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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2214/96
of 20 November 1996
concerningharmonizedindicesofconsumerprices:transmissionanddisseminationofsub-indices
of the HICP
(Text with EEArelevance)
(OJ L 296, 21.11.1996, p. 8)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1617/1999 of 23 July 1999 L 192 9 24.7.1999
►M2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1749/1999 of 23 July 1999 L 214 1 13.8.1999
Corrected by:
►C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 267, 15.10.1999, p. 59 (1749/1999)
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2214/96
of 20 November 1996
concerning harmonized indices of consumer prices: transmission
and dissemination of sub-indices of the HICP
(Text with EEArelevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 of 23 October
1995 concerning harmonized indices of consumer prices (1),
Whereas, by virtue of Article 5 (1) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2494/95,
each member State is required to produce a harmonized index ofconsumer prices (HICP) starting with the index for January 1997;
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 requires Member
States to process the data collected in order to produce the HICPcovering the categories of Coicop (classification of individual consump-tion by purpose); whereas these categories need to be adapted;
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 requires that the
HICP and corresponding sub-indices shall be published by the Commis-sion (Eurostat); whereas these sub-indices need to be specified;
Whereas implementing measures are necessary for ensuring compar-
ability of HICPs in accordance with Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EC) No2494/95;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee (SPC), estab-lished by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (
2);
Whereas the European Monetary Institute has been consulted in accord-
ance with Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 and has given apositive opinion,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Aim
The aim of this Regulation is to establish the sub-indices of the harmon-
ized index of consumer prices (HICP) which each month shall beproduced by the Member States, and transmitted to and disseminated bythe Commission (Eurostat).
Article 2
Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation, a ‘sub-index of the HICP'is defined
as a price index for any of the categories of expenditure listed in AnnexI and illustrated in Annex II to this Regulation. These are based on theCoicop/HICP classification (classification of individual consumption bypurpose adapted to the needs of HICPs) (
3). ‘Dissemination'refers to the
release of data in any format.
(1) OJ No L 257, 27. 10. 1995, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 181, 28. 6. 1989, p. 47.
(3) Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1749/96 of 9 September
1996 on initial implementing measures for Council Regulation (EC) No2494/95 concerning harmonized indices of consumer prices (OJ No L 229,10. 9. 1996, p. 3).
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Article 3
Production and transmission of sub-indices
Member States shall produce and transmit to the Commission (Eurostat)
each month all sub-indices (Annex I) which have a weight accountingfor more than one part in a thousand of the total expenditure covered bythe HICP (
1). Together with the index for January 1997 Member States
shall also transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) correspondingweighting information, and thereafter whenever the weighting structureis changed.
Article 4
Dissemination of sub-indices
The Commission (Eurostat) shall disseminate sub-indices of the HICPs
for the categories listed in Annex I to this Regulation taking1996 = 100.
Article 5
Quality control
Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat), at its request,
with information on the allocation of goods and services to the catego-ries of expenditure of Annex I and II sufficient to evaluate compliancewith this Regulation.
Article 6
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
(1) In accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1749/96.
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ANNEX I
HICP SUB-INDICES (REV.DEC99)
01-12 INDIVIDUAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE OF HOUSEHOLDS
10 FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
01.1 Food
01.1.1 Bread and cereals
01.1.2 Meat
01.1.3 Fish
01.1.4 Milk, cheese and eggs
01.1.5 Oils and fats
01.1.6 Fruit
01.1.7 Vegetables
01.1.8 Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery
01.1.9 Food products n.e.c.
01.2 Non-alcoholic beverages
01.2.1 Coffee, tee and cocoa
01.2.2 Mineral wat ers, softdrinks, fruitand veget able juices
02 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, TOBACCO
02.1 Alcoholic beverages
02.1.1 Spirits
02.1.2 Wine
02.1.3 Beer
02.2 Tobacco
02.2.0 Tobacco
03 CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
03.1 Clothing
03.1.1 Clothing materials
03.1.2 Garments
03.1.3 Other articles of clothing and clothing accessories
03.1.4 Cleaning, repair and hire of clothing
03.2 Footwear
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03.2.1/2 Shoes and other footwear including repair and hire of footwear
04 HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS
04.1 Actual rentals for housing
04.1.1/2 Actual rentals paid by tenants including other actual rentals
04.3 Maintenance and repair of the dwelling
04.3.1 Materials for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling
04.3.2 Services for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling
04.4 Water supply and miscellaneous services relating to the dwelling
04.4.1 Water supply
04.4.2 Refuse collection
04.4.3 Sewerage collection
04.4.4 Other services relating to the dwelling n.e.c
04.5 Electricity, gas and other fuels
04.5.1 Electricity
04.5.2 Gas
04.5.3 Liquid fuels
04.5.4 Solid fuels
04.5.5 Heatenergy
05 FURNISHINGS, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
OF THE HOUSE
05.1 Furniture and furnishings, carpets and other floor coverings
05.1.1 Furniture and furnishings
05.1.2 Carpets and other floor coverings
05.1.3 Repair of furniture, furnishings and floor coverings
05.2 Household textiles
05.2.0 Household textiles
05.3 Household appliances
05.3.1/2 Major household appliances whether electric or not and small electric household
appliances
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05.3.3 Repair of household appliances
05.4 Glassware, tableware and household utensils
05.4.0 Glassware, tableware and household utensils
05.5 Tools and equipment for house and garden
05.5.1/2 Major tools and equipment and small tools and miscellaneous accessories
05.6 Goods and services for routine household maintenance
05.6.1 Non-durable household goods
05.6.2 Domestic services and household service
06 HEALTH
06.1 Medical products, appliances and equipment
06.1.1 Pharmaceutical products
06.1.2 Other medical products, therapeutic appliances and equipment
06.2 Out-patient services
06.2.1/3 Medical and paramedical services
06.2.2 Dental services
06.3 Hospital services
06.3.0 Hospital services
07 TRANSPORT
07.1 Purchase of vehicles
07.1.1 Motor cars
07.1.2/3/4 Motor cycles, bicycles and animal drawn vehicles
07.2 Operation of personal transport equipment
07.2.1 Spare parts and accessories for personal transport equipment
07.2.2 Fuels and lubricants for personal transport equipment
07.2.3 Maintenance and repair of personal transport equipment
07.2.4 Other services in respect of personal transport equipment
07.3 Transport services
07.3.1 Passenger transport by railway
07.3.2 Passenger transport by road
07.3.3 Passenger transport by air
07.3.4 Passenger transport by sea and inland waterway
07.3.5 Combined passenger transport
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07.3.6 Other purchased transport services
08 COMMUNICATION
08.1 Postal services
08.1.0 Postal services
08.x Telephone and telefax equipment and telephone and telefax services
08.2/3.0 Telephone and telefax equipment and telephone and telefax services
09 RECREATION AND CULTURE
09.1 Audio-visual, photographic and information processing equipment
09.1.1 Equipment for the reception, recording and reproduction of sound and pictures
09.1.2 Photographic and cinematographic equipment and optical instruments
09.1.3 Information processing equipment
09.1.4 Recording media
09.1.5 Repair of audio-visual, photographic and information processing equipment
09.2 Other major durables for recreation and culture
09.2.1/2 Major durables for indoor and outdoor recreation including musical instruments
09.2.3 Maintenance and repair of other major durables for recreation and culture
09.3 Other recreational items and equipment, gardens and pets
09.3.1 Games, toys and hobbies
09.3.2 Equipment for sport, camping and open-air recreation
09.3.3 Gardens, plants and flowers
09.3.4/5 Pets and related products including veterinary and other services for pets
09.4 Recreational and cultural services
09.4.1 Recreational and sporting services
09.4.2 Cultural services
09.5 Newspapers, books and stationery
09.5.1 Books
09.5.2 Newspapers and periodicals
09.5.3/4 Miscellaneous printed matter and stationery and drawing materials
09.6 Package holidays
09.6.0 Package holidays
10 EDUCATION
10.x Pre-primary and primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary, tertiary
education, and education not definable by level
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10.x.0 Pre-primary and primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary, tertiary education,
and education not definable by level
11 RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
11.1 Catering services
11.1.1 Restaurants, cafés and the like
11.1.2 Canteens
11.2 Accommodation services
11.2.0 Accommodation services
12 MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES
12.1 Personal care
12.1.1 Hairdressing salons and personal grooming establishments
12.1.2/3 Electric appliances for personal care and other appliances, articles and products for
personal care
12.3 Personal effects n.e.c.
12.3.1 Jewellery, clocks and watches
12.3.2 Other personal effects
12.4 Social protection
12.4.0 Social protection
12.5 Insurance
12.5.2 Insurance connected with the dwelling
12.5.3 Insurance connected with health
12.5.4 Insurance connected with transport
12.5.5 Other insurance
12.6 Financial services n.e.c.
12.6.2 Other financial services n.e.c.
12.7 Other services n.e.c.
12.7.0 Other services n.e.c.
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ANNEX II
ILLUSTRATIONOFHICPSUB-INDICES(REV.DEC99):BREAKDOWN
BY DIVISION (TWO-DIGIT LEVEL), GROUP (THREE-DIGIT LEVEL)
AND CLASS(1) (FOUR-DIGIT LEVEL)(2)
01-12INDIVIDUAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE OF HOUSE-
HOLDS
01 FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES01.1Food
The food products classified here are those purchased for consump-
tion at home. The group excludes: food products sold for immediateconsumption away from the home by hotels, restaurants, cafés, bars,kiosks, street vendors, automatic vending machines, etc. (11.1.1);cooked dishes prepared by restaurants for consumption off theirpremises (11.1.1); cooked dishes prepared by catering contractorswhether collected by the customer or delivered to the customer’shome (11.1.1); and products sold specifically as pet foods (09.3.4).
