 581 104475 1273 75 129708 123448
 123448 -1 80 I each e<!ch set each 114958 30825 11238 132450 122933 45800 11187 1209 50 1229 33 43867 11572 1349 50 120267 431 67 115.72 134950 126267 40833 111.82 134950 000 441 -333 -10.37 13.94 4380 32.23 2000 3333 556 000 000 000 000 2.93 625 000 1430 507 222 162 000 000 667 (983) 1.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 000 000 0.00 0.00 0.00 000 000 (37.79) 000 (475) 572 349 000 3699 3094 35.24 2000 3333 556 327 000 000 000 2.93 21 21 (i 52) (2890) 2192 694 4858 10451 (868) 26 TABLE 11.Cont'd PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS
 JANUARY BASE PRICE COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 2004, 2005, 2006 AND 2007 PRICES ITEMS DESC RIPTION AND SPECIFICATION UNIT BASE "fD CH.tt.NGE PRICE JAN DEC 2007 DEC 2006 DEC 2005 DEC 2004 DEC 06 • 2001 DEC 07 JANUARY 2001 -1000 - % % : \ % CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE DEC 05 • DEC 04 • PRICE JAN 01· DEC 07 DEC 05 DEC 06 BASE 702 BABIES' Cubs (sl.
:md Blankets 3D" FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT <Jfd) '30" edt.
:t\ pkg/2 80000 1899 tlUUOO 19.95 80000 19.50 80000 20.45 80000 20.45 2620.02 823.14 16313 5788 281213 856.63 14600 5338 2812.13 85663 14600 53,38 281909 75405 14600 5169 277532 7J4.01l 14600 51.69 483 75 489.50 48950 50400 498 50 000 (288) 1,10 1.19 137888 118378 1206.28 1143 17 1188.07 -1 87 552 (3 78) (1415) 703 KITCHEN Refrlger;:llor Stolle 4 burn Blender 7 sp Pols regular 705 RECREA RadiOS Wllh r Siereo Sets( cd,turn ta Televsion 5e col[lIIr 20 VCR'S(Video 706 LAUNOR Wi:l~IIIIY Ma Iron sleam EQUIPMeNT li4litre cup 15 cU.ft ec eed,l 26cm llONAL EQUIPMENT ecarden, high speed, cant.
play) double deck,6 band equaliser, llle,radio am/fm "loch remotB conlrol Players/Recoroers) Y & CLEANING EQUIPMENT 011nes !
cycles 7 08 HOUSE CLEANING ee SUPPLIES Menel AND DISINFECTANTS toy LAUNDRY SoaP (a) bar (bl nowd Ble<!c:h Faom; So SPRAYS Insect Sp Baygo 0 Insecl Re pellanls ,I Fish Co Toilet Dis Infectant Air freshe ners ANEQUS SERVICES 710 MISCELL of Household rUrrl,tWtl I' 101 Ront£ll LIVing Roo m Set m Rehigerat Sto~e Be' 7102 DOMESTI C HELP L,ve In Live Quf 8.0 TRANSPORT 801 PURCHAS Bus Fares ATiON AND COMMUNICATluN ED TRANSPORTATION I (a) il nilies (axi Fares 3 Air Fare~ from clly(1 way) miles from clly(' way) (a)Oom/Ne (b)Oom/Sf w YOlk/Dam 21 dys MaartiDom 21 dys 3~d TriJv~1 (a)Oom IG loupe/Dam I L each each each each '8' ,e' ~t::l '" p,\g/6 340g 300ml month month month month month month f,~ fare fare (are fwe 133035 79900 875 78 49900 87606 499.00 105357 459.00 1012.72 67400 each each 199539 138.13 1743.85 12503 1743.85 12503 174385 12503 187564 12557 each 400Q 16 n02 1 litre 098 418 265 715 0.