Supplement to the April 1978, Monthly Abstract of Statistics REVISION OF THE CONSUMERS PRICE INDEX 1977 The Department of Statistics has revised the Consumers Price Index. The original index was described in a Supplement to the April 1975, Monthly Abstract of Statistics, and a Statistical Bulletin which was issued in February 1976. The Consumers Price Index measures changes in the general level of the price of goods and services which households purchase; it thus provides the best available measure of the effect of changes in retail prices on personal expenditure. The present index is based on the report of the Consumers Price Index Advisory Committee which met in 1971. Members of the Committee represented the Federations of Employers, Farmers, Labour and Retailers, and the Combined State Services Organisation, the Consumer Council, the National Council of Women, and academic and statistical experts. They formulated the principles of a revised Consumers Price Index which was first compiled in 1975. The index as now updated follows these principles, one of which was that the index should be revised at least once every five years. This was to ensure that weights, items, methods of pricing and the selection of outlets be kept uptodate. As a result of this recommendation, the Consumers Price Index is now subject to a major review every six years and a more limited updating every three years. The present revision of the Index is thus a limited one. Later in 1978 the Advisory Committee will be reconvened to initiate a major revision to be completed in 1980. The revision has been concerned with updating the expenditure pattern of the Index, incorporating uptodate population weights for the market centres, reviewing the items which are priced and the retail outlets from which these prices are obtained. No changes have been made to the concepts of, and the definitions used in,the Index nor to the areas of expenditure, market centres or households covered by the index. These will be subject to the major review due to be completed in 1980. The main source of data for the expenditure weights was the Household Sample Survey for the year ended 31 March 1977. The expenditures obtained in this Survey were repriced at fourth quarter 1977 prices to constitute the base expenditure aggregates. However in the case of houses, flats and building sections, because the Household Sample Survey did not give adequate coverage of all transactions in real estate, special sample surveys were used to collect data on such expenditure. In the regular compilations made for pricing purposes data are obtained for sales of houses and sections for six monthly periods. These data however are not available from Valuation Department records until some two and a half months after the end of the period. This means that a change in property prices is not reflected in the Consumers Price Index until up to nine months after it has occurred. Similarly building costs take three months to be reflected in the index. So far it has not proved possible to effect any practical improvements to these delays, and their implications should be recognised. The revised index has an expression base December quarter 1977 (=1000) as compared with December quarter 1974 (=1000) for the one it replaces. It will continue to be compiled quarterly, with the index for the food group being issued monthly. Prices will be collected in twenty five market centres throughout New Zealand, the average price for each centre being incorporated into the index. There will be separate indexes for: Each of the seven chief market centres (Auckland, Hamilton, NapierHastings, Palmerston North, WellingtonHutt, Christchurch, Dunedin). All seven chief market centres combined. Each of the ten larger market centres (Whangarei, Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Masterton, Nelson, Timaru, Invercargill). All