01.1.1 Bread and cereals (ND)
— rice in all forms,— maize, wheat, barley, oats, rye and other cereals in the form of
grain, flour or meal,
— bread and other bakery products (crispbread, rusks, toasted
bread, biscuits, gingerbread, wafers, waffles, crumpets, muffins,croissants, cakes, tarts, pies, quiches, pizzas, etc.),
— mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakery products,— pasta products in all forms; couscous,— cereal preparations (cornflakes, oatflakes, etc.) and other cereal
products (malt, malt flour, malt extract, potato starch, tapioca,sago and other starches).
Includes : farinaceous-based products prepared with meat, fish,
seafood cheese, vegetables or fruit.
Excludes : meatpies (01.1.2); fish pies (01.1.3); sweet corn (01.1.7).
01.1.2 Meat(ND)
— Fresh, chilled or frozen meatof:
— bovine animals, swine, sheep and goat,— horse, mule, donkey, camel and the like,— poultry (chicken, duck, goose, turkey, guinea fowl),— hare, rabbit and game (antelope, deer, boar, pheasant,
grouse, pigeon, quail, etc.),
— fresh, chilled or frozen edible offal,— dried, salted or smoked meat and edible offal (sausages, salami,
bacon, ham, pâté, etc.),
— other preserved or processed meat and meat-based preparations
(canned meat, meat extracts, meat juices, meat pies, etc.),
Includes : meatand edible offal of marine mammals (seals, walruses,
whales, etc.) and exotic animals (kangaroo, ostrich, alligator, etc.)animals and poultry purchased live for consumption as food.
Excludes : land and sea snails (01.1.3); lard and other edible animal
fats (01.1.5); soups, broths and stocks containing meat (01.1.9).
(1) Most classes comprise either goods or services. Classes containing goods are denoted
by either (ND), (SD) or (D) indicating either ‘non-durable' , ‘semi-durable' or ‘durable'respectively. (S) denotes classes consisting of ‘services' . Some classes contain bothgoods and services because it is difficult to break them down into goods andservices. Such classes are usually assigned an (S) as the service component is consi-dered to be predominant. (E) indicates ‘energy' and (SEA) ‘seasonal products' .
(
2) Based on the final COICOP classification as prepared by OECD after consultation
with Eurostat, UNSD and the national statistical agencies of its Member countries,October 1998.
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01.1.3 Fish (ND) (SEA)
— fresh, chilled or frozen fish,— fresh, chilled or frozen seafood (crustaceans including land
crabs, molluscs and other shellfish, land and sea snails, frogs)
— dried, smoked or salted fish and seafood,— other preserved or processed fish and seafood and fish and
seafood-based preparations (canned fish and seafood, caviar andother hard roes, fish pies, etc.).
Includes : fish and seafood purchased live for consumption as food.
Excludes : soups, broths and stocks containing fish (01.1.9).
01.1.4 Milk, cheese and eggs (ND)
— raw milk; pasteurised or sterilised milk,— condensed, evaporated or powdered milk,— yoghurt, cream, milk-based desserts, milk-based beverages and
other similar milk-based products,
— cheese and curd,— eggs and egg products made wholly from eggs.
Includes : milk, cream and yoghurtcont aining sugar, cocoa, fruitor
flavourings; dairy products not based on milk such as soya milk.
Excludes : butter and butter products (01.1.5).
01.1.5 Oils and fats (ND)
— butter and butter products (butter oil, ghee, etc.),— margarine (including ‘diet' margarine) and other vegetable fats
(including peanut butter),
— edible oils (olive oil, corn oil, sunflower-seed oil, cotton-seed
oil, soybean oil, groundnutoil, walnutoil, et c.),
— edible animal fats (lard, etc.).
Excludes : cod or halibutliver oil (06.1.1).
01.1.6 Fruit(ND) (SEA)
— fresh, chilled or frozen fruit,— dried fruit , fruitpeel, fruitkernels, nut s and edible seeds,— preserved fruit and fruit-based products.
Includes : melons and water melons.
Excludes : vegetables cultivated for their fruit such as aubergines,
cucumbers and tomatoes (01.1.7); jams, marmalades, compotes,jellies, fruit purees and pastes (01.1.8); parts of plants preserved insugar (01.1.8) fruitjuices and syrups (01.2.2).
01.1.7 Vegetables (ND) (SEA)
— fresh, chilled, frozen or dried vegetables cultivated for their
leaves or stalks (asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, endives,fennel, spinach, etc.), for their fruit (aubergines, cucumbers,courgettes, green peppers, pumpkins, tomatoes, etc.), and fortheir roots (beetroots, carrots, onions, parsnips, radishes, turnips,etc.),
— fresh or chilled potatoes and other tuber vegetables (manioc,
arrowroot, cassava, sweet potatoes, etc.),
— preserved or processed vegetables and vegetable-based products,— products of tuber vegetables (flours, meals, flakes, purees, chips
and crisps) including frozen preparations such as chipped pota-toes.
Includes : olives; garlic; pulses; sweetcorn; sea fennel and other
edible seaweed; mushrooms and other edible fungi.
Excludes : potato starch, tapioca, sago and other starches (01.1.1);
soups broths and stocks containing vegetables (01.1.9); culinaryherbs (parsley, rosemary, thyme, etc.) and spices (pepper, pimento,ginger, etc.) (01.1.9) vegetable juices (01.2.2).
01.1.8 Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery (ND)
— cane or beetsugar, unrefined or refined, powdered, cryst allised
or in lumps,
— jams, marmalades, compotes, jellies, fruit purees and pastes,
natural and artificial honey, maple syrup, molasses and parts ofplants preserved in sugar,
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— chocolate in bars or slabs, chewing gum, sweets, toffees,
pastilles and other confectionery products,
— cocoa-based foods and cocoa-based dessertpreparat ions,— edible ice, ice cream and sorbet.
Includes : artificial sugar substitutes.
Excludes : cocoa and chocolate-based powder (01.2.1).
01.1.9 Food products n.e.c. (ND)
— salt, spices (pepper, pimento, ginger, etc.), culinary herbs
(parsley, rosemary, thyme, etc.), sauces, condiments, seasonings(mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, soy sauce, etc.), vinegar,
— prepared baking powders, baker’s yeast, dessert preparations,
soups, broths, stocks, culinary ingredients, etc.
— homogenised baby food and dietary preparations irrespective of
the composition
Excludes : milk-based desserts (01.1.4); soya milk (01.1.4); artificial
sugar substitutes (01.1.8): cocoa-based dessert preparations (01.1.8).
01.2Non-alcoholic beverages
The non-alcoholic beverages classified here are those purchased for
consumption at home. The group excludes non-alcoholic beveragessold for immediate consumption away from the home by hotels,restaurants, cafés, bars, kiosks, street vendors, automatic vendingmachines, etc (11.1.1).
01.2.1 Coffee, tea and cocoa (ND)
— coffee, whether or not decaffeinated, roasted or ground,
including instant coffee,
— tea, maté and other plant products for infusions,— cocoa, whether or not sweetened, and chocolate-based powder.
Includes : cocoa-based beverage preparations; coffee and tea substi-
tutes; extracts and essences of coffee and tea.
Excludes : chocolate in bars or slabs (01.1.8); cocoa-based food and
cocoa-based dessertpreparat ions (01.1.8).
01.2.2 Mineral wat ers, softdrinks, fruitand veget able juices (ND)
— mineral or spring waters; all drinking water sold in containers,— softdrinks such as sodas, lemonades and colas,— fruitand veget able juices,— syrups and concentrates for the preparation of beverages.
Excludes : non-alcoholic beverages which are generally alcoholic
such as non-alcoholic beer (02.1).
