Weighting system - 1996/97 and 2001/02 Consumer Price Index

WEIGHTS

1996/97

2001/02

TOTAL ALL DIVISIONS

1000

1000

DIVISION 01 - FOOD AND NON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

334

299

Group 1 - Food

307

274

Class 1 - Bread and cereals

62

61

Bread

19

17

Rice (Govt. subsidised)

9

5

Rice (trader's)

13

16

Flour (Govt. subsidised)

3

2

Other flour

1

1

Flour preparations

5

5

Biscuits

4

5

Other cereals

4

4

Frozen semi prepared food

1

2

Other prepared food

3

4

Class 2 - Meat

57

49

Fresh beef

8

7

Frozen beef

6

4

Frozen mutton

7

6

Fresh goat

2

2

Pork & sausages

1

1

Fresh chicken

7

11

Frozen chicken

22

14

Canned meat

4

4

Class 3 - Fish and other seafood

34

30

Fresh fish

11

8

Fresh octopus

2

1

Frozen fish

10

10

Other frozen sea products

2

3

Salted and dried fish

3

2

Canned fish and other processed sea food

6

6

Class 4 - Milk, cheese and eggs

40

40

Powdered milk - full cream

19

20

Powdered milk - skimmed

2

2

Baby milk powder

3

2

Other milk

4

3

Milk preparations

3

4

Cheese

5

5

Fresh eggs

4

4

Class 5 - Oils and fats

20

16

Butter

3

1

Cooking oil

12

10

Margarine and ghee

5

5

Class 6 - Fruits

17

14

Fresh fruits - imported

10

8

Fresh fruits - local

4

4

Canned fruits

1

1

Dried fruits

2

1

Class 7 - Vegetables

57

51

Tomatoes

11

9

Potatoes

6

8

Onions

4

4

Garlic

1

2

Other fresh vegetables

26

20

Canned vegetables

3

4

Pulses

6

4

Class 8 - Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery

12

5

Sugar

3

2

Chocolate

3

1

Jam

2

1

Ice cream

2

1

Sweets

2

-

Class 9 - Food products not elsewhere classified

8

8

Ginger

2

2

Other food products n.e.c

6

6

Group 2 - Non-alcoholic beverages

27

25

Class 1 - Coffeee, tea and cocoa

7

5

Coffee

1

1

Tea

4

3

Food drinks

2

1

Class 2 - Mineral waters, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juices

20

20

Soft drinks

13

12

Fruit juice and syrup

6

6

Other

1

2

DIVISION 02 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO

88

86

Group 1 - Alcoholic beverages

53

38

Class 1 - Spirits

25

18

Whisky

7

5

Rum

14

8

Other cane spirits

4

5

Class 2 - Wine

5

7

Wine

5

7

Class 3 - Beer

23

13

Beer

22

12

Stout

1

1

Group 2 - Tobacco

35

48

Class 0 - Tobacco

35

48

Cigarettes

35

48

DIVISION 03 - CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR

79

60

Group 1 - Clothing

59

45

Class 1 - Clothing materials

6

4

Clothing materials - women

5

3

Clothing materials - men

1

1

Class 2 - Garments

51

39

Ready made clothing - women

25

19

Ready made clothing - men

17

12

Ready made clothing - children

2

2

Other ready made clothing

7

6

Class 5 - Tailoring charges

2

2

Tailoring charges

2

2

Group 2 - Footwear

20

15

Class 1 - Shoes and other footwear

20

15

Ladies' shoes

7

5

Men's shoes

9

7

Children's shoes

4

3

OTHER FUELS

96

96

Group 1 - Actual rentals for housing

16

12

Class 1 - Actual rent paid by tenants

16

12

Rent

16

12

Group 3 - Maintenance and repair of the dwelling

18

21

Class 1 - Materials for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling

12

13

Cement

2

2

Paints

4

3

Planks

1

1

Ceramic tiles

1

2

Other construction materials

4

5

Class 2 - Services for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling

6

8

Workmen's wages

6

8

Group 4 - Water supply and miscellaneous services relating to the dwelling

18

16

Class 1 - Water supply

13

11

Water charges

13

11

Class 3 - Sewage collection

1

1

Waste water tax

1

1

Class 4 - Other Services Relating to the Dwelling not elsewhere classified

4

4

Municipal tax

4

4

Group 5 - Electricity, gas and other fuels

44

47

Class 1 - Electricity

31

32

Electricity

31

32

Class 2 - Gas

12

14

Cooking gas (LPG)

12

14

Class 3 - Liquid fuels

1

1

Kerosene

1

1

ROUTINE HOSEHOLD MAINTENANCE

78

80

Group 1 - Furniture and furnishings, carpets and other floor coverings

12

19

Class 1 - Furniture and furnishings

10

17

Furniture

10

17

Class 2 - Carpets and other floor coverings

2

2

Vinyl, carpets, etc.

