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5 No.12 December 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No.

1 3 Analysis – December 2015 prices End of Year Review 2015 Table No.
Average Retail Price of Selected Items 6 Average Retail Price of Selected Items December 2014 compared With December 2015 7 The Consumer Price Index by main groups 11 The Consumer Price Index contribution to change by Groups 13 Monthly Items by Group Monthly All Item Index Monthly Rate of Inflation Accumulated Inflation Point-to-Point Inflation Rate Average Annual Retail Price 19 i Chart No.
1 COICOP Percentage Change for the Month of December 2015 12 2 Monthly All Items Index Monthly Rate of Inflation Accumulated Inflation 3 4 5 15 16 17 Point-to-Point Inflation Rate 18 * * * ii DECEMBER 2015 The consumer price index declined by 0.3 percent for the month of December 2015.

The “All Items” index was registered at 105.1 for the month of December 2015 compared to 105.4 for the month of November 2015.

The “point-to-point” inflation rate was recorded as negative 2.1 percent.
Three (3) groups recorded decreases during the month: “Transport” (1.8 percent), “Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels” (0.9 percent) and “Recreation and Culture” (0.1 percent).

Four (4) groups recorded increases during the month: “Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages” (0.5 percent), “Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco” (0.2 percent), “Clothing and Footwear” (0.1 percent) and “Health” (0.1 percent).
Five groups remained unchanged: “Furnishings, Household Equipment and Household Maintenance”, “Communication”, “Education”, “Restaurants and Hotels” and “Miscellaneous Goods and Services”.

The 1.8 percent decline in the index for “Transport” is due mainly to a decline in passenger airfare from St. Vincent and the Grenadines to several destinations, namely, Toronto, Canada (45.6 percent), New York (33.0 percent) and Trinidad and Tobago (10.5 percent).
Lower costs for electricity (4.8 percent) and varnish (4.3 percent), contributed to the 0.9 percent decline in the “Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels” index.

The 0.1 percent decrease in the index for “Recreation and Culture” is as a result of a 9.4 percent decline in the price of a tin of dog food.
1 The index for “Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages” grew by 0.5 percent due to an increase in the prices of several food items: tomatoes (21.7 percent), green pigeon peas (20.4 percent), cabbage (16.3 percent), christophene (14.1 percent), eddoes (11.1 percent), yams (7.9 percent), peanut butter (6.9 percent), carrots (6.8 percent) and sardines (6.5 percent).
Similarly, the “Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics” index increased by 0.2 percent as a consequence of a higher price for imported red rum (2.6 percent).

The 0.1 percent increase in the index for “Clothing and Footwear” is due mainly to an increase of 52.6 percent in the price of ladies’ hand bag.

Correspondingly, the index for “Health” grew by 0.2 percent due to an increase of 2.6 percent in the cost of medication for the treatment of diabetes.
2 REVIEW OF 2015 A review of the Consumer Price Index for the year 2015 indicates that the annual average “point- to-point” inflation rate was negative 1.7 percent compared to a positive 0.2 percent for the year 2014.

The accumulated inflation rate for the year 2015 was recorded at negative 2.1 percent compared to positive 0.1 percent for the year 2014.

The “All Items” index moved from 107.5 in January 2015 to 105.1 in December 2015.
The average “All Items” index was recorded as 105.8 for the year, with the highest level (107.5) recorded in the month of January and the lowest (105.1) recorded in the month of December (see table 6).

The monthly inflation fluctuated throughout the year, registering it’s lowest of 0.0 percent in the months of August and November and the highest of 0.8 percent in the month of July (see table 7).

The “point-to-point” inflation recorded negative values throughout the period under review (see table 9).
During the year six (6) groups recorded increases, while five (5) groups recorded decreases and one (1) group remained unchanged.

The groups that showed increases were “Health” (6.2 percent), “Communication” (6.0 percent), “Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco & Narcotics” (1.2 percent), “Education” (1.1 percent), “Furnishings, Household Equipment and Household Maintenance” (0.4 percent) and “Miscellaneous Goods and Services” (0.2 percent).
The groups that recorded decreases were “Transport” (6.9 percent), “Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels” (4.8 percent), “Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages” (2.3 percent), “Restaurants and Hotels” (1.1 percent) and “Clothing and Footwear” (0.2 percent).