02 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, TOBACCO
02.1Alcoholic beverages
The alcoholic beverages classified here are those purchased for
consumption at home. The group excludes alcoholic beverages soldfor immediate consumption away from the home by hotels, restau-rants, cafés bars, kiosks, street vendors, automatic vendingmachines, etc. (11.1.1).
The beverages classified here include low or non-alcoholic bever-
ages which are generally alcoholic such as non-alcoholic beer.
02.1.1 Spirits (ND)
— eaux-de-vie, liqueurs and other spirits.
Includes : mead; aperitifs other than wine-based aperitifs (02.1.2)
02.1.2 Wine (ND)
— wine, cider and perry, including sake,— wine-based aperitifs, fortified wines, champagne and other
sparkling wines.
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02.1.3 Beer (ND)
— all kinds of beer such as ale, lager and porter.
Includes : low-alcoholic beer and non-alcoholic beer; shandy.
02.2Tobacco
This group covers all purchases of tobacco by households, including
purchases of tobacco in restaurants, cafés, bars, service stations, etc.
02.2.0 Tobacco (ND)
— cigarettes; cigarette tobacco and cigarette papers, cigars, pipe
tobacco, chewing tobacco or snuff.
Excludes : other smokers’ articles (12.3.2).
03 CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
03.1Clothing
03.1.1 Clothing materials (SD)
— clothing materials of natural fibres, of man-made fibres and of
their mixtures.
Excludes : furnishing fabrics (05.2.0)
03.1.2 Garments (SD)
— Garments for men, women, children (three to 13 years) and
infants (0 to two years), either ready-to-wear or made-to-measure, in all materials (including leather, furs, plastics andrubber), for everyday wear, for sportor for work:
— capes, overcoats, raincoats, anoraks, parkas, blousons,
jackets, trousers, waistcoats, suits, costumes, dresses, skirts,etc.,
— shirts, blouses, pullovers, sweaters, cardigans, shorts swim-
suits, track suits, jogging suits, sweatshirts, T-shirts,leotards, etc.,
— vest, underpants, socks, stockings, tights, petticoats, bras-
sières, knickers, slips, girdles, corsets, body stockings, etc.
— pyjamas, night-shirts, night dresses, housecoats, dressing
gowns, bathrobes, etc.,
— baby cloths and babies’ booties made of fabric.
Excludes : articles of medical hosiery such as elasticated stockings
(06.1.2); babies’ napkins (12.1.3).
03.1.3 Other articles of clothing and clothing accessories (SD)
— ties, handkerchiefs, scarves, squares, gloves, mittens, muffs,
belts, braces, aprons, smocks, bibs, sleeve protectors, hats, caps,berets, bonnets, etc.,
— sewing threads, knitting yarns and accessories for making
clothing such as buckles, buttons, press-studs, zip-fasteners,ribbons, laces, trimmings, etc.,
Includes : gardening gloves and working gloves; crash helmets for
motor, cycles and bicycles.
Excludes : gloves and other articles made of rubber (05.6.1); pins,
safety pins, sewing needles, knitting needles, thimbles (05.6.1);protective headgear for sports (09.3.2); other protective gear forsports such as life jackets, boxing gloves, body padding, belts,supports, etc. (09.3.2); paper handkerchiefs (12.1.3); watches, jewel-lery, cufflinks, tie-pins (12.3.1); walking sticks and canes, umbrellasand parasols, fans, key rings (12.3.2).
03.1.4 Cleaning, repair and hire of clothing (S)
— dry-cleaning, laundering and dyeing of garments,— darning, mending, repair and altering of garments,— hire of garments.
Includes : total value of the repair service (that is, both the cost of
labour and the cost of materials are covered).
Excludes : materials, threads, accessories, etc. purchased by house-
holds with the intention of undertaking the repairs themselves(03.1.1) or (03.1.3); repair of household linen and other householdtextiles (05.2.0); dry-cleaning, laundering, dyeing and hiring ofhousehold linen and other household textiles (05.6.2).
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03.2Footwear
03.2.1/2 Shoes and other footwear including repair and hire of footwear (SD)
— all footwear for men, women, children (three to 13 years) and
infants (0 to two years) including sports footwear suitable for
everyday or leisure wear (shoes for jogging, cross-training,tennis, basket ball, boating, etc.),
— repair of footwear; shoe cleaning services,
— hire of footwear.
Includes : gaiters, leggings and similar articles; total value of the
repair service (that is, both the cost of labour and the cost of
materials are covered).
Excludes : babies’ booties made of fabric (03.1.2); orthopaedic foot-
wear (06.1.3); game-specific footwear (ski boots, football boots,
golfing shoes and other such footwear fitted with ice skates, rollers,spikes, studs, etc.) (09.3.2); shin-guards, cricket pads and other suchprotective apparel for sport (09.3.2); polishes, creams and othershoe-cleaning articles (05.6.1) repair (09.3.2) or hire (09.4.1) ofgame-specific footwear (ski boots, football boots, golfing shoes andother such footwear fitted with ice skates, rollers, spikes, studs,etc.).
04 HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS
04.1Actual rentals for housingRentals are all rentals actually paid by tenants, i.e. the rentals the
tenant pays to the landlord regardless of any social benefits thetenant receives from public authorities (including payments which atthe tenant ’s discretion go directly to the landlord).
Rentals normally include payment for the use of the land on which
the property stands, the dwelling occupied, the fixtures and fittingsfor heating, plumbing, lighting, etc., and, in the case of a dwellinglet furnished, the furniture.
Rentals also include payment for the use of a garage to provide
parking in connection with the dwelling. The garage does not haveto be physically contiguous to the dwelling; nor does it have to beleased from the same landlord.
Rent als do notinclude paymentfor t he use of garages or parking
spaces not providing parking in connection with the dwelling(07.2.4). Nor do they include charges for water supply (04.4.1),refuse collection (04.4.2) and sewerage collection (04.4.3); co-proprietor charges for caretaking gardening, stairwell cleaning,heating and lighting, maintenance of lifts and refuse disposal chutes,etc. in multi-occupied buildings (04.4.4) charges for electricity(04.5.1) and gas (04.5.2); charges for heating and hot water suppliedby district heating plants (04.5.5).
04.1.1/2 Actual rentals paid by tenants including other actual rentals (S)
— rentals actually paid by tenants or subtenants occupying unfurn-
ished or furnished premises as their main residence,
— rentals actually paid for secondary residences.
Includes : payments by households occupying a room in a hotel or
boarding house as their main residence.Excludes : accommodation services of educational establishments
and hostels (11.2.0), of holiday villages and holiday centres
(11.2.0), and of retirement homes for elderly persons (*)(12.4.0).
04.3Maintenance and repair of the dwelling
Maintenance and repair of dwellings are distinguished by two
features: first, they are activities that have to be undertaken regu-larly in order to maintain the dwelling in good working order;second, they do not change the dwelling’s performance, capacity orexpected service life.
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There are two types of maintenance and repair of dwellings: those
which are minor, such as interior decoration and repairs to fittings,and which are commonly carried out by both tenants and owners;and those which are major, such as replastering walls or repairingroofs, and which are carried outby owners only.
Only expenditures which tenants and owner-occupiers incur on
materials and services for minor maintenance and repair are part ofindividual consumption expenditure of households. Expenditureswhich owner-occupiers incur on materials and services for majormaint enance and repair are notpartof individual consumpt ionexpenditure of households (**).
Purchases of materials made by tenants or owner-occupiers with the
intention of undertaking the maintenance or repair themselvesshould b. shown under (04.3.1). If tenants or owner-occupiers payan enterprise t’ carry out the maintenance or repair, the total valueof the service including the costs of the materials used, should beshown under (04.3.2).
04.3.1 Materials for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling (**) (ND)
— products and materials, such as paints and varnishes, renderings
wallpapers, fabric wall coverings, window panes, plaster,cement putty, wallpaper pastes, etc., purchased for minor main-tenance and repair of the dwelling.
Includes : small plumbing items (pipes, taps, joints, etc.) and
surfacing materials (floor boards, ceramic tiles, etc.).
Excludes : fitted carpets and linoleum (05.1.2); hand tools, door
fittings power sockets, wiring flex and lamp bulbs (05.5.2); brooms,
scrubbing brushes, dusting brushes and cleaning products (05.6.1);products. materials and fixtures used for major maintenance andrepair (intermediate consumption, not covered by HICP) (**)or forextension and conversion of the dwelling (capital formation, notcovered by HICP)
04.3.2 Services for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling (**) (S)
— services of plumbers, electricians, carpenters, glaziers, painters,
decorators, floor polishers, etc. engaged for minor maintenanceand repair of the dwelling.
Includes : total value of the service (that is, both the cost of labour
and the cost of materials are covered).