ten larger market centres combined. New Zealand as a whole [twentyfive market centres combined (i.e. those listed above and Tokoroa, Whakatane, Taupo, Hawera, Blenheim, Greymouth, Ashburton, and Gore)]. The following table summarises the changes that have been made to the index as a result of this latest revision. Index Grcxjp Covered by the Index at the Fourth Quarter of 1974 1977 Food 17.82 19.12 Housing 27.80 23.53 Household Operation 14.31 17.04 Apparel 8.55 7.95 Transportation 14.70 13.84 Miscellaneous 16.82 18.52 Total 100.00 100.00 This change in the weighting is detailed in Table 3. Tables 1 and 2 set out the regimen of the new index, while Tables 4 and. 5 provide longterm historical series by linking with the previous Consumer Price Indexes and other indexes of retail prices. The first revised All Groups Consumers Price Index will be the March quarter 1978. The Department of Statistics will be issuing a Statistical Bulletin giving a more comprehensive description of the nature and scope of the Revised Consumer Price Index, the methods of its construction and calculation, and its relationship to past Consumers Price Indexes. Department of Statistics, Wellington. March 1978. E.A. HARRIS Government Statistician
2 3 TABLE 1 REGIMEN OF CONSUMERS PRICE INDEX, DECEMBER QUARTER 1977 Weight(') TABLE 1 REGIMEN OF CONSUMERS PRICE INDEX, DECEMBER QUARTER 1977 continued 1. FOOD (a) Fruit and Vegetables (i) Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (see table 2) Total, Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables fii) Processed Fruit Apricots, dried Dates.. Peaches, canned Pineapple, canned.. Sultanas Total, Processed Fruit (Hi) Processed Vegetables Canned Frozen Dehydrated Total, Processed Vegetables Total, Fruit,Vegetables (b) Meat, Fish, and Poultry (i) Meat Beef and Veal Beef, blade steak Beef, corned Beef, porterhouse steak Beef, prime rib, rolled Beef, rump steak Beef, topside Wiener schnitzel.. Total, Beef and Veal Hogget and Lamb Hogget, chops, forequarter Hogget, chops, midloin Hogget, cut leg, knuckle end Hogget, forequarter Lamb, leg, whole Total, Hogget and Lamb Pork Pork, cut leg, knuckle end Pork, loin chops.. Total, Pork Smallgoods and Prepared Meats Bacon Ham, cooked, pressed, sliced. Luncheon sausage Liver, sheep's Meat mince, seasoned, frozen Mince, beef Sausages Saveloys Canned meat Total, Smallgoods and Prepared Meats Total, Meat (ii) Fish Sole or flounder, wet Wet fish, other Smoked fish Shellfish, opened.. Salmon, canned Sardines, canned.. Fish fingers, frozen Total, Fish (Hi) Poultry Chicken, roaster, frozen Total, Meat, Fish, and Poultry 2.21 2.21 0.13 0.24 2.95 0.42 0.28 1.97 0.98 0.13 0.24 1.10 4.39 0.13 5.12 (c) Other Foods (i) Eggs Total, Eggs (ii) Dairy Products Milk, delivered Cream, delivered Butter.. Cheese.. Yoghurt Condensed milk Milk powder, full cream Total, Dairy Products (Hi) Cereals and Cereal Products Breads, Biscuits, and Cakes Breads Biscuits Cakes.. Total, Breads, Biscuits, and Cakes Other Cereals and Cereal Products Breakfast flake biscuits Cake mix Custard Powder, packaged Flour, white Oatmeal, packaged Rice.. Total, Other Cereals and Cereal Products Total, Cereals and Cereal Products (iv) Jams and Spreads Honey.. Jam Marmalade Peanut butter Vegetable extract Total, Jams and Spreads (v) Beverages Cocoa.. Coffee, instant Coffee, packaged, ground Proprietary drink, granulated Tea Total, Beverages.. (vi) Other Grocery Foods Baking powder Cooking fats and oils Fruit pie, frozen Instant pudding Jelly crystals Margarine, table Pepper, white Rice Rissotto Salt, iodised Sauce, tomato Soup, canned Soup, powder Spaghetti, canned.. Sugar, white Vinegar Total, Other Grocery Foods.. (vii) Soft Drinks, Fruit Juice, and Ices Aerated waters Fruit extracts and cordials Fruit Juice, pure Ice block Ice cream Milk shake Total, Soft Drinks, Fruit Juice, and Ices 0.65 0.44 1.61 0.93 0.28 1.72 0.18 0.12 2.12 0.44 0.95 1.05 0.16 0.28 0.96 1. FOOD continued (viii) Sweets, Potato Chips, Peanuts Chocolate block.... 