The “Recreation and Culture” group remained unchanged.
The most significant increase registered was the “Health” index which grew by 6.2 percent as a result of increases in the prices for consultation fees for a Gynaecologist (18.3 percent), dermatologist (12.5 percent), dental services (6.0 percent) and radiology services (5.1 percent).
3 The other significant increase registered was the “Communication” index which grew by 6.0 percent due to is attributed to a 20.0 percent increase in the rate of mobile calls to the United States of America and the United Kingdom, and 10.9 percent increase in the rate of mobile calls to other local carriers.
The 1.2 percent increase in the group index for “Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco & Narcotics” is due mainly to a 7.0 percent increase in the price of imported canned beer, 3.3 percent for whiskey, 3.2 percent for white wine, 3.2 percent for cigarettes and 2.5 percent for brandy.

The “Education” index increased by 1.1 percent is due mainly to an increase of 12.5 percent in the cost of a tertiary distance learning programme and 9.0 percent in private primary school fees.
Consequently, the increase of 0.4 percent in the group index for “Furnishings, Household Equipment and Household Maintenance” is attributed mainly to increases in the prices of washing machines (24.3 percent), pillow cases (18.7 percent), bath towel (13.1 percent), dining room furniture (10.8 percent), bulbs (6.7 percent), broom (5.7 percent) and laundry soap (5.5 percent).
The 0.2 percent increase in the index for “Miscellaneous Goods and Services” is due mainly to an increase of 15.9 percent in the price of a mouth wash, toothpaste (13.8 percent), group health insurance services (7.4 percent) and female sanitary products (4.1 percent) Lower costs for diesel (25.2 percent), petrol (19.7 percent), a jeep (17.6 percent), tyres - new (11.7 percent) and an oil filter (12.4 percent), contributed to the large decline in the “Transport” index (6.9 percent).
Similarly, the 4.8 percent decline in the group index for “Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels” is attributed to a decrease in the price of LPG cooking gas (27.4 percent), electricity (20.7 percent), kerosene (17.5 percent) and nails (5.6 percent).