Excludes : separate purchases of materials made by households with
the intention of undertaking the maintenance or repair themselves
(04.3.1); services engaged for major maintenance and repair (inter-mediate consumption, not covered by HICP) (**) or for extensionand conversion of the dwelling (capital formation, not covered byHICP) (**)
04.4Watersupplyandmiscellaneousservicesrelatingtothedwelling
Refers to separately identifiable charges for specific services
relating to the dwelling whether or not consumers pay according toconsumption, that is, excluding payments for services financed outof general taxation.
04.4.1 Water supply (ND)
— water supply
Includes : associated expenditure such as hire of meters, reading of
meters standing charges, etc.Excludes : drinking water sold in bottles or containers (01.2.2); hot
water or steam purchased from district heating plants (04.5.5).
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04.4.2 Refuse collection (S)
— refuse collection and disposal.
04.4.3 Sewerage collection (S)
— sewerage collection and disposal.
04.4.4 Other services relating to the dwelling n.e.c. (S)
— co-proprietor charges for caretaking, gardening, stairwell
cleaning, heating and lighting, maintenance of lifts and refusedisposal chutes, etc. in multi-occupied buildings,
— security services,— snow removal and chimney sweeping.
Excludes : household services such as window cleaning, disinfecting,
fumigation and pest extermination (05.6.2); bodyguards (12.7.0).
04.5Electricity, gas and other fuels
04.5.1 Electricity (ND) (E)
— electricity.
Includes : associated expenditure such as hire of meters, reading of
meters, standing charges, etc.
04.5.2 Gas (ND) (E)
— town gas and natural gas,— liquefied hydrocarbons (butane, propane, etc.).
Includes : associated expenditure such as hire of meters, reading of
meters, storage containers, standing charges, etc.
04.5.3 Liquid fuels (ND) (E)
— domestic heating and lighting oils.
04.5.4 Solid fuels (ND) (E)
— coal, coke, briquettes, firewood, charcoal, peat and the like.
04.5.5 Heatenergy (ND) (E)
— hot water and steam purchased from district heating plants.
Includes : associated expenditure such as hire of meters, reading of
meters, standing charges, etc.; ice used for cooling and refrigerationpurposes.
05 FURNISHINGS, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND ROUTINE
MAINTENANCE OF THE HOUSE
05.1Furniture and furnishings, carpets and other floor coverings
05.1.1 Furniture and furnishings (D)
— beds, sofas, couches, tables, chairs, cupboards, chests of drawers
and bookshelves,
— lighting equipment such as ceiling lights, standard lamps, globe
lights and bedside lamps,
— pictures, sculptures, engravings, tapestries and other art objects
including reproductions of works of art and other ornaments,
— screens, folding partitions and other furniture and fixtures.
Includes : delivery and installation when applicable; base-mattresses,
mattresses, tatamis; bathroom cabinets; baby furniture such ascradles, high-chairs and play-pens; blinds; camping and gardenfurniture; mirrors, candle-holders and candlesticks.
Excludes : bedding and sunshades (05.2.0); safes (05.3.1); orna-
mental glass and ceramic articles (05.4.0); clocks (12.3.1); wallthermometers and barometers (12.3.2); carry cots and push-chairs(12.3.2); works of art and antique furniture acquired primarily asstores of value (capital formation, not covered by HICP).
05.1.2 Carpets and other floor coverings (D)
— loose carpets, fitted carpets, linoleum and other such floor
coverings.
Includes : laying of floor coverings.
Excludes : bathroom mats, rush mats and door mats (05.2.0); antique
floor coverings acquired primarily as stores of value (capital forma-tion, not covered by HICP).
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05.1.3 Repair of furniture, furnishings and floor coverings (S)
— repair of furniture, furnishings and floor coverings.
Includes : total value of the service (that is, both the cost of labour
and the cost of materials are covered); restoration of works of art,antique furniture and antique floor coverings other than thoseacquired primarily as stores of value (capital formation, not coveredby HICP).
Excludes : separate purchases of materials made by households with
the intention of undertaking the repair themselves (05.1.1) or(05.1.2); dry cleaning of carpets (05.6.2).
05.2Household textiles
05.2.0 Household textiles (SD)
— furnishing fabrics, curtain material, curtains, double curtains,
awnings, door curtains and fabric blinds,
— bedding such as futons, pillows, bolsters and hammocks,— bedlinen such as sheets, pillowcases, blankets, travelling rugs,
plaids, eiderdowns, counterpanes and mosquito nets,
— table linen and bathroom linen such as tablecloths, table napkins
towels and face-clothes,
— other household textiles such as shopping bags, laundry bags,
shoe bags, covers for clothes and furniture, flags, sunshades,etc.,
— repair of such articles.
Includes : cloth bought by the piece; oilcloth; bathroom mats, rush
mats and door mats.
Excludes : fabric wall coverings (04.3.1); tapestries (05.1.1); floor
coverings such as carpets and fitted carpets (05.1.2); electric blan-kets (05.3.2); covers for motor cars, motor cycles, etc. (07.2.1); airmattresses and sleeping bags (09.3.2).
05.3Household appliances
05.3.1/2 Major household appliances whether electric or not (D) and small
electric household appliances (SD)
— refrigerators, freezers and fridge-freezers,— washing-machines, dryers, drying cabinets, dishwashers, ironing
and pressing machines,
— cookers, spitroast ers, hobs, ranges, ovens and micro-wave
ovens,
— air conditioners, humidifiers, space heaters, water heaters, venti-
lators and extractor hoods,
— vacuum cleaners, steam-cleaning machines, carpet shampooing
machines and machines for scrubbing, waxing and polishingfloors,
— other major household appliances such as safes, sewing
machines, knitting machines, water softeners, etc.,
— coffee mills, coffee-makers, juice extractors, can openers, food
mixers, deep fryers, meat grills, knives, toasters, ice creammakers, sorbet makers, yoghurt makers, hotplates, irons, kettles,fans, electric blankets, etc.
Includes : delivery and installation of the appliances when applic-
able.
Excludes : such appliances that are built into the structure of the
building (capital formation, not covered by HICP) (**); small non-electric household articles and kitchen utensils (05.4.0); householdscales (05.4.0); personal weighing machines and baby scales(12.1.3).
05.3.3 Repair of household appliances (S)
— repair of household appliances.
Includes : total value of the service (that is, both the cost of labour
and the cost of materials are covered); charges for the leasing orrental of major household appliances.
Excludes : separate purchases of materials made by households with
the intention of undertaking the repair themselves (05.3.1) or(05.3.2).
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05.4Glassware, tableware and household utensils
05.4.0 Glassware, tableware and household utensils (SD)
— glassware, crystal-ware, ceramic ware and chinaware of the kind
used for table, kitchen, bathroom, toilets, office and indoordecoration,
— cutlery, flatware and silverware,— non-electric kitchen utensils of all materials such as saucepans,
stewpots, pressure cookers, frying pans, coffee mills, purée-makers, mincers, hotplates, household scales and other suchmechanical devices,
— non-electric household articles of all materials such as
containers for bread, coffee, spices, etc., waste bins, waste-paperbaskets, laundry baskets, portable money-boxes and strong-boxes, towel rails, bottle racks, irons and ironing boards, letterboxes, feeding bottles, thermos flasks and ice boxes,
— repair of such articles.
Excludes : lighting equipment (05.1.1); electric household appliances
(05.3.1) or (05.3.2); cardboard tableware (05.6.1); personalweighing machines and baby scales (12.1.3).
05.5Tools and equipment for house and garden
05.5.1/2 Major tools and equipment (D) and small tools and miscellaneous
accessories (SD)
— motorised tools and equipment such as electric drills, saws,
sanders and hedge cutters, garden tractors, lawn mowers, culti-vators, chain saws and water pumps,
— repair of such articles,— hand tools such as saws, hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches
spanners, pliers trimming knives, rasps and files,
— garden tools such as wheel barrows, watering cans, hoses,
spades shovels, rakes, forks, scythes, sickles and secateurs,
— ladders and steps,— door fittings (hinges, handles and locks), fittings for radiators
and fireplaces, other metal articles for the house (curtain rails,carpet rods, hooks, etc.) or for the garden (chairs, grids, stakesand hoop segments for fencing and bordering),
— small electric accessories such as power sockets, switches,
wiring flex, electric bulbs, fluorescent lighting tubes, torches,flashlights. hand-lamps, electric batteries for general use, bellsand alarms,
— repair of such articles.
Includes : charges for the leasing or rental of do-it-yourself machi-
nery and equipment.