0.16 Chocolates...... 0.12 Peanuts, salted.... 0.09 Potato chips.... Toffees and Sweets.... 0.27 Total, Sweets, Potato Chips, Peanuts 0.72 fix) Meals Away From Home Grill, grillroom.. Lunch, cafe.. 0.48 Snack, coffeebar......1.02 Total, Meals Away From Home 1.87 (x) Take A ways Chicken, cooked, hot.... 0.16 Fish, fried, hot...... 0.27 Hamburger, hot.. 0.13 Pie, meat, hot.... 0.13 Sandwich.... 0.36 Total, Take Aways 1.05 Total, Other Foods.. 11.05 TOTAL, ALL FOODS.. 19.12 2. HOUSING (a) Rentals fit State and Municipal Dwelling Rentals, 0 3 r Houses, 0, 0.91 Total, State and Municipal Dwelling Rentals 0.91 (ii) Other Dwelling Rentals Houses......1.16 Flats...... 1.96 Total, Other Dwelling Rentals 3.11 Total, Rentals 4.02 (b) Home Ownership (i) Purchase of Dwellings Previouslyoccupied house.... 6.26 Previouslyoccupied flat.... 0.24 Newlyerected house.... 0.78 Newlyerected flat.... 0.64 Section.... 0.52 Erection of dwelling (including additions and alterations to existing dwellings) 3.14 Total, Purchase of Dwellings.. 11.57 (ii) Expenses of Purchase and Financing of Ownership of Dwellings Specialists'fees and stamp duty.. 0.46 Interest on mortgage, mortgage repayment insurance, and contribution to Housing Corporation Reserve Fund.. 0.93 Total, Expenses of Purchase and Financing of Ownership of Dwellings 1.39 (Hi) Maintenance, Rates and Insurance Contractors' charges for maintenance jobs.. 1.83 Timber.. 0.53 Concrete blocks...... 0.42 Wallboards and insulating materials.. 1.06 Paint and wallpaper.... 0.88 Cartage.... Rates, local authority.... 1.32 Insurance on house.... Total, Maintenance, Rates and Insurance 6.54 Total, Home Ownership.. 19.50 TOTAL, HOUSING.. 23.53 3. HOUSEHOLD OPERATION (a) Fuel and Light Coal, delivered Electricity Gas Oil, domestic heating Total, Fuel and Light (b) Household Furnishing (i) Household Appliances Electric Household Appliances Blanket Cake mixer Clothes dryer, tumbler Drill, portable Freezer Frypan Iron.. Jug Radiator Radio.. Range Razor.. Refrigerator Sewing machine Stereo Tape recorder Toaster Television sets, black and white, and colour Vacuum cleaner Washing machine.. Total, Electric Household Appliances Other Household Appliances Motor mower Stroller Total, Other Household Appliances Total, Household Appliances (ii) Furniture Bedroom suite, and tallboy Dining room and lounge suites and cocktail cabinet Kitset furniture Mattresses Blinds.. Cot Piano.. Total, Furniture.. (Hi) Floor Coverings Carpets Other flooring coverings Total, Floor Coverings (iv) Household Textiles Blankets Pillows and sheets.. Towels and teatowels Furnishing materials Total, Household Textiles (v) Household Equipment and Utensils Cake tin Baking dishes Clock.. Mixing bowl Glassware Saucepans Crockery Cutlery Tin opener Brooms 2.24 0.17 2.77 0.21 0.50 1.17 0.42 3.76 0.24 0.25 4.02 0.56 1.29 0.12 2.27 0.98 0.09 1.07 0.17 0.88 0.09 0.26
TABLE 1 REGIMEN OF CONSUMERS PRICE INDEX, DECEMBER QUARTER 1977 continued 3. HOUSEHOLD OPERATION continued (v) Household Equipment and Utensils ctd. Hammer.... Plane...... Hose, garden.... Ladder and steps.. Garden tools.... Total, Household Equipment and Utensils 1.09 Total, Household Furnishing 9.33 (c) Household Supplies and Services (i) Household Supplies Battery, dry cell...... Bulb, electric light.... Petfood...... Cleanser powder 0.09 Dish washing liquids.... Disinfectant.... Fly spray.. Foil, aluminium.... Garden fertiliser.... Garden plants.... 0.26 Lawn seed.. Lunch wrap.... Polish, furniture.... Polish, shoe...... Washing powders.. 0.24 Window cleaning fluid.... Total, Household Supplies.... 1.53 (ii) Household Services Post Office Charges Postages...... Telegram...... Telephone rental, box and toll calls 1.58 Total, Post Office Charges.... 