4 The decrease in the prices for several food items is responsible for the 2.3 percent decrease in the “Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages” index.
They are: canned tomatoes (34.3 percent), onion powder (33.4 percent), all purpose seasoning (31.8 percent), string beans (26.4 percent), cabbage (21.9 percent), skimmed milk - powdered (20.9 percent), full cream milk - powdered (19.1 percent), pumpkins (16.8 percent), jacks (13.4 percent), garlic (12.4 percent), robin (9.5 percent), carrots (8.5 percent), grapefruit (8.4 percent), limes 6.0 percent and chicken parts (6.0 percent).
The 1.1 percent decrease in the index for “Restaurants and Hotels” is due mainly to a decline of 1.4 percent in the price of a fish lunch.
Meanwhile, the decline in the index for “Clothing and Footwear” of 0.2 percent is mainly attributed to decreases in the prices for ladies’ handbag (17.6 percent), ladies’ underwear (16.5 percent), men’s footwear (0.01percent), men’s socks (12.9 percent), boys’ sneakers (12.7 percent), ladies’ brassiere (11.5 percent), girls’ dress (9.5 percent) and women’s casual dress (8.1 percent).
5 CHANGE IN PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN PRICE TABLE 1 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF SELECTED ITEMS ITEMS INCREASED Sardines in oil Peanut butter Cabbage Christophene Green pigeon peas Eddoes Yams Tomatoes Carrots Cucumber Sweet peppers Red rum (imported) Ladies hand bag Drugs for diabeties DECREASED Varnish Electricity Passenger airfare from St Vincent to: Trinidad New York Toronto, Canada Dog food Pork ribs Turkey bacon Lentil peas UNIT OF QUANTITY AVERAGE PRICE EC$ DECEMBER NOVEMBER 2015 2015 2.9 11.0 3.4 2.9 9.1 2.6 3.0 4.9 4.0 3.0 6.7 27.3 58.9 21.7 125.0 108.9 513.5 3958.9 4114.4 8.0 6.4 12.9 4.5 106g tin 12oz bottle Lb Lb Lb Lb Lb Lb Lb Lb Lb 759ml bottle each 1 mth's supply 1 gal 140Kwh 1-way 1 month 1 month 625g tin Lb 12oz pkt 400g pkt 3.1 11.7 3.9 3.3 10.9 2.9 3.3 6.0 4.3 3.2 7.0 28.1 90.0 22.3 119.6 103.7 459.7 2651.2 2238.1 7.2 5.6 11.8 4.0 6 PRICE 0.2 0.8 0.6 0.4 1.9 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.7 31.0 0.6 -5.4 -5.2 -53.9 -1307.7 -1876.3 -0.8 -0.8 -1.1 -0.6 6.5 6.8 16.3 14.1 20.4 11.1 7.9 21.7 6.8 6.3 5.6 2.6 52.6 2.6 -4.3 -4.8 -10.5 -33.0 -45.6 -9.4 -12.5 -8.4 -12.2 TABLE 2 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF SELECTED ITEMS DECEMBER 2015 COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 2014 UNIT OF AVERAGE EC$ CHANGE PERCENTAGE IN ITEMS FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Beef - Fresh Chicken - Whole Chicken - Leg Quarters Chicken - Backs Chicken - Wings Turkey Wings Fish - Fresh (Deep Sea) Fish - Fresh (Jacks) Fish - Fresh (Robins) Chicken Franks Luncheon Meat (pork) Codfish Cornflakes Pasta - Elbows Milk - Evaporated Milk - Condensed Bread- Small Loaf, white Bread - Large Sliced Pan Loaf (white) Eggs Orange Juice Sugar - Brown ( loose) Sugar - White ( loose) Flour - Loose Flour - Packaged ( white) Flour - Packaged ( wholewheat) Rice - Loose Rice - Package Bananas Breadfruit Eddoes Dasheens Sweet Potatoes Oranges Tomatoes Cooking Margarine Vegetable Oil Powdered Chocolate Hairoun Fruit Cocktail ( not cold) Vitamalt QUANTITY DECEMBER DECEMBER PRICE Lb.
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445g Tub 1 Litre 300g Pk 280 ml Bottle 310 ml Bottle -0.2 -0.6 0.0 -0.3 -0.5 0.0 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 0.1 1.8 -0.1 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 CHANGE IN PRICE 0.0 -2.4 -22.0 -2.4 -6.0 -12.2 0.0 -20.0 0.0 0.4 2.0 3.3 1.5 8.3 -1.8 -7.1 0.0 0.0 5.0 8.0 -4.9 -0.6 -0.7 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.2 3.9 6.8 -3.7 14.7 -12.1 6.8 44.4 -1.3 1.5 7.3 0.0 0.7 TABLE 2 Cont'd AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF SELECTED ITEMS DECEMBER 2015 COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 2014 ITEMS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, TOBACCO & NARCOTICS Rum - Local (White) Beer - Local Cigarettes Table wine ( local ) CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR Textile material - Terelyne Textile material - Linen Men's Shirts - Long Sleeve Men's Jeans ( long) - size 30 Men's Shoes -Formal Women's Shoes - Formal Women's 2Pc Skirtsuit ( polyester) large Women's Blouse ( cotton/Spandex) HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY GAS AND OTHER FUELS Rent : Unfurnished House -2 Bedroom Unfurnished House -3 Bedroom Furnished Apartment- 2 Bedroom Cement - Portland ( grey) Galvanise Sheets 10 ft. Oil Paint Lumber -Dressed Treated Yellow Pine (1x12x12) Water - Consumption Charge Kerosene Charcoal Cooking Gas Electricity Consumption Charge FURNISHING, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE Bed - Cherry 54"x75" Double size sheets - coloured/cotton Frying Pan - 12" - non-stick Laundry Soap Electrical Bulb - 60W UNIT OF QUANTITY AVERAGE PRICE EC$ DECEMBER DECEMBER 2015 2014 CHANGE IN PRICE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN PRICE 750 ml Bot.
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140 KWH Each Each Each Each Each 1,162.5 88.8 52.8 1.2 6.0 1,162.5 88.8 52.8 1.1 5.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -20.2 0.0 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 5.0 0.3 0.0 -3.3 0.0 -13.3 -23.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.7 7.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -18.4 0.0 -4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 5.0 0.4 0.0 -26.9 0.0 -29.9 -18.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.5 8 TABLE 2 Cont'd AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF SELECTED ITEMS DECEMBER 2015 COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 2014 UNIT AVERAGE PRICE EC$ IN CHANGE PERCENTAGE ITEMS HEALTH Doctor's Fee - Gynaecologist Eye Care Hospitalisation (Private Ward) Drug for Hypertension Drug for Diabetes Cough, Cold Preparation Dental Care Chest X- ray TRANSPORT Petrol - Unleaded Vehicle License (car) - not exd.
2000 lbs Bus Fare - Mesopotamia Boat Fare - Bequia COMMUNICATION Telephone Service - rental of line- domestic Telephone - Consumption Charge Internet Charge Fixed Line Domestic Rate - peak Mobile to Mobile - domestic RECREATION AND CULTURE Television 26 " Flat panel Cable TV Basic Charge Laptop Computer -13.3 " screen 2 GB Desktop Computer - 14" Monitor 3 GB Car Remote Control Dog Food (Canned) Dance Admission to Night Club Carnival costume and Band Fees (Adult) EDUCATION Pre-Primary - Private Primary School Fee - Private Secondary School Fee - Private Newspaper - Local Exercise Book - Primary - 24 leaves Lead Pencils Mathematics Textbook - From 4 Tuition for local evening classes OF QUANTITY 1 Visit 1 Test 1 Day 1 Mth supply 1 Mth supply 125 ml.
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1 Year One Way One Way 1 Month 226 Units 1 Month 1 Minute 1 Minute Each 1 Month Each Each Each 374 g Tin Per Person Each 1 Month 1 Term 1 Term Each Each Each Each 1 Subject DECEMBER DECEMBER PRICE -3.0 -10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 25.0 0.0 175.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 - CHANGE IN PRICE 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 5.7 0.0 -21.8 -68.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 10.0 0.0 26.9 0.0 0.0 17.6 -5.4 0.0 0.0 ITEMS RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS Chicken Lunch - regular Fish Lunch - regular Fast Food - 2 Pc Chicken and Fries MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES Toilet Soap Toothpaste Men's Haircut Women's Hairdressing ( Relaxer ) Disposable Diapers ( medium ) Health Insurance - Group (family) Legal Expenses (Affidavit) TABLE 2 Cont'd AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF SELECTED ITEMS DECEMBER 2015 COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 2014 UNIT OF QUANTITY AVERAGE PRICE EC$ IN CHANGE PERCENTAGE DECEMBER DECEMBER PRICE CHANGE IN PRICE 0.0 -8.2 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2015 2014 Each Each Each 125g 130g Tube 1 Visit 1 Visit 10 per Pk.
≥3 Ppersons Fee 13.9 13.9 16.9 3.5 9.1 10.0 64.8 12.8 307.0 250.0 13.9 15.1 16.9 3.5 9.1 10.0 64.8 12.7 307.0 250.0 0.0 -1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 10 TABLE 3 THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX BY MAIN GROUPS JANUARY 2010 = 100 GROUPS WEIGHT NOVEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER PERCENTAGE CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS: 2015 2015 2014 MONTH YEAR NOVEMBER DECEMBER 01.

Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 21.91 109.5 110.1 112.7 02.

Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco & Narcotics 3.87 110.9 111.1 109.8 03.

Clothing and Footwear 3.22 04.


Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other Fuels 30.06 05.

Furnishings, Household Equipment and Household Maintenance 06.

Health 07.

Transport 08.

Communication 09.

Recreation and Culture 10.

Education 11.

Restaurants and Hotels 12.
Miscellaneous Goods and Services 6.59 1.79 11.84 9.41 3.81 1.32 1.87 4.31 102.5 98.6 101.8 109.2 119.2 106.3 102.7 110.2 102.4 101.2 ALL ITEMS 100.00 105.4 102.6 97.7 101.8 109.3 117.0 106.3 102.6 110.2 102.4 101.2 105.1 102.8 102.6 101.4 102.9 125.7 100.3 102.6 109.0 103.5 101.0 107.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.9 0.0 0.1 -1.8 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -2.3 1.2 -0.2 -4.8 0.4 6.2 -6.9 6.0 0.0 1.1 -1.1 0.2 -2.1 11 t n e c r e P % 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.5 -1.0 -1.5 -2.0 0.5 s e g a r e v e B c i l o h o c l A - n o N d n a d o o F Chart 1: COICOP Groups Percentage Change for December 2015 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 r a e w t o o F d n a g n h t o C l i s c i t o c r a N & o c c a b o T , s e g a r e v e B c i l o h o c l A -0.9 s l e u F r e h t o d n a s a G , y t i c i r t c e l E , r e t a W , g n i s u o H h t l a e H -1. , s g n h s i n r u F COICOP Groups 12 s e c i v r e S d n a s d o o G s u o e n a l l e c s i M TABLE 4 THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX BY MAIN GROUPS JANUARY 2010 = 100 CONTRIBUTION TO CHANGE GROUPS WEIGHT NOVEMBER DECEMBER Percentage NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2015 2015 Change 2014 2014 Cost Weight to Change % Cost Weight Change in Contribution 1.
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 21.91 109.5 110.1 2.

Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco & Narcotics 3.87 110.9 111.1 3.

Clothing and Footwear 4.

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other Fuels 5.

Furnishings, Household Equipment and Household Maintenance 3.22 30.06 102.5 98.6 102.6 97.7 6.59 101.8 101.8 6.

Health 7.

Transport 8.

Communication 9.

Recreation and Culture 10.

Education 11.