05.6Goods and services for routine household maintenance
05.6.1 Non-durable household goods (ND)
— cleaning and maintenance products such as soaps, washing
powders, washing liquids, scouring powders, detergents. disin-fectant bleaches, softeners, conditioners, window-cleaning prod-ucts, waxes, polishes, dyes, unblocking agents, disinfectantsinsecticides, fungicides and distilled water,
— articles for cleaning such as brooms, scrubbing brushes, dust
pans and dust brushes, dusters, tea towels, floorcloths, house-hold sponges, scourers, steel wool and chamois leathers,
— paper products such as filters, tablecloths and table napkins,
kitchen paper, vacuum cleaner bags and cardboard tableware,including aluminium foil and plastic bin liners,
— other non-durable household articles such as matches, candles,
lamp wicks, methylated spirits, clothes pegs, clothes hangers,pins, safety pins, sewing needles, knitting needles, thimbles,nails, screws, nuts and bolts, tacks, washers, glues and adhesivetapes for household use, string, twine and rubber gloves.
Includes : polishes, creams and other shoe-cleaning articles.
Excludes : horticultural products for the upkeep of ornamental
gardens (09.3.3); paper handkerchiefs, toilet paper, toilet soaps,toilet sponges and other products for personal hygiene (12.1.3).
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05.6.2 Domestic services and household services (S)
— domestic services supplied by paid staff employed in private
service such as butlers, cooks, maids, drivers, gardeners,
governesses, secretaries, tutors and au pairs,
— similar services, including baby-sitting and housework, supplied
by enterprises or self-employed persons,
— household services such as window cleaning, disinfecting, fumi-
gation and pest extermination,
— dry-cleaning, laundering and dyeing of household linen, house-
hold textiles and carpets,
— hire of furniture, furnishings, carpets, household equipment and
household linen.
Excludes : dry-cleaning, laundering and dyeing of garments (03.1.4);
refuse collection (04.4.2); sewerage collection (04.4.3); co-proprietor charges for caretaking, gardening, stairwell cleaning,heating and lighting maintenance of lifts and refuse disposal chutes,etc. in multi-occupied buildings (04.4.4); security services (04.4.4);snow removal and chimney sweeping (04.4.4); removal and storageservices (07.3.6); services of wetnurses, crèches, day-care cent resand other child-minding facilities (12 4.0); bodyguards (12.7.0).
06 HEALTH
This division also includes health services purchased from schooland university health centres.
06.1Medical products, appliances and equipment
This group covers medicaments, prostheses, medical appliances and
equipment and other health-related products purchased by individ-uals or households, either with or without a prescription, usuallyfrom dispensing chemists, pharmacists or medical equipmentsuppliers. They are intended for consumption or use outside a healthfacility or institution. Such products supplied directly to out-patientsby medical, dental and paramedical practitioners or to in-patients byhospitals and the like are included in out-patient services (06.2) orhospital services: (*)(06.3).
06.1.1 Pharmaceutical products (ND)
— medicinal preparations, medicinal drugs, patent medicines,
serums and vaccines, vitamins and minerals, cod liver oil andhalibut liver oil, oral contraceptives.
Excludes : veterinary products (09.3.4); articles for personal hygiene
such as medicinal soaps (12.1.3).
06.1.2/3 Other medical products therapeutic appliances and equipment (ND)
— clinical thermometers, adhesive and non-adhesive bandages,
hypodermic syringes, first-aid kits, hot-water bottles and icebags, medical hosiery items such as elasticated stockings andknee-supports, pregnancy tests, condoms and other mechanicalcontraceptive devices,
— corrective eye-glasses and contact lenses, hearing aids, glass
eyes, artificial limbs and other prosthetic devices, orthopaedicbraces and supports, orthopaedic footwear, surgical belts, bussesand supports, neck braces, medical massage equipment andhealth lamps, powered and unpowered wheelchairs and invalidcarriages, ‘special' beds, crutches, electronic and other devicesfor monitoring blood pressure, etc.,
— repair of such articles.
Includes : dentures but not fitting costs.
Excludes : hire of therapeutic equipment (06.2.3); protective goggles,
belts and supports for sport (09.3.2); sun-glasses not fitted with
corrective lenses (12.3.2).
06.2Out-patient services
This group covers medical, dental and paramedical services deliv-
ered to out-patients by medical, dental and paramedical practitionersand auxiliaries. The services may be delivered athome, in indi-
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vidual or group consulting facilities, dispensaries or the out-patient
clinics of hospitals and the like.
Out-patient services include the medicaments, prostheses, medical
appliances and equipment and other health-related products supplieddirectly to out-patients by medical, dental and paramedical practi-tioners and auxiliaries.
Medical, dental and paramedical services provided to in-patients by
hospitals and the like are included in hospital services (*) (06.3).
06.2.1/3 Medical and paramedical services (S)
— consultations of physicians in general or specialist practice,
— services of medical analysis laboratories and X-ray centres,— services of freelance nurses and midwives,— services of freelance acupuncturists, chiropractors, optometrists,
physiotherapists, speech therapists, etc.,
— medically-prescribed corrective-gymnastic therapy,— out-patient thermal bath or seawater treatments,— ambulance services,— hire of therapeutic equipment.
Includes : services of orthodontic specialists.
06.2.2 Dental services (S)
— services of dentists, oral-hygienists and other dental auxiliaries.Includes : fitting costs of dentures.
Excludes : dentures (06.1.3); services of orthodontic specialists
(06.2.1); services of medical analysis laboratories and X-ray centres
(06.2.3).
06.3Hospital services(*)
Hospitalisation is defined as occurring when a patient is accommo-
dated in a hospital for the duration of the treatment. Hospital daycare and home-based hospital treatment are included as are hospicesfor terminally-ill persons.
This group covers the services of general and specialist hospitals,
the services of medical centres, maternity centres, nursing homesand convalescence homes which chiefly provide in-patient healthcare, the services of institutions serving old people in which medicalmonitoring is an essential component and the services of rehabilita-tion centres providing in-patient health care and rehabilitativetherapy where the objective is to treat the patient rather than toprovide long-term support.
Hospitals are defined as institutions which offer in-patient care
under directsupervision of qualified medical doct ors. Medicalcentres, maternity centres, nursing homes and convalescent homesalso provide in-pat ientcare butt heir services are supervised andfrequently delivered by staff of lower qualification than medicaldoctors.
This group does not cover the services of facilities, such as surg-
eries clinics and dispensaries, devoted exclusively to out-patientcare (06.2). Nor does it include the services of retirement homes forelderly persons; institutions for disabled persons and rehabilitationcentres providing primarily long-term support (12.4).
06.3.0 Hospital services (*) (S)
— Hospital services comprise the provision of the following
services to hospital in-patients:
— basic services: administration; accommodation; food and
drink; supervision and care by non-specialistst aff (nursing
auxiliaries); first-aid and resuscitation; ambulance transport;provision of medicines and other pharmaceutical products;provision of therapeutic appliances and equipment,
— medical services: services of physicians in general or
specialist practice, of surgeons and of dentists; medicalanalyses and X-rays; paramedical services such as those of
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nurses, midwives, chiropractors, optometrists, physiothera-
pists, speech therapists, etc.
07 TRANSPORT
07.1Purchase of vehicles
Purchases cover purchases by households of new vehicles and
purchases, by households of second-hand vehicles from other insti-tutional sectors, which are typically garages or car dealers. Sales ofsecond-hand vehicles between households are not covered.
Purchases are netof sales by households of second-hand vehicles t o
other institutional sectors. Member States may take either:
(i) a netweightfor new cars (gross weightminus t he t rade-in
value of used cars) and a netweightfor second-hand cars, or
(ii) a gross weight for new cars (not taking into account the trade-in
of used cars), and a weightfor second-hand cars including anybusiness sector trade-margin.
Purchases also cover purchases through financial leasing arrange-
ments.
Purchases of recreational vehicles such as camper vans, caravans,
trailers, aeroplanes and boats are covered by (09.2.1).
07.1.1 Motor cars (D)
— new motor cars, passenger vans, station wagons, estate cars and
the like with either two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive,
— second-hand motor cars, passenger vans, station wagons, estate
cars and the like with either two-wheel drive or four-wheeldrive.
Excludes : invalid carriages (06.1.3); camper vans (09.2.1); golf carts
(09.2.1).
07.1.2/3/4 Motor cycles, bicycles, and animal drawn vehicles (D)
— motor cycles of all types, scooters and powered bicycles,— bicycles and tricycles of all types,— animal drawn vehicles.
Includes : side cars; snowmobiles; rickshaws; animals required to
draw the vehicles and related equipment (yokes, collars, harnesses,bridles, reins, etc.).
Excludes : invalid carriages (06.1.3); golf carts (09.2.1); toy bicycles
and tricycles (09.3.1); horses and ponies, horse or pony drawnvehicles and related equipment purchased for recreational purposes(09.2.1).