~3 410 263 10.17 400ml 10.69 1204 2.33 442 747 12400 146.20 5600 7025 32400 400 DC 239 350 6.58 12400 15077 56.00 71 93 40000 40000 084 4.11 260 907 l' 96 239 350 658 124.00 160.72 56 OJ 71 93 324 GO 40000 089 4 11 2.50 785 089 412 244 780 1200 11 71 2.47 361 643 "24.00 16072 56 00 71.93 ~24.00 40000 256 425 6 11 124 00 160m O,OJ -001 000 (465) (025) 13.60 000 327 000 0.00 158 2.72 000 000 000 506 7.33 407 (10 50) (7.78) -0 03 000 000 o OC -089 -0.19 096 1213 065 000 0.00
 -OO~ 0.00 000 0.00 000 23.46 000 0.00 000 4274 1164 (1685) 8.71 403 (31.90) 000 000 (7 03) (043) (34 17) (3755) (1261) (949) {5.621 000 400 1554 000 (024) 2.016 064 (15.05) (1 87) (0.9.4) 42 ?4 (O.33) 2 'B 1261 (324) (3 05) 233 (352) (15.06) 524 258 (2081) (11 9£) 000 0.00 000 000 000 000 0.00 000 (21 OS} 2.62 000 (004) 000 8.02 000 o.m 000 000 500 {502) 0.00 993 0.00 2.39 2346 000 1250 000 3042 30.51 246 00 27500 27500 275.00 256.00 0.00 000 742 11 79 27 TABLE 11.Conl'd PRICE MOVEMENTS OF SELECTED ITEMS
 JANUARY BASE PRICE COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 2004, 2005, 2006 AND 2007 PRICES SCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATION UNIT BASE PRICE JAN 2001 DEC Z007 DEC Z006 DEC 2005 DEC 20"4 DEC 05· DEC 07 DEC "S • DEC 06 DEC 04 • DEC 05 ,BASE PRICE JAN 01 • DEC 07 1 --,--- , I ~ % CHANGE I%CHANGE % CHANGEL"I.
CHANGE JANUARY 2001 = 100.0 SE OF MOTOR VEHICLES s (1) IONAl EXPENSES I,H 802 PURCHA Molor Car Vans Trucks 8030f'ERAT Petrol regu Oil & Grea (a) a ttl) 9 " " 'ease 1 yres 3allerles Se"/lClng( (;11 malo (b) \Ian Ser\llclng!
(aJ motu (ti) \Ian laMur) r car 13DOcc (minor S<,N) vehicle pans) r car 1300cc (minor ser\l,) 8041NSURAN Insuraf1c<, Vehicle Lw l)f1vers Llc Telephone CEo TAXES,FEES (lull) ,ense ense 12) 90 EDUCA TlO Schooi fees Compulers Te~l Books( NAL EXPE,'JSES (pre-schaul) High School) (<l) EnglLsh (b) EnglLs (e) Maths (d) Malhs (e) SClene (e) 8,010g form 1 h forrn 4 forrT11 form 4 e form I Y form 4 5 f\llces V S<,rvlce Y AND DRY CLEANING SERVICES edlum load ull(ladles) url(men's) re and Supplies ~c) h & set NEQUS EXPENSES NAL CARE SUPPLIES mg(lad'eSj 100 SERVICE IOD1 GymSe 1002 Cable T 1004 LAUNDR (a) olle m (b) one s (e) one s 10 DS Hair Ca Hair culs( Half dl<'s:; H2hr (ela Hair WilS 11 n MISCEllA 1101 PERSO TOile: Soa Toolh Pas Oeodoran Toolh Bru Personal To 111"1 Supplies c Body Lotio Perfumes Colognes '" Shes P I, , I I each each each gall '" coc >~ach eaeh 1009 1171 20908 23975 per serv,ee per ser\llce 10950 11450 per Sf'r\lICe per serVIce 219.00 21900 year year year month 2677 50 44000 8000 42.76 each eilch eaCh each each eilch month mon!ll p€r load rer SUit pI'" SU11 oc, oce 00' 135g BOrT11 4" each 16 fl.o~ SOml 2 II oz 3085 3216 3620 4534 3556 51 26 6000 50 CO 600 2100 2b 00 1000 5000 2000 200 4 81 1143 449 1246 55 18 1268 1102 REAOIN G MATERIAL &.