Restaurants and Hotels 12.
Miscellaneous Goods and Services ALL ITEMS 1.79 11.84 9.41 3.81 1.32 1.87 4.31 100.00 109.2 119.2 106.3 102.7 110.2 102.4 101.2 105.4 109.3 117.0 106.3 102.6 110.2 102.4 101.2 105.1 13 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.9 0.0 0.1 -1.8 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 2,399.15 2,412.29 13.1 -43.8 429.18 429.96 330.05 330.37 0.8 0.3 2,963.92 2,936.86 -27.1 670.86 670.86 195.47 195.65 0.0 0.2 1,411.33 1,385.28 -26.0 1,000.28 1,000.28 391.29 145.46 191.49 436.17 390.91 145.46 191.49 436.17 0.0 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 -2.6 -1.1 90.2 0.0 -0.6 86.8 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 10,540.00 10,510.00 -30.0 100.0 TABLE 5 MONTHLY INDEX - 2015 JANUARY 2010 = 100 GROUPS ALL ITEMS Food & Non- Alcoholic Beverages Tobacco Alcoholic & Narcotics Beverages Clothing Housing Furnishings Health & Household Water Footwear Electricity Equipment Gas and Fuels & Household Maintenance cation Transport Communi- Recreation Education Restaurants Miscell- aneous Goods and Services & Culture & Hotels WEIGHT 100.00 21.91 3.87 3.22 30.06 6.59 1.79 11.84 9.41 3.81 1.32 1.87 4.31 MONTH January 107.5 112.9 February 106.0 112.3 March 105.5 111.9 April 105.6 110.6 May June July 105.4 110.3 105.5 110.5 106.3 111.0 August 106.3 110.3 September 105.80 110.4 October 105.4 110.1 November 105.4 109.5 December TABLE 6
107.0 107.0 107.0 108.9 109.2 109.3 14 TABLE 6 MONTHLY ALL ITEMS INDEX JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2015 January February March April May June July August September October November December Average Chart 2 Monthly All Items Index for 2014 and 2015 109.0 108.0 107.0 106.0 105.0 104.0 103.0 2015 2014 15 TABLE 7 MONTHLY RATE OF INFLATION JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2015 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 January February March April May June July August September October November December -0.4 0.1 0.1 0.7 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.7 -0.3 -0.7 0.3 0.6 0.0 Chart 3 0.4 -0.2 0.4 0.5 -0.5 -0.2 -0.6 0.5 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 0.1 0.5 -0.5 0.2 0.6 -0.7 0.1 0.6 0.4 -0.7 0.0 0.6 -0.8 Monthly Rate of Inflation for 2014 and 2015 CHART 3 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.5 -1.0 -1.5 -2.0 -2.5 0.2 -1.4 -0.5 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 -0.5 -0.4 0.0 -0.3 2015 2014 16 TABLE 8 ACCUMULATED INFLATION JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2015 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 0.2 -1.2 -1.7 -1.6 -1.8 -1.8 -0.9 -0.9 -1.4 -1.8 -1.8 -2.1 2015 2014 January February March April May June July August September October November December -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.4 -0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.4 1.7 2.3 2.5 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.7 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.5 1.0 1.0 Chart 4 Accumulated Inflation for 2014 and 2015 ) % ( t n e c r e P 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.5 -1.0 -1.5 -2.0 -2.5 17 TABLE 9 POINT TO POINT RATE OF
 INFLATION JANUARY 2010 TO DECEMBER 2015 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 -0.2 -1.1 -1.8 -2.2 -1.8 -1.9 -1.6 -1.9 -1.7 -2.0 -2.6 -2.1 -1.7 2014 2015 January February March April May June July August September October November December AVERAGE -1.8 -0.7 - -0.3 0.5 0.9 0.8 -0.1 0.0 0.8 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.3 -0.5 -0.2 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 CHART 5 Point to Point Inflation Rate 2014 and 2015 ) % ( t n e c r e P 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 -1.0 -2.0 18 TABLE 10 AVERAGE ANNUAL RETAIL PRICE SELECTED ITEMS 2015 COMPARED WITH 2014 ITEMS FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Beef - Fresh Chicken - Whole Chicken - Leg Quarters Chicken - Backs Chicken - Wings Turkey Wings Fish - Fresh (Deep Sea) Fish - Fresh (Jacks) Fish - Fresh (Robins) Chicken Franks Luncheon Meat (pork) Codfish Cornflakes Pasta - Elbows Milk - Evaporated Milk - Condensed Bread- Small Loaf, white Bread - Large Sliced Pan Loaf (white) Eggs Orange Juice Sugar - Brown ( loose) Sugar - White ( loose) Flour - Loose Flour - Packaged ( white) Flour - Packaged ( wholewheat) Rice - Loose Rice - Package Bananas Breadfruit Eddoes Dasheens Sweet Potatoes Oranges Tomatoes Cooking Margarine Vegetable Oil Powdered Chocolate Hairoun Fruit Cocktail ( not cold) Vitamalt UNIT OF AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE PERCENTAGE CHANGE (OVER PREVIOUS YEAR) EC$ QUANTITY 2015 2014 2014 0.0 1.1 -13.5 -3.0 -3.2 -3.0 0.0 -13.4 -9.5 -0.8 -0.8 3.9 3.2 8.4 3.1 -3.1 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.8 -6.1 -3.9 -0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.5 14.2 3.2 -6.5 -8.2 3.6 - Lb.
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445g Tub 1 Litre 300g Pk 280 ml Bottle 310 ml Bottle TABLE 10 CONT'D AVERAGE ANNUAL RETAIL PRICE SELECTED ITEMS 2015 COMPARED WITH 2014 ITEMS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, TOBACCO & NARCOTICS Rum - Local (White) Beer - Local Cigarettes Table wine ( Local ) CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR Textile material - Terelyne Textile material - Linen Men's Shirts - Long Sleeve Men's Jeans ( long) - size 30 Men's Shoes -Formal Women's Shoes - Formal Women's 2Pc Skirtsuit ( polyester) large Women's Blouse ( cotton/Spandex) HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS Rent : Unfurnished House -2 Bedroom Unfurnished House -3 Bedroom Furnished Apartment- 2 Bedroom Cement - Portland ( grey) Galvanise Sheets 10 ft. Oil Paint Lumber -Dressed Treated Yellow Pine (1x12x12) Water - Consumption Charge Kerosene Charcoal Cooking Gas Electricity Consumption Charge FURNISHING, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE Bed - Cherry 54"x75" Double size sheets - coloured/cotton Frying Pan - 12" - non-stick Laundry Soap Electrical Bulb - 60W UNIT AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE PERCENTAGE CHANGE OF EC$ (OVER PREVIOUS YEAR) QUANTITY 2015 2014 2014 0.0 0.0 4.9 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.9 0.0 -6.1 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 -4.6 1.5 0.0 -17.5 0.0 -27.4 -20.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 6.7 750 ml Bot.
280ml Bottle Pkt.