1.80 Other Household Services Dry cleaning.... Household furniture removal.. Insurance on house contents.. Television hire.... 0.27 Television licence.... 0.25 Repairs to appliances.... Veterinary fees.. Total, Other Household Services 1.60 Total, Household Services.. 3.40 Total, Household Supplies and Services 4.94 TOTAL, HOUSEHOLD OPERATION 17.04 4. APPAREL (a) Clothing (i) Men's Clothing Cardigan.... Handkerchief.... Jacket.. 0.12 Jeans 0.12 Pyjamas, lightweight.... Raincoat.. Shirts, business.... Shirts, casual.. Shirts, working..» Singlet, lightweight.... Socks.. Suit.... 0.17 Swimming trunks Trousers, sports.... «0.26 Trousers, working.. Underpants Walk shorts Windbreaker.. Total, Men's Clothing 1.88 (ii) Women's Clothing Blouse.. Brassiere.... 0.09 Cardigan, lightweight.... 0.27 Cardigan, heavyweight.... Coat.. 0.09 Dressing gown.. Frock, lightweight Frock, heavyweight.... Girdle.... Nightdress...... Panties.. Hosiery.. Pyjamas.... Raincoat...... Slacks, lightweight.. Slacks, heavyweight.. Skirt.... 0.24 Swimsuit.... Umbrella.. Underslip...... Vest.... Total, Women's Clothing.. 2.56 (Hi) Boys' Clothing Jeans.. Pyjamas, lightweight.. Pyjamas, heavyweight.. Raincoat...... School uniform...... 0.27 Shirt.... Shorts.... Underpants...... Total, Boys' Clothing.. 0.49 (iv) Girls'Clothing Frock.. Jeans.... Jumper...... Panties.... Pyjamas.... School uniform.. 0.17 Shorts Skirt.. Slacks...... Socks...... Vest.. Total, Girls' Clothing.. 0.36 (v) Infants' Clothing Nightwear.. Nursery squares...... Plastic pants.... Underwear...... Total, Infants'Clothing 0.13 (vi) Piece Goods Fabric, kettlecloth.... 0.27 Fabric, synthetic, lightweight.. 0.17 Fabric, synthetic, heavyweight.. Cloth, woollen/cotton mixture.. Cloth, woollen, medium weight.. Total, Piece Goods.. 0.62 (vii) Sewing and Knitting Materials Pattern paper...... Thread, sewing...... Wools, knitting...... 0.25 Zip.... Total, Sewing and Knitting Materials Total, Clothing 6.44 TABLE I REGIMEN OF CONSUMERS PRICE INDEX, DECEMBER QUARTER 1977 continued 4. APPAREL continued (b) Footwear (i) Men's Footwear Boots, football.... Boots, heavyweight Sandals.. Sandshoes.... Shoes, bowling.... Shoes, lightweight.... 0.21 Shoes, heavyweight.. Slippers.... Repairs to men's shoes.. Total, Men's Footwear (ii) Women's Footwear Sandals.. Shoes, lightweight.. 0.41 Shoes, heavyweight.... Slippers.. Sneakers...... Repairs to women's shoes.. Total, Women's Footwear 0.72 (Hi) Children's Footwear Gumboots.. Sandals.... Sandals, Ythong.... Shoes, boys' school.. Shoes, infants'...... Shoes, girls'.. Slippers Total, Children's Footwear.. 0.29 Total, Footwear 1.52 TOTAL, APPAREL 7.95 5. TRANSPORTATION (a) Public Transport (i) Land Travel Urban and suburban bus and rail fares 0.53 Long distance bus and rail fares.. Taxi fares 0.25 Rental car hire...... Total, Land Travel.. 0.93 (ii) Air Travel Airfares.. (Hi) Sea Travel and Transport of Vehicles Interisland passenger fares and vehicular transport charges Total, Public Transport 1.22 (b) Private Transport (i) Purchase of Vehicles Car, new 1.96 Car, used.. 2.43 Motorcycle, new Bicycle.. Total, Purchase of Vehicles.. 4.68 (ii) Motor Vehicle Running and Maintenance Petrol.... 3.90 Lubrication...... 0.16 Tyre and tube, including retread.. 0.45 Decarbonise and valve grind.... 0.41 Overhaul of brakes.. 0.41 Overhaul of gearbox.. 0.62 Reconditioned short block.... 0.59 Annual registration.... 0.58 Driving licence...... Drivingschool fee.... Insurance...... 0.71 Total, Motor Vehicle Running and Maintenance 7.94 Total, Private Transport.... 12.62 TOTAL, TRANSPORTATION.. 13.84 6. MISCELLANEOUS (a) Tobacco and Alcohol (i) Tobacco, Cigarettes, and Requisites Cigarettes, including cigars.... 2.24 Tobacco, pipe and cigarette.... 0.17 Matches.... Total, Tobacco, Cigarettes, and Requisites.. 