OTHER EXP c Newspape , MagazInes 1_ _ Cinema(Mo \lIe) Fares I ~r 16 J each l'ckel 895 500 22715.67 S475000 54S00 00 23833,33 5000000 5450000 2383333 50000.00 54500.00 23833.33 50000.00 54500.00 2383333 5000000 54500.00 000 COO 0.00 0,00 000 000 650 1225 1019 11 CO 896 2022 (7.36) 1121 1350 20807 231 97 10950 11450 21900 21900 2711 :;:5 44000 8000 3854 1121 1350 20908 231 97 10950 11450 21900 21900 2711 25 440 00 80.00 3740 11 02 1300 20g 08 231 97 109.50 11450 219 00 21900 2711 25 440 00 80 00 37 12 1023 1349 20906 23292 10950 114.S0 219.00 219 00 2677 50 440.00 80,00 41 30 month each 7500 289950 87.50 296000 8750 296000 7500 2960 00 7500 2ff60 00 -004 -0.04 -04El COO 0.00 000 000 000 000 000 0.00 305 0.00 000 -002 5.03 980 ,084 5.56 469 0.00 '91 000 000 000 000 000 000 2277 772 (363) 000 (041 ) 0.00 000 000 000 126 000 000 (10 12) 000 000 354 11 35 1.09 960 6.88 473 138S) 000 1667 000 000 0,00 10.00 5000 >57 1 32 (409) 0.00 080 5,33 0.10 000 000 256 492 (8.68) 000 88.46 1\ 05 15.24 (048) (325) 000 000 000 000 126 000 0.00 (987) 1667 2.09 527 2998 5470 2958 33.58 3071 4.17 17 20 33,33 1500 15 Do 12S() 1333 5000 (2 19) 3784 149 25.00 1862 (11 25) 5950 (0.20) (246) 10G 00 172 385 000 000 0,00 000 000 000 0,00 000 000 075 1667 000 (345) 3.78 968 417 (3.39) (357) 000 6.98 14,29 1233 1500 o CO 304 000 (103) (1.63) (044) B8 46.58 6637 6250 5375 700 21 50
38.35 4650 56 B8 46.58 6637 6250 5375 700 21 50 25 00 3249 34 44 4600 Si .90 DO 191 607 11 75 4 90 1501 4850 1981 167 873 9.75 -0.01 000 189 9.59 339 5.77 -231 -0 01 199 - NOTES FOR TABLE 11: Purchase of Motor Vehicles (1) From the 2001 base period, prices were recorded for reconditioned cars (the most frequently purchased cars).
Telephone Fees (2) For 2001 two zones were in existence.

Rates were calculated at an average of $0.28 and $0.70 and multiplied by the average number of calls per domestic customer per zone.

For 2002 rates were calculated for one general zone at average of $0.08; $0.07 and $0.05 and multiplied by the average number of calls and type of call per domestic customer.

The average number of calls varies per month.


For 2003 rates were calculated for one general zone at average of $0.09; $0.08 and $0.06 and multiplied by the average number of calls and type of call per domestic customer.

The average number of calls varies per month.

For 2004 rates were calculated as in 2003 For 2005 rates were calculated for one general zone at average of $0.07; $0.05 and $0.05 and multiplied by the average number of calls and type of call per domestic customer.
The average number of calls varies per month.

For 2006 rates were calculated as in 2005 For 2007 rates were calculated for one zone at average of $0.07; $0.06 and $0.05 and mUltiplied by the average number of calls and type of call per domestic customer.

The average number of calls varies per month.