07.2Operation of personal transport equipment
Purchases of spare parts, accessories or lubricants made by house-
holds with the intention of undertaking the maintenance, repair orintervention themselves should be shown under (07.2.1) or (07.2.2).If households pay an enterprise to carry out the maintenance, repairor fitting, the total value of the service, including the costs of thematerials used, should be shown under (07.2.3).
07.2.1 Spare parts and accessories for personal transport equipment (SD)
— tyres (new, used or retreated), innertubes, spark plugs, batteries,
shock absorbers, filters, pumps and other spare parts or accesso-ries for personal transport equipment.
Includes : products specifically for the cleaning and maintenance of
t ransportequipmentsuch as paint s, chrome cleaners, sealingcompounds and bodywork polishes; covers for motor cars, motorcycles, etc.
Excludes : crash helmets for motor cycles and bicycles (03.1.3);
non-specific products for cleaning and maintenance such as distilledwater, household sponges, chamois leathers, detergents, etc.(05.6.1); charges for the fitting of spare parts and accessories andfor the painting, washing and polishing of bodywork (07.2.3); radio-telephones (08.2.0); car radios (09.1.1); baby-seats for cars (12.3.2).
07.2.2 Fuels and lubricants for personal transport equipment (ND) (E)
— petrol and other fuels such as diesel, liquid petroleum gas,
alcohol and two-stroke mixtures,
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— lubricants, brake and transmission fluids, coolants and additives.
Includes : fuel for major tools and equipment covered under (05.5.1)
and recreational vehicles covered under (09.2.1).
Excludes : charges for oil changes and greasing (07.2.3).
07.2.3 Maintenance and repair of personal transport equipment (S)
— services purchased for the maintenance and repair of personal
transport equipment such as fitting of parts and accessories,wheel balancing, technical inspection, breakdown services, oilchanges, greasing and washing.
Includes : total value of the service (that is both the cost of labour
and the cost of materials are covered).
Excludes : separate purchases of spare parts, accessories or lubri-
cants made by households with the intention of undertaking themaintenance or repair themselves (07.2.1) or (07.2.2); road worthi-ness tests (07.2.4).
07.2.4 Ot her services in respectof personal t ransportequipment(S)
Following the conventions of ESA 1995, included are payments by
households for licences, permits, etc. which are regarded aspurchases of services from government(ESA 1995, paragraph3.76.h). In t hatcase t he governmentissues licences as a partofsome regulatory function, such as checking the competence, orqualifications, of the persons concerned (ESA 1995, paragraph4.80.d and its footnote).
— hire of garages or parking spaces notproviding parking in
connection with the dwelling,
— toll facilities (bridges, tunnels, shuttle-ferries, motorways) and
parking meters,
— driving lessons, driving tests and driving licences,— road worthiness tests,— hire of personal t ransportequipmentwit houtdrivers.
Excludes : hire of a car with driver (07.3.2); service charges for
insurance in respectof personal t ransportequipment(12.5.4).
07.3Transport services
Purchases of transport services are generally classified by mode of
transport. When a ticket covers two or more modes of transport —for example, intra-urban bus and underground or inter-urban trainand ferry — and the expenditure cannot be apportioned betweenthem, then such purchases should be classified in (07.3.5).
Costs of meals, snacks, drinks, refreshments or accommodation
services have to be included if covered by the fare and not sepa-rately priced. If separately priced, these costs have to be classifiedin Division 11.
School t ransportservices are included, butambulance services are
excluded (06.2.3).
07.3.1 Passenger transport by railway (S)
— Transportof individuals and groups of persons and luggage by
train, tram and underground.
Includes : transport of private vehicles.
Excludes : funicular transport (07.3.6).
07.3.3 Passenger transport by road (S)
— Transportof individuals and groups of persons and luggage by
bus coach, taxi and hired car with driver.
07.3.3 Passenger transport by air (S)
— Transportof individuals and groups of persons and luggage by
aeroplane and helicopter.
07.3.4 Passenger transport by sea and inland waterway (S)
— Transportof individuals and groups of persons and luggage by
ship, boats, ferry, hovercraft and hydrofoil.
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Includes : transport of private vehicles.
07.3.5 Combined passenger transport (S)
— Transportof individuals and groups of persons and luggage by
two or more modes of transport when the expenditure cannot beapportioned between them.
Includes : transport of private vehicles.
Excludes : package holidays (09.6.0).
07.3.6 Other purchased transport services (S)
— funicular, cable-car and chair-lift transport,— removal and storage services,— services of porters and left-luggage and luggage-forwarding
offices,
— travel agents’ commissions, if separately priced.
Excludes : cable-car and chair-liftt ransportatski resort s and holiday
centres (09.4.1).
08 COMMUNICATION
08.1Postal services
08.1.0 Postal services (S)
— payments for the delivery of letters, postcards and parcels,— private mail and parcel delivery.
Includes : all purchases of new postage stamps, pre-franked post-
cards and aerogrammes.
Excludes : purchase of used or cancelled postage stamps (09.3.1);
financial services of postoffices (12.6.2).
08.xTelephone and telefax equipment and telephone and telefax
services
08.2/3.0 Telephone and telefax equipment and telephone and telefax
services (
1)
— purchases of telephones, radio-telephones, telefax machines,
telephone-answering machines and telephone loudspeakers(08.2.0),
— repair of such equipment(08.2.0),— installation and subscription costs of personal telephone equip-
ment(08.3.0),
— telephone calls from a private line or from a public line (public
telephone box, post office cabin, etc.); telephone calls fromhotels, cafés, restaurants and the like (08.3.0),
— telegraphy, telex and telefax services (08.3.0),— information transmission services; internet connection services
(08.3.0),
— hire of telephones, telefax machines, telephone answering-
machines and telephone loudspeakers (08.3.0).
Includes : radiotelephony, radiotelegraphy and radiotelex services.
Excludes : telefax and telephone answering facilities provided by
personal computers (09.1.3).
09 RECREATION AND CULTURE
09.1Audio-visual, photographic and information processing equip-
ment
09.1.1 Equipment for the reception, recording and reproduction of sound
and pictures (D)
— television sets, video-cassette players and recorders, television
aerials of all types,
— radio sets, car radios, radio clocks, two-way radios, amateur
radio receivers and transmitters,
(1) Member States able to separate 08.2/3.0 into goods (08.2.0) and services (08.3.0)
shall transmit those indices as well as the combined index (08.2/3.0)
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— gramophones, tape players and recorders, cassette players and
recorders, CD-players, personal stereos, stereo systems and theirconstituent units (turntables, tuners, amplifiers, speakers, etc.),microphones and earphones.
Excludes : video cameras, cam-corders and sound-recording cameras
(09.1.2).
09.1.2 Photographic and cinematographic equipment and optical instru-
ments (D)
— still cameras, movie cameras and sound-recording cameras,
video cameras and cam-corders, film and slide projectors,enlargers and film processing equipment, accessories (screens,viewers, lenses, flash attachments, filters, exposure meters, etc.),
— binoculars, microscopes, telescopes and compasses.
09.1.3 Information processing equipment (D)
— personal computers and visual display units, printers, software
and miscellaneous accessories accompanying them,
— calculators, including pocket calculators,— typewriters and word processors.
Includes : telefax and telephone answering facilities provided by
personal computers.
Excludes : video-game software (09.3.1); video-game computers that
plug into a television set (09.3.1); typewriter ribbons (09.5.4); sliderules (09.5.4).
9.1.4 Recording media (SD)
— records and compactdiscs,— pre-recorded tapes, cassettes, video cassettes, diskettes and CD-
ROMs for tape recorders, cassette recorders, video recorders andpersonal computers,
— unrecorded tapes, cassettes, video cassettes, diskettes and CD-
ROMs for tape recorders, cassette recorders, video recorders andpersonal computers,
— unexposed films, cartridges and discs for photographic and cine-
matographic use.
Includes : photographic supplies such as paper and flash bulbs; unex-
posed film the price of which includes the cost of processingwithout separately identifying it.
Excludes : batteries (05.5.2); computer software (09.1.3); video-
game software, video-game cassettes and video-game CD-ROMs(09.3.1); development of films and printing of photographs (09.4.2).
09.1.5 Repair of audio-visual, photographic and information processing
equipment(S)
— repair of audio-visual, photographic and information processing
equipment.
Includes : total value of the service (that is, both the cost of labour
and the cost of materials are covered).
Excludes : separate purchases of materials made by households with
the intention of undertaking the repair themselves (09.1.1), (09.1.2)or (09.1.3).