(10) 26 oz Bottle Yd.

Yd.

Each Each Pair Pair Each Each 1Month 1Month 1Month 94 Lbs 1 Length 1 Gal.

1 Length 5000 Gals.

1 Gal.

1 Sack 20 Lb.

Cyl.
140 KWH Each Each Each Each Each 1162.5 88.8 52.8 1.2 5.9 1162.5 88.8 52.8 1.1 5.6 20 TABLE 10 CONT'D AVERAGE ANNUAL RETAIL PRICE SELECTED ITEMS 2015 COMPARED WITH 2014 ITEMS HEALTH Doctor's Fee - Gynaecologist Eye Care Hospitalisation (Private Ward) Drug for Hypertension Drug for Diabetes Cough, Cold Preparation Dental Care Chest X- ray TRANSPORT Petrol - Unleaded Vehicle License (car) - not exd.
2000 lbs Bus Fare - Mesopotamia Boat Fare - Bequia COMMUNICATION Telephone Service - rental of line- domestic Telephone - Consumption Charge Internet Charge Fixed Line domestic Rate- peak Mobile to Mobile- domestic RECREATION AND CULTURE Television 26 " Flat panel Cable TV Basic Charge Laptop Computer -13.3 " screen 2 GB Desktop Computer - 14" Monitor 3 GB Car Remote Control Dog Food (Canned) Dance Admission to Night Club Carnival costume and Band Fees (Adult) UNIT AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE PERCENTAGE CHANGE OF EC$ (OVER PREVIOUS YEAR) QUANTITY 2015 2014 2014 18.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 -3.3 0.3 6.0 5.1 -19.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.5 0.0 0.0 8.7 8.7 0.0 5.0 0.0 -5.6 50.0 100.0 75.0 3.5 13.8 15.5 114.8 114.2 14.5 470.0 3.0 25.0 23.5 18.1 101.7 0.1 0.7 1999.0 74.8 3526.8 1906.3 250.0 3.2 20.0 300.0 1 Visit 1 Test 1 Day 1 Mth supply 1 Mth supply 125 ml.
1 Visit 1 Test 1 Gal.
1 Year One Way One Way 1 Month 226 Units 1 Month 1 Minute 1 Minute Each 1 Month Each Each Each 374 g Tin Per Person Each 59.2 100.0 75.0 3.5 13.4 15.6 121.7 120.0 11.7 470.0 3.0 25.0 23.5 18.1 101.7 0.1 0.8 1999.0 74.8 3832.2 2071.5 250.0 3.3 20.0 283.3 21 TABLE 10 CONT'D AVERAGE ANNUAL RETAIL PRICE SELECTED ITEMS 2015 COMPARED WITH 2014 ITEMS OF EC$ (OVER PREVIOUS YEAR) UNIT AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE PERCENTAGE CHANGE QUANTITY 2015 2014 2014 EDUCATION Pre-Primary - Private Primary School Fee - Private Secondary School Fee - Private Newspaper - Local Exercise Book - Primary - 24 leaves Lead Pencils Mathematics Textbook - From 4 Tuition for local evening classes RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS 1 Month 1 Term 1 Term Each Each Each Each 1 Subject Chicken Lunch - regular Fish Lunch - regular Fast Food - 2 Pc Chicken and Fries Each Each Each MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES Toilet Soap Toothpaste Men's Haircut Women's Hairdressing ( Relaxer) Disposable Diapers ( medium ) Health Insurance - Group (family) Legal Expenses (Affidavit) 125g 130g tube 1 Visit 1 Visit 10 per Pk.
≥3 Persons Fee 205.0 650.0 100.0 1.4 0.9 0.9 76.6 100.0 13.9 15.1 16.9 3.4 9.2 10.0 64.8 12.8 285.8 250.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 5.6 0.0 -1.1 3.2 0.0 0.0 -1.4 0.0 0.9 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.6 7.4 0.0 205.0 708.3 100.0 1.5 0.9 0.9 79.1 100.0 13.9 14.9 16.9 3.5 9.1 10.0 64.8 12.8 307.0 250.0 22