29 TABLE 12.
AVERAGE PRICE OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS 2006 AND 2007 IN COMPARISON TO BASE YEAR PRICES ITEMS Unit Base Price Avg Price Avg Price Jan-Dec Jan-Dec 2006 2007 January 2001 % Change 0/0 Change Base Price Base Price - Jan-Dec - Jan-Dec 2007 2006 1 FOOD MEAT 1.01 MEAT (fresh, chilled or frozen) Beef Chicken Back & Neck Wings Whole Legs Drumsticks Chicken Franks Turkey Drumstick Pork 1.02 MEAT(Preserved) Corned Beef Salted Pork Sausages(canned) 1.03 FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS Fish (fresh) Salted Fish Canned Fish Sardine Tuna 1.04 DAIRY PRODUCTS MILK Evaporated Milk Full Cream Loose Butter Cheddar Cheese Eggs 1.05 OILS & FATS Cooking Oil Soya Oil Margarine Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Pkg-l0 Kg Kg 120z Kg 140g Kg Kg 3.750z 60z 14.50z Kg 250 9 Kg Dozen 15.40 4.37 7.95 6.05 5.57 3.76 5.41 13.39 4.82 10.50 2.03 15.40 18.06 2.29 3.26 2.09 8.76 4.20 16.76 6.87 13.20 13.87 (9.94) (14.29) (2.14 ) 25.14 20.96 (1.53) 5.26 18.49 44.05 23.75 12.52 41.42 51.57 51.74 71.10 34.04 68.76 1.64 12.68 16.91 13.18 (0.13) 34.63 31.71 (2.80) 9.36 52.66 44.43 41.19 15.42 1 litre 2270z 7.65 5.03 7.10 6.14 6.85 5.80 (10.46) 15.31 (7.18) 22.08 30 Table 12.
Cont'd AVERAGE PRICE OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS, 2006 AND 2007 IN COMPARISON TO BASE YEAR PRICES ITEMS Unit Base Price January 2001 Avg Price Avg Price % Change % Change Base Price BasQ Price Jan-Dec - Jan-Dec - Jan-Dec 2007 0 an~ ec 2006 J 2006 2007 1.06 CEREALS Bread and Bakery Products Mastiff Hops Biscuits(unsweelened) Other Cereal Products Flour Rice(white loosed) Rice(packag ed) Nova Macaroni & Cheese Dinner Corn Meal Oats Breakfast Food(Dr/nks) Instant Nescafe offee Ovall/ne Milo 1.07 VEGETABLES AND FRUITS Vegetabies VEGETABLES(Fresh) Tomatoes Carrots Garlic Cucumbers Pumpkins Lettuce STARCHY FOODS Yams Dasheens Bananas (green) Polatoes(not sweet) Potatoes(sweet) Tannia Plantains (green) Plantains (ripe) DRIED VEGETABLES Red Beans Lentils (11.64) 19.01 44.35 50.19 9.32 3.01 7.27 15.29 0.00 17.06 3.71 0.81 (1131) 15.19 46.06 56.34 10.02 (0.93) 7.75 (18.65) 6.74 (11.12) 19.12 (14.41 ) (1.38) 23.08 (2.78) 10.27 (3.54) 3.00 17.62 (0.23) 100.84 78.26 14.65 28.76 36.77 139.73 82.81 25.11 10.99 33.75 105.39 156.88 22.03 99.33 98.23 139.27 45.51 3205 5.51 Each Each 142 g
 Kg Kg Kg 225g Kg 450g 50 9 400 9 400g Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Medium Head Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg Kg 31 Table 12.
Conl'd AVERAGE PRICE OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS, 2006 AND 2007 IN COMPARISON TO BASE YEAR PRICES ITEMS Unit Base Price January 2001 Avg Price Avg Price Jan-Dec Jan-Dec 2006 2007 % Change % Change Base Price Base Price - Jan-Dec - Jan-Dec 2006 2007 1.08 FRUIT AND FRUIT PREPARATIONS Fresh Fruits Oranges Grapefruits Pineapples Apples 1.09 SUGAR AND OTHER SWEETS SUGAR OR EQUIVALENT White Sugar Brown Sugar 1.10 MISCELLANEOUS 1.101 MISCELLANEOUS(excl.