09.2Other major durables for recreation and culture
09.2.1/2 Major durables for indoor and outdoor recreation including musical
instruments (D)
— camper vans, caravans and trailers,— aeroplanes, microlight aircraft, gliders, hang-gliders and hot-air
balloons,
— boats, outboard motors, sails, rigging and superstructures,— horses and ponies, horse or pony drawn vehicles and related
equipment(harnesses, bridles, reins, saddles, et c.),
— major items for games and sport such as canoes, kayaks, wind
surfing boards, sea-diving equipmentand golf cart s,
— musical instruments of all sizes, including electronic musical
instruments, such as pianos, organs, violins, guitars, drums,trumpets, clarinets, flutes, recorders, harmonicas, etc.,
— billiard tables, ping-pong tables, pin-ball machines, gaming
machines, etc.
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Includes : fitting out of boats, camper vans, caravans, etc.
Excludes : horses and ponies, horse or pony drawn vehicles and
related equipment purchased for personal transport (07.1.4); toys(09.3.1); inflatable boats, rafts and swimming pools (09.3.2).
09.2.3 Maintenance and repair of other major durables for recreation and
culture (S)
— maintenance and repair of other major durables for recreation
and culture.
Includes : total value of the service (that is, both the cost of labour
and the cost of materials are covered); laying up for winter of boats,camper vans, caravans, etc.; hanger services for private planes;marina services for boats.
Excludes : fuel for recreational vehicles (07.2.2); separate purchases
of materials made by households with the intention of undertakingthe maintenance or repair themselves (09.2.1) or (09.2.2); veterinaryservices (09.3.5).
09.3Other recreational items and equipment, gardens and pets
09.3.1 Games, toys and hobbies (SD)
— card games, parlour games, chess sets and the like,— toys of all kinds including dolls, soft toys, toy cars and trains,
toy bicycles and tricycles, toy construction sets, puzzles, plasti-cine, electronic games, masks, disguises, jokes, novelties, fire-works and rockets, festoons and Christmas tree decorations,
— stamp-collecting requisites (used or cancelled postage stamps,
stamp albums, etc.), other items for collections (coins, medals,minerals, zoological and botanical specimens, etc.) and othertools and articles n.e.c. for hobbies.
Includes : video-game software; video-game computers that plug
into television set; video-game cassettes and video-game CD-ROMs.
Excludes : collectors’ items falling into the category of works of art
or antiques (05.1.1); unused postage stamps (08.1.0); Christmastrees (09.3.3); children’s scrapbooks (09.5.1).
09.3.2 Equipment for sport, camping and open-air recreation (SD)
— Gymnastic, physical education and sport equipment such as
balls, shuttlecocks, nets, rackets, bats, skis, golf clubs, foils,sabres, poles, weights, discuses, javelins, dumb-bells, chestexpanders and other body-building equipment,
— parachutes and other sky-diving equipment,— firearms and ammunition for hunting, sport and personal protec-
tion,
— fishing rods and other equipment for fishing,— equipmentfor beach and open-air games such as bowls, croquet ,
frisbee, volleyball and inflatable boats, rafts and swimmingpools,
— camping equipment such as tents and accessories, sleeping bags,
back-packs, air mattresses and inflating pumps, camping stovesand barbecues,
— repair of such articles.
Includes : game-specific footwear (ski boots, football boots, golfing
shoes and other such footwear fitted with ice skates, rollers, spikes,studs, etc.); protective headgear for sports; other protective gear forsports such as life jackets, boxing gloves, body padding, shin-guards, goggles, belts, supports, etc.
Excludes : crash helmets for motor cycles and bicycles (03.1.3);
camping and garden furniture (05.1.1).
09.3.3 Gardens, plants and flowers (ND)
— Natural or artificial flowers and foliage, plants, shrubs, bulbs,
tubers, seeds, fertilisers, composts, garden peat, turf for lawns,specially treated soils for ornamental gardens, horticultural prep-arations, pots and pot holders.
Includes : natural and artificial Christmas trees; delivery charges for
flowers and plants.
Excludes : gardening gloves (03.1.3); gardening services (04.4.4) or
(05.6.2); gardening equipment(05.5.1); gardening t ools (05.5.2).
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09.3.4/5 Pets and related products including veterinary and other services for
pets (ND)
— pets, pet foods, veterinary and grooming products for pets,
collars. leashes, kennels, birdcages, fish tanks, cat litter, etc.,
— veterinary and other services for pets such as grooming,
boarding, tattooing and training.
Excludes : horses and ponies (07.1.4) or (09.2.1).
09.4Recreational and cultural services
09.4.1 Recreational and sporting services (S)
— services provided by:
— sports stadia, horse-racing courses, motor-racing circuits,
velodromes, etc.,
— skating rinks, swimming pools, golf courses, gymnasia,
fitness centres, tennis courts, squash courts and bowlingalleys,
— fairgrounds and amusementparks— roundabouts, see-saws and other playground facilities for
children,
— pin-ball machines and other games for adults other than
games of chance,
— ski slopes, ski lifts and the like,
— hire of equipmentand accessories for sportand recreat ion, such
as aeroplanes, boats, horses, skiing and camping equipment,
— out-of-school individual or group lessons in bridge, chess, aero-
bics, dancing, music, skating, skiing, swimming or otherpastimes,
— services of mountain guides, tour guides, etc.,— navigational aid services for boating.
Includes : hire of game-specific footwear (ski boots, football boots,
golfing shoes and other such footwear fitted with ice skates, rollers,spikes, studs, etc.).
Excludes : cable-car and chair-liftt ransportnotatski resort s or
holiday centres (07.3.6).
09.4.2 Cultural services (S)
— services provided by:
— cinemas, theatres, opera houses, concert halls, music halls,
circuses, sound and lightshows,
— museums, libraries, artgalleries, exhibit ions,— historic monuments, national parks, zoological and botanical
gardens, aquaria,
— hire of equipment and accessories for culture, such as television
sets, video cassettes, etc.,
— television and radio broadcasting, in particular licence fees for
television equipment and subscriptions to television networks,
— services of photographers such as film developing, print
processing enlarging, portrait photography, wedding photog-raphy, etc.
Includes : services of musicians, clowns, performers for private
entertainments.
09.5Newspapers, books and stationery
Refers to that part of expenditure paid by consumers and not reim-
bursed by government, social security, or NPISHs.
09.5.1 Books (SD)
— books, including atlases, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, text
books, guidebooks and musical scores.
Includes : scrapbooks and albums for children; book binding.
Excludes : stamp albums (09.3.1).
09.5.2 Newspapers and periodicals (ND)
— newspapers, magazines and other periodicals.
09.5.3/4 Miscellaneous printed matter and stationery and drawing materials
(ND)
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— catalogues and advertising material,
— posters, plain or picture postcards, calendars,— greeting cards and visiting cards, announcement and message
cards,
— maps and globes,— writing pads, envelopes, account books, notebooks, diaries, etc.,— pens, pencils, fountain pens, ball-point pens, felt-tip pens, inks,
erasers, pencil sharpeners, etc.,
— stencils, carbon paper, typewriter ribbons, inking pads,
correcting fluids, etc.,
— paper punches, paper cutters, paper scissors, office glues and
adhesives, staplers and staples, paper clips, drawing pins, etc.,
— drawing and painting materials such as canvas, paper, card,
paints, crayons, pastels and brushes.
Includes : educational materials such as exercise books, slide rules,
geometry instruments, slates, chalks and pencil boxes.
Excludes : pre-franked postcards and aerogrammes (08.1.0); stamp
albums (09.3.1); pocketcalculat ors (09.1.3).
09.6Package holidays
09.6.0 Package holidays (S)
— all inclusive holidays or tours which provide for travel, food,
accommodation, guides, etc.
Includes : half-day and one-day excursion tours; pilgrimages.
10 EDUCATION
This division covers educat ional services only. Itdoes notinclude
expenditures on educational materials, such as books (09.5.1) andstationery (09.5.4), or education support services, such as healthcare services (06), transport services (07.3), catering services(11.1.2) and accommodation services (11.2.0).
It includes education by radio or television broadcasting.The breakdown of educational services is based upon the level
categories of the 1997 International Standard Classification ofEducation (ISCED-97) of the United Nations Educational, Scientificand Cultural Organisation (Unesco).
10.xPre-primary and primary, secondary, post-secundary non-
tertiary,tertiaryeducation,andeducationnotdefinablebylevel
This covers Coicop groups 10.1/2/3/4.
10.x.0Pre-primaryandprimaryeducation,secondary,post-secondary
non-tertiary,tertiaryeducation,andeducationnotdefinablebylevel (S)
Levels 0 and 1 of ISCED-97: pre-primary and primary education.Levels 2 and 3 of ISCED-97: lower-secondary and upper-secondary
education.
Level 4 of ISCED-97: post-secondary non-tertiary education.Levels 5 and 6 of ISCED-97: first stage and second stage of tertiary
education.
Educational programmes, generally for adults, which do not require
any special prior instruction, in particular vocational training andcultural development.
Includes : literacy programmes for students too old for primary
school out-of-school secondary education for adults and youngpeople; out-of school post-secondary non-tertiary education foradults and young people.