2.48 (ii) Alcohol Beer, draught Hotel or tavern sales of draught beer (including lager type beers and stout) sold by the glass, or flagon or jug.. 1.34 Beer, bottled and canned Bottled and canned beers consumed in hotel or tavern or purchased for consumption off the premises, wholesale and retail.... 1.55 Spirits Spirits consumed in hotel or tavern or purchased for consumption off the premises, wholesale or retail.. 1.67 Wines Local and imported wines purchased wholesale or retail.... 0.83 Total, Alcohol...... 5.40 Total, Tobacco and Alcohol 7.88 (b) Other Supplies (i) Medical and Health Supplies Adhesive dressings.. Antiseptic liquid.... Aspirin.. Cough remedy...... Hormone tablets.... 0.09 Paracetamol ; Itmo Throat tablets...... Vitamin concentrate.... Total, Medical and Health Supplies 0.35
6 7 TABLE 1 REGIMEN OF CONSUMERS PRICE INDEX, DECEMBER QUARTER 1977 continued 6. MISCELLANEOUS continued (b) Other supplies continued (ii) Cosmetics Deodorant Face powder...... Foundation makeup.. Haircream.. Hair rinse...... Hair rollers.... Hair spray...... Hand cream.. Lipstick.... Mascara eye liner...... Skin perfume.. Total, Cosmetics.. m»t 0.56 (Hi) Personal Goods Toiletries Talcum powder.. Razor blades...... Sanitary towels.... Shampoo...... 0.09 Toilet paper.. Toilet soap.... Toilet tissues...... Toothbrush...... Toothpaste.. Total, Toiletries.. 0.72 Other Personal Goods Handbag.... Satchel...... Suitcase.... Ring, engagement...... 0.36 Watch.. Total, Other Personal Goods.. 0.63 Total, Personal Goods 1.36 (iv) Stationery Supplies Binder file refill.... Envelopes Exercise books.. Pad, writing...... Pen, ballpoint.... Pen, fountain.... Pencil...... Total, Stationery Supplies 0.25 (v) Leisure and Recreational Supplies Boat and boating equipment.. 0.28 Photographic equipment, and supplies 0.38 Caravan 0.31 Cassettes and gramophone records.. 0.27 Children's toys.. 0.35 Equipment for sports, games, and tramping.. 0.55 Musical instruments.. 0.12 Swimming pool.. Typewriter.... Total, Leisure and Recreational Supplies.. 2.31 (vi) Newspapers, Magazines, and Books Newspapers.... 0.27 Magazines and periodicals.... Books, popular reading.... Book exchange fees Educational textbooks 0.13 Total,.Newspapers, Magazines, and Books.. 1.12 (c) Other Services (i) Health Services (over and above General Medical Services Benefits) Optometrists' fees...... 0.21 Dentists' fees.. 0.38 General medical practitioners' fees (over and above General Medical Services Benefits) 0.29 Medical specialists' fees (over and above General Medical Services Benefits) Private general hospital fees (over and above General Medical Services Benefits).. Total, Health Services..1.10 (ii) Recreational, Cultural, and Educational Services Admissions to concerts and cinemas.. 0.75 Admissions to games and sports events 0.12 Fishing licence.... Music, singing, etc., tuition fees 0.09 Primary, secondary and tertiary tuition and examination fees 0.45 Sightseeing and scenic tours.. Subscriptions to sports and other clubs Total, Recreational, Cultural, and Educational Services 1.79 (Hi) Accommodation, Board, and Lodging Board at schools Licenced hotel tariffs Private hotel tariffs.. Motel tariffs and motor camps charges Total, Accommodation, Board, and Lodging (iv) Credit Services Hire purchase charges Total, Credit Services (v) Personal Services Funeral, burial, and cremation fees Haircuts Hairset, woman's Labour union dues.. Watch repairs Total, Personal Services Total, Other Services TOTAL, MISCELLANEOUS 0.36 0.58 0.31 0.31 0.21 0.92 4.70 18.52 TABLE 2 Commodity REGIMEN OF CONSUMERS PRICE INDEX, DECEMBER QUARTER 1977 FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES at Price (1)(2) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 0.17 0.27 0.39 0.46 Apples Apricots Bananas Grapefruit Kiwifruit Lemons Oranges 0.18 Peaches Pears 0.25 0.25 0.28 0.31 Plums 0.12 Strawberries