meals & drinks away from home) SOUPS Soups (packaged) CONDIMENTS SAUCES AND RELISHES Sail Tomato Ketchup Mayonnaise Vinegar BABY FOODS (a) Cereal Each Each Kg Each 0.64 0.39 5.11 223 0.55 0.31 4.50 2.82 0.60 0.29 4.25 2.70 (6.25) (25.64 ) (16.83) 21.08 (14.71 ) (19.37) (11.98) 26.48 Kg Kg 2.30 2.10 2.72 2.18 2.47 2.17 7.39 3.33 18.17 4.02 60 g 1.58 1.53 1.62 2.53 (3.16) Kg 750 ml 16 fl.oz 375 ml 1.46 5.25 5.83 2.73 1.44 5.68 5.33 6.40 1.57 5.44 5.57 6.32 7.53 3.62 (4.46) 131.50 (1.51 ) 8.27 (850) 134.54 500 9 9.57 10.26 10.26 7.21 7.18 1.11 MEALS AND DRINKS TAKEN AWAY FROM HOME Meals(light) Chicken & Chips(99-3) Pelau(99-3) I each each 8.83 9.47 10.26 10.02 10.40 9.47 17.78 0.00 16.17 5.81 32 TABLE 13.
PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS FROM VARIOUS AREAS DECEMBER 2007 ITEMS UNIT ROSEAU PORTSMOUTH CARIB RESERVE LAPLAINE WESLEY Chicken Wings Whole leg Thighs Meat Preserved Corned Beef Salted Pork Sausages Fish and Fish Prep Salted Fish Smoked Fish Sardines Tuna (Canned) Diary Products Evaporated Milk Full Cream Milk Butter Cheese Eggs Oils and Fats Cooking Oii Margarine Cereal Bread "Mastiff' "Hops" Rice (loose) packaged Flour Dried Vegetable Beans Lenlils Sugar White Brown Miscellaneous Soups Salt Cereal (Infant) kg kg kg 120z kg 140g kg kg 106g Soz 410g kg 250g kg dOl 1litre 454g each each kg kg kg kg kg kg kg 14.33 10.48 924 5.15 13.42 251 26.33 11.95 3.13 3.05 2.44 6.08 30.B1 7.B2 6.97 6.80 1.00 025 2.17 2.79 2.50 7.63 4.61 2.65 2.15 60g kg 5000 1.49 1.29 10.01 11.81 ... 10.12 5.51 1210 2.45 24.20 ... 3.08 3.95 20B 1B.59 ... B.77 7.23 5.46 ... 2.26 2.31 2.75 8.56 4.40 2.75 2.15 1.41 ... 33 ... .. , ... .. , 11.00 2.50 22.00 2.75 2.50 11.00 ... ... ... ... 1.00 ... 275 ... 2.20 10.45 6.60 ... 2.20 ... 1.65 ... 1045 .. , ... .. , 2.25 23.10 ... 2.75 3.25 2.20 19.69 '" '" ... 6.75 ... .. 319 2.95 9.90 4.40 2.75 2.42 1.85 10.99 '" 5.60 2.25 2596 1298 ...
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2.50 14.30 ... ... ... ... 515 '" 220 ... 2.75 869 5.50 2.97 ."

... 1.65 TABLE 14.
PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS :ROSEAU JANUARY 2007 AND DECEMBER 2007 (Average Price) FOOD ITEM Chicken Wings Whole legs Thi9hs Meat Preserved Corned Beef Salted Pork Sausages Fish and Fish Preparation Sailed Fish Smoked fish Sardines Tuna Diary Products Evaporated milk Butter Cheese Eggs Oils and fats Cooking Oil Margarine Cerea's Bread Mastiff Hops Other Flour Rice(white) packaged Dried Vegetables Beans Lentils Sugar White Sugar Brown Sugar Miscellaneous Soups(packaged) Sail Cereal(inlant) UNIT Jan-07 Dec-07 PERCENTAGE CHANGE 22.79 28.59 13.10 -4.81 10.91 8.66 4.65 -8.57 11.39 7.77 18.45 5.56 47.98 3.30 0.00 1.49 33.33 0.00 20.19 1.88 -2.45 4.52 5.25 1.15 0.47 0.00 7.50 0.001 ---.J kg k9 kg 120z kg 140g kg kg 106g 60z 4109 250g k9 dozen 1 lit 4549 each each kg k9 lkg kg kg kg kg I 60g kg 500g 1.49 1.20 10.01 1 1.49 1.29 10.01 1 __---'-- 34 TABLE 15.
PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS :PORTSMOUTH JANUARY 2007 AND DECEMBER 2007 North FOOD ITEM Chicken Wmgs Thighs Meat Preserved Corned Beef Salted Pork Sausages Fish and Fish Preparation Sardines Tuna Diary Products Evapora1ed milk Full Cream milk(loose) Eggs Oils and fats Cooking Oil Margarine Coreals Rice (white) brown Rice ( packaged) Flour Dried Vegetables Beans Sugar White Sugar Brown Sugar Miscellaneous Soups(packaged) UNIT JAN 2007 DEC 2007 I PERCENTAGE CHANGE kg kg 120z kg 140g 106g 60z 410g kg dozen 1 lit 454g kg k9 21bs kg kg kg kg 11.81 7.79 5.51 12.10 245 2.99 3.99 2.05 13.Q9 8.77 6.90 5.50 2.26 2.97 2.95 2.20 8.71 2.59 2.14 60g 140 11.81 10.12 5.51 12.10 245 308 3.95 2.08 18.59 8.77 7.23 5.46 2.26 2.97 2.31 2.20 8.56 275 2.15 1.41 0.00 29.91 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.01 -100 1.46 42.02 0.00 4.78 -0.73 0.00 0.00 -2169 0.00 ·1.72 6.18 0.47 0.71 - Portsmouth is 29 miles along the coast from the city of Roseau - 35 TABLE 16.
PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS:CARIB RESERVE JANUARY 2007 AND DECEMBER 2007 East FOOD ITEM Meat PreseNed Salted Pork Sausages Diary Products Evaporated milk Full Cream milk(loose) Cereals Mastiff Flour Rice(white) Dried Vegetables Beans Lentils Sugar Brown Sugar Miscellaneous Salt UNIT JAN 2007 DEC 2007 PERCENTAGE CHANGE kg 140g 410g kg each kg kg kg kg kg kg 11.00 2.50 2.50 11.00 1.00 2.20 2.75 10.45 6.60 2.20 1.65 !
11.00 2.50 2.50 11.00 1.00 2.20 2.75 10.45 6.60 2.20 1.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Carib Reserve is 37 miles from the city of Roseau 36 TABLE 17.
PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS :LA PLAINE JANUARY 2007 AND DECEMBER 2007 South East FOOD ITEM Chicken Wings Meat Preserved Sausages Fish and Fish Preparation Salted Fish Sardine Tuna Diary Products Evaporated milk Full Cream milk(loose) Oils and fats Margarine Cereals Rice Brown(loose ) Rice( Packaged) Cereal(lnfant) Dried Vegetables Beans Lentils Sugar White Sugar Brown Sug~r Miscellaneous Soupslpackaged) UNIT JAN 2007 DEC2007 PERCENTAGE CHANGE kg 10.45 1045 0.00 140g kg 106g 60l 410g kg 2.00 2.25 12.50 21.45 2.75 3.00 2.20 12,65 23.10 2.75 3,25 2.20 19.69 7.69 0,00 B,33 0,00 55,65 454g 6,75 6.75 0.00 kg BOOg 500g kg kg kg kg 60g 3,19 2,95 10.99 9,90 4.40 2.75 2.42 1,B5 3.19 2.95 10.99 9,90 5,50 2,75 2.42 1,75 I 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 -2000 0.00 0,00 5,71 La Plaine is 31 miles from the city of Roseau 37 TABLE 18.
PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS :WESLEY JANUARY 2007 AND DECEMBER 2007 North East FOOD ITEM Meat Preserved Corned Beef Sausages Diary Products Evaporated milk Full Cream milk(loose) Oils and fats Margarine Cereals Flour Rice(white) Dried Vegetables Beans Lentils Sugar White Sugar Miscellaneous Salt UNIT JAN 2007 DEC 2007 PERCENTAGE CHANGE 120z 140g 410g kg 5.60 2.25 5.60 2.25 2.50 14.30 2.50 14.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 454g 5.15 5.15 000 kg kg kg kg kg kg 2.20 2.20 8.76 5.50 2.75 2.20 8.69 5.50 20.00 0.00 -0.81 0.00 2.97 2.97 0.00 1.65 1.65 0.00 Wesley is 39 miles from the city of Roseau 38 CHART 1.
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