Excludes : driving lessons (07.2.4); recreational training courses such
as sportor bridge lessons given by independentt eachers (09.4.1).
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11 RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
11.1Catering services
11.1.1 Restaurants, cafés and the like (S)
— catering services (meals, snacks, drinks and refreshments)
provided by restaurants, cafés, buffets, bars, tea-rooms, etc.,including those provided:
— in places providing recreational, cultural, sporting or enter-
tainment services: theatres, cinemas, sports stadia, swim-ming pools, sports complexes, museums, art galleries, nightclubs, dancing establishments, etc.,
— on public transport (coaches, trains, boats, aeroplanes, etc.)
when priced separately,
— also included are:
— the sale of food products and beverages for immediate
consumption by kiosks, street vendors and the like,including food products and beverages dispensed ready forconsumption by automatic vending machines,
— the sale of cooked dishes by restaurants for consumption off
their premises,
— the sale of cooked dishes by catering contractors whether
collected by the customer or delivered to the customer’shome.
Includes : tips.
Excludes : tobacco purchases (02.2.0); telephone calls (08.3.0).
11.1.2 Canteens (S)
— catering services of works canteens, office canteens and
canteens in schools, universities and other educational establish-ments.
Includes : university refectories, military messes and wardrooms.
Excludes : food and drink provided to hospital in-patients (06.3.0).
11.2Accommodation services
11.2.0 Accommodation services (S)
— accommodation services of:
— hotels, boarding houses, motels, inns and establishments
offering bed and breakfast,
— holiday villages and holiday centres, camping and caravan
sites, youth hostels and mountain chalets,
— boarding schools, universities and other educational estab-
lishments,
— public transport (trains, boats, etc.) when priced separately,— hostels for young workers or immigrants.
Includes : tips, porters.
Excludes : payments of households occupying a room in a hotel or
boarding house as their main residence (04.1.1); rentals paid byhouseholds for a secondary residence for the duration of a holiday(04.1.2); telephone calls (08.3.0); catering services in such establish-ments except for breakfast or other meals included in the price ofthe accommodation (11.1.1); housing in orphanages, homes fordisabled or maladjusted persons (12.4.0).
12 MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES
12.1Personal care
12.1.1 Hairdressing salons and personal grooming establishments (S)
— Services of hairdressing salons, barbers, beauty shops, mani-
cures, pedicures, Turkish baths, saunas, solaria, non-medicalmassages, etc.
Includes : bodycare, depilation and the like.
Excludes : spas (06.2.3) or (06.3.0); fitness centres (09.4.1).
12.1.2/3 Electric appliances for personal care and other appliances, articles
and products for personal care (ND)
— electric razors and hair trimmers, hand-held and hood hair
dryers, curling tongs and styling combs, sun-lamps, vibrators,
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electric toothbrushes and other electric appliances for dental
hygiene, etc.,
— repair of such appliances,— non-electric appliances: razors and hair trimmers and blades
therefor, scissors, nail files, combs, shaving brushes, hair-brushes, toothbrushes, nail brushes, hairpins, curlers, personalweighing machines, baby scales, etc.,
— articles for personal hygiene: toilet soap, medicinal soap,
cleansing oil and milk, shaving soap, shaving cream and foam,toothpaste, etc.,
— beauty products: lipstick, nail varnish, make-up and make-up
removal products (including powder compacts, brushes andpowder puffs), hair lacquers and lotions, pre-shave and after-shave products, sun-bathing products, hair removers, perfumesand toilet waters, personal deodorants, bath products, etc.,
— other products: toilet paper, paper handkerchiefs, paper towels,
sanitary towels, cotton wool, cotton tops, babies’ napkins, toiletsponges, etc.
Excludes : handkerchiefs made of fabric (03.1.3)
12.3Personal effects n.e.c.
12.3.1 Jewellery, clocks and watches (D)
— precious stones and metals and jewellery fashioned out of such
stones and metals,
— costume jewellery, cuff-links and tie-pins,— clocks, watches, stop-watches, alarm clocks, travel clocks,— repair of such articles.
Excludes : ornaments (05.1.1) or (05.4.0); radio clocks (09.1.1);
precious stones and metals and jewellery fashioned out of suchstones and metals acquired primarily as stores of value (capitalformation, not covered by HICP).
12.3.2 Other personal effects (SD)
— Travel goods and other carriers of personal effects: suitcases,
trunks, travel bags, attaché cases, satchels, hand-bags, wallets,purses, etc.,
— articles for babies: baby carriages, push-chairs, carry cots,
recliners, car beds and seats, back-carriers, front carriers, reinsand harnesses, etc.,
— articles for smokers: pipes, lighters, cigarette cases, cigar
cutters, etc.,
— miscellaneous personal articles: sun-glasses, walking sticks and
canes, umbrellas and parasols, fans, key rings, etc.,
— funerary articles: coffins, gravestones, urns, etc.,— repair of such articles.
Includes : wall thermometers and barometers.
Excludes : baby furniture (05.1.1); shopping bags (05.2.0); feeding
bottles (05.4.0).
12.4Social protection
Social protection as defined here covers assistance and support
services provided to persons who are: elderly, disabled, sufferingfrom occupational injuries and diseases, survivors, unemployed,destitute, homeless, low-income earners, indigenous people, immi-grants, refugees, alcohol and substance abusers, etc. It also coversassistance and support services provided to families and children.
12.4.0 Social protection (S) (*)
Such services include residential care, home help, day care and
rehabilitation. More specifically, this class covers payments bhouseholds for:
— retirement homes for elderly persons, residences for disabled
persons, rehabilitation centres providing long-term support forpatients rather than health care and rehabilitative therapy,schools for disabled persons where the main aim is to helpstudents overcome their disability,
— help to maintain elderly and disabled persons at home (home-
cleaning services, meal programmes, day-care centres, day-careservices and holiday-care services),
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— wet-nurses, crèches, play schools and other child-minding facili-
ties,
— counselling, guidance, arbitration, fostering and adoption
services for families.
12.5Insurance
Service charges for insurance are classified by type of insurance,
namely life insurance and non-life insurance (that is, insurance inconnection with the dwelling, health, transport, etc.). Servicecharges for multi-risk insurance covering several risks should beclassified on the basis of the cost of the principal risk if it is notpossible to allocate the service charges to the various risks covered.
Service charge is defined as the difference between claims due and
premiums earned and premium supplement(
1).
12.5.2 Insurance connected with the dwelling (S)
— service charges paid by owner-occupiers and by tenants for the
kinds of insurance typically taken out by tenants against fire,theft, water damage, etc.
Excludes : service charges paid by owner-occupiers for the kinds of
insurance typically taken out by landlords (**).
12.5.3 Insurance connected with health (S)
— service charges for private sickness and accident insurance.
12.5.4 Insurance connected with transport (S)
— service charges for insurance in respectof personal t ransport
equipment,
— service charges for travel insurance and luggage insurance,
12.5.5 Other insurance (S)
— service charges for other insurance such as civil liability for
injury or damage to third parties or their property.
Excludes : civil liability or damage to third parties or their property
arising from the operation of personal transport equipment (12.5.4).
12.6Financial services n.e.c.
12.6.2 Other financial services n.e.c. (S)
— actual charges for the financial services of banks, post offices,
saving banks, money changers and similar financial institutions,
— fees and service charges of brokers, investment counsellors, tax
consultants and the like,
— administrative charges of private pension funds and the like.
Excludes : Interest payments and charges expressed as a proportion
of the transaction value.
12.7Other services n.e.c.
12.7.0 Other services n.e.c. (S)
— fees for legal services, employmentagencies, et c.,
— charges for undertaking and other funeral services,— payment for the services of estate agents, housing agents,
auctioneers, salesroom operators and other intermediaries,
— payment for photocopies and other reproductions of documents,— fees for the issue of birth, marriage and death certificates and
other administrative documents,
— payment for newspaper notices and advertisements,— payment for the services of graphologists, astrologers, private
detectives, bodyguards, matrimonial agencies and marriage
guidance counsellors, public writers, miscellaneous concessions(seats, toilets, cloakrooms), etc.
Excludes : Following the conventions of ESA 1995, excluded are
contributions and dues for membership of professional associations,
(1)►C1In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1617/1999 (OJ L 192,
24.7.1999). ◄
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churches and social, cultural, recreational and sports clubs (ESA
1995 paragraph 3.77.e).
(*) The methodological details and the timetable of inclusion shall be specified in accor-
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No
2494/95.
(**) Following a decision on the treatment of owner-occupied housing, the coverage of
this sub-index might need to be extended to include expenditure on major mainten-
ance and repairs of the dwelling and for extension and conversion of the dwellingnot typically paid by the tenants.