Tamarillos Asparagus Beans Kumaras Leeks Lettuce Mushrooms Onions Parsnips Potatoes Pumpkin Silverbeet Swedes Tomatoes Totals Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Cucumber (1) 0.41 0.09 0.26 0.16 2.21 2.21 2.21 2.21 0.47 0.39 0.24 0.29 0.27 0.28 0.31 0.25 0.28 0.26 (3) 0.16 Dec 0.35 fj22 m0 0.09 0.13 0.09 0.12 0.09 0.09 0.12 0.09 0.09 _ 0.17 0.13 0.36 0.46 0.35 «# 0.13 0.31 0.38 2.21 2.21 2.21 2.21 2.21 2.21 2.21 2.21 For convenience of presentation the figures shown here have been rounded (independently) to fewer decimal places than are used in the calculations. Because of this rounding sums of the individual items may not always appear identical with the totals. (2) The expenditure on fresh fruit and vegetables in the base quarter (quantities for year ended March 1977 at December quarter 1977 average prices) expressed as a percentage of all expenditure was 2.21. This total is assumed to be a constant for every month of the year but the basket of fresh fruit and vegetables varies according to availability. < 3 *A weight is alloted for Lemons in November, but is too small to be recorded here. Total, Other Supplies 5.94 GRAND TOTAL, ALL GROUPS 100.00 (' )The estimated quantities of commodities purchased in the year ended March 1977 have been repriced with the average prices of the fourth quarter 1977 to provide the base expenditure of the index base: fourth quarter 1977 ( 1000). For convenience of presentation, the figures shown in this published table have been rounded (independently) to fewer decimal places than are used in the calculations. Because of this rounding, the sums of the weights of the individual items as shown in the table are not always identical with the total.
8 9 TABLE 3 CONSUMERS PRICE INDEX COMPARISON OF THE BASE EXPENDITURE WEIGHTING OF DECEMBER QUARTERS 1974 and 1977 TABLE 3 CONSUMERS PRICE INDEX COMPARISON OF THE BASE EXPENDITURE WEIGHTING OF DECEMBER QUARTERS 1974 and 1977 continued 1974 and 1977 Regimen December Quarter 1974 December Quarter 1977 1974 and 1977 Regimen TOTAL EXPENDITURE COVERED Food Fruit and Vegetables Fresh fruit and vegetables Processed fruit Processed vegetables Meat, Fish and Poultry.. Meat Beef and veal Hogget and lamb Pork Smallgoods and prepared meats Fish Poultry Other Foods Eggs Dairy products Cereals and cereal products Breads, biscuits and cakes Other cereals and cereal products.. Jams and spreads Beverages.. Other grocery foods Soft drinks, fruit juice and ices Sweets, potato chips, peanuts Meals away from home.. Take aways.. Housing Rentals State and municipal dwelling rentals Other dwelling rentals.. Home Ownership Purchase of dwellings Expenses of purchase and financing of ownership of dwellings Specialists' fees and stamp duty Interest and other charges on mortgage.. Maintenance expenditure, rates and insurance.. Household Operation Fuel and Light Household Furnishing.. Household appliances Electric household appliances Other household appliances Furniture.. Floor coverings Household textiles Household equipment and utensils.. Household Supplies and Services Household supplies Household services Post Office charges Other household services 100.0 17.82 27.80 14.31 2.91 5.19 9.72 3.50 24.30 1.98 7.95 4.38 2.24 4.47 0.39 0.59 1.39 1.80 0.49 1.20 0.85 0.66 1.83 0.67 0.72 2.78 16.94 2.38 4.98 2.67 2.16 0.97 1.03 1.11 1.56 2.82 1.82 1.16 0.29 1.20 1.46 0.97 1.41 2.41 0.26 1.39 1.43 100.0 19.12 23.53 17.04 2.95 5.12 11.05 4.02 19.50 2.77 9.33 4.94 2.21 4.39 1.61 2.12 0.95 1.05 0.96 0.72 1.87 1.05 0.91 3.11 11.57 1.39 6.54 4.02 2.27 1.07 0.88 1.09 1.53 3.40 1.97 0.98 1.10 1.72 0.46 0.93 3.76 0.25 1.80 1.60 Apparel Clothing Men's clothing Women's clothing Boys' clothing Girls' clothing Infants' clothing Piece goods.. Sewing and knitting materials Footwear.. Men's footwear Women's footwear Children's footwear Transportation Public Transport Land travel.. Air travel Sea travel and transport of vehicles.. Private Transport Purchase of vehicles Motor vehicle running and maintenance Miscellaneous Tobacco and Alcohol Tobacco, cigarettes and requisites.. Alcohol Other Supplies Medical and health supplies Cosmetics.. Personal goods Toiletries.. Other personal goods.. Stationery supplies Leisure and recreational supplies Newspapers, magazines and books. Other Services Health services (over and above Social Security) Recreational, cultural and educational services Accommodation, board and lodging. Credit services Personal services FOOTNOTE For convenience of presentation the figures shown have been rounded (independently) to fewer decimal places than are used in the calculations. Because of this rounding, the sums of constituent items are not always the same as their totals. 1.79 0.58 0.31 0.92
10 11 RETAIL PRICES INDEX NUMBERS FOOD AND ALL GROUPS LONGTERM LINKED HISTORICAL SERIES EQUATED TO BASE : DECEMBER QUARTER 1977 (=1000) Year Food All Groups Year Food All Groups 1899 73 1900 74 1940 134 142 1901 75 1941 138 148 1902 78 1942 141 152 1903 77 1943 142 156 1904 76 1944 144 159 1905 80 1945 144 161 1906 81 1946 144 162 1907 81 80 1947 153 167 1908 81 80 1948 173 181 1909 79 79 1949 177 184 1910 80 80 1950 195 194 1911 80 80 1951 224 216 1912 83 82 1952 247 232 1913 84 84 1953 262 243 1914 88 86 1954 275 254 1915 100 93 1955 282 260 1916 107 100 1956 298 269 1917 115 108 1957 297 275 1918 123 117 1958 302 287 1919 128 125 1959 303 298 1920 146 140 1960 308 300 1921 142 142 1961 311 306 1922 120 131 1962 312 314 1923 121 132 1963 318 320 1924 126 135 1964 337 331 1925 129 138 1965 346 343 1926 128 139 1966 353 352 1927 123 138 1967 378 373 1928 125 138 1968 390 389 1929 127 138 1969 409 409 1930 122 135 1970 436 435 1931 106 125 1971 475 481 1932 97 115 1972 498 514 1933 91 109 1973 554 556 1934 97 111 1974 618 618 1935 104 115 1975 683 708 1936 109 119 1976 810 828 1937 119 127 1977 948 947 1938 124 131 1939 131 136 RETAIL PRICES INDEX NUMBERS ALL GROUPS LONGTERM LINKED QUARTERLY SERIES EQUATED TO BASE : DECEMBER QUARTER 1977 (=1000) Year Quarter Ended All Groups Year Quarter Ended All Groups 1949 March 182 1957 March 271 June 182 June 275 September 185 September 277 December 185 December 278 1950 March 186 1958 March 278 June 191 June 281 September 198 September 294 December 201 December 296 1951 March 204 1959 March 296 June 213 June 297 September 220 September 300 December 225 December 299 1952 March 228 1960 March 298 June 231 June 299 September 234 September 301 December 236 December 304 1953 March 238 1961 March 303 June 241 June 303 September 243 September 307 December 249 December 311 1954 March 251 1962 March 312 June 255 June 313 September 255 September 315 December 255 December 317 1955 March 258 1963 March 317 June 261 June 319 September 261 September 321 December 261 December 324 1956 March 264 1964 March 325 June 267 June 328 September 273 September 333 December 273 December 339
12 RETAIL PRICES INDEX NUMBERS ALL GROUPS LONGTERM LINKED QUARTERLY SERIES (continued) EQUATED TO BASE : DECEMBER QUARTER 1977 (=1000) Year Quarter Ended All Groups Year Quarter Ended All Groups 1965 March 339 1972 March 505 June 340 June 511 September 344 September 517 December 347 December 523 1966 March 349 1973 March 535 June 351 June 550 Rpotember 353 September 562 \JKJ %J i b III 1 December 355 December 576 1967 March 364 1974 March 590 June 374 June 605 September 378 September 627 December 378 December 648 1968 March 382 1975 March 668 June 387 June 695 September 392 September 720 December 397 December 750 1969 March 403 1976 March 783 June 407 June 818 September 411 September 844 December 413 December 867 1970 March 422 1977 March 890 June 429 June 933 September 436 September 966 December 454 December 1000 1971 March 466 June 476 September 485 December 496