2

2

Group 2 - Household textiles

8

9

Class 0 - Household textiles

8

9

Bedding

3

4

Curtain material

2

3

Other

3

2

Group 3 - Household appliances

13

14

Class 1 - Major household appliances whether electric or not

9

12

Gas stove

1

1

Microwave oven

1

1

Refrigerator

3

5

Washing machine

2

3

Other

2

2

Class 2 - Small electric household appliances

3

1

Small electric household appliances

3

1

Class 3 - Repair of household appliances

1

1

Repair of household appliances

1

1

Group 4 - Glassware, tableware and household utensils

8

5

Class 0 - Glassware, tableware and household utensils

8

5

Glassware

3

2

Tableware

2

1

Plastic utensils

1

1

Other utensils

2

1

Group 5 - Tools and equipment for house and garden

3

3

Class 1 - Major tools and equipment

-

1

Major tools and equipment

-

1

Class 2 - Small tools and miscellaneous accessories

3

2

Small tools and miscellaneous accessories

3

2

Group 6 - Goods and services for routine household maintenance

34

30

Class 1 - Non-durable household goods

23

20

Laundry soap

8

4

Other washing materials

7

8

Floor polish

2

1

Detergents

2

3

Other

4

4

Class 2 - Domestic services and household services

11

10

Maid

9

8

Gardener

2

2

DIVISION 06 - HEALTH

38

28

Group 1 - Medical products, appliances and equipment

20

14

Class 1 - Pharmaceutical products

19

13

Analgesics and antalgics

3

2

Tonics and vitamins

4

3

Antibiotics

2

1

Medicine for diabetes

1

1

Medicine for cholesterol and cardiovascular therapy

3

2

Other medicinal products

5

3

Eye care products

1

1

Class 3 - Therapeutic appliances and equipment

1

1

Spectacles

1

1

Group 2 - Outpatient services

12

9

Class 1 - Medical services

10

8

Doctors' fees

10

8

Class 2 - Dental services

2

1

Dentists' fees

2

1

Group 3 - Hospital services

6

5

Class 0 - Hospital services

6

5

Clinic fees

6

5

DIVISION 07 - TRANSPORT

115

139

Group 1 - Purchase of vehicles

28

42

Personal transport

28

42

Group 2 - Operation of personal transport equipment

45

47

Class 1 - Spare parts and accessories for personal transport equipment

7

4

Tyres and tubes

2

1

Parts and accessories

5

3

Class 2 - Fuels and lubricants for personal transport equipment

28

32

Gasoline

26

27

Diesel oil

1

4

Motor oil

1

1

Class 3 - Maintenance and repair of personal transport equipment

6

6

Maintenance and repair charges

6

6

Class 4 - Other services in respect of personal transport equipment

4

5

Road tax

4

5

Group 3 - Transport services

42

50

Class 2 - Passenger transport by road

36

36

Bus fare

27

26

Taxi fare

9

10

Class 3 - Passenger transport by air

5

13

Passenger transport by air

5

13

Class 4 - Passenger transport by sea and inland waterway

1

1

Passenger transport by sea

1

1

DIVISION 08 - COMMUNICATION

21

31

Group 1 - Postal services

2

1

Class 0 - Postal services

2

1

Postal services

2

1

Group 2 - Telephone and telefax equipment

-

2

Class 0 - Telephone and telefax equipment

-

2

Telephone and telefax equipment

-

2

Group 3 - Telephone and telefax services

19

28

Class 0 - Telephone and telefax services

19

28

Fixed telephone rental

3

4

Fixed telephone calls

12

14

International calls

4

4

Mobile telephone calls

-

4

Internet connection

-

2

DIVISION 09 - RECREATION AND CULTURE

40

53

Group 1 - Audio-visual, photographic and information processing equipment

4

15

sound and pictures

3

9

Television set

2

4

Other audio and video set

1

5

Class 3 - Information processing equipment

-

4

Computer

-

3

Other

-

1

Class 4 - Recording media

1

1

Tapes, photographic films, etc.

1

1

processing equipment

-

1

Repair services

-

1

Group 3 - Other recreational items and equipment, gardens and pets

5

6

Class 1 - Games, toys and hobbies

2

3

Toy and games

2

3

Class 2 - Equipment for sport, camping and open-air recreations

2

1

Balls, rackets, shuttlecocks, etc.

2

1

Class 3 - Gardens, plants and flowers

1

1

Decorative plants / flowers, etc.

1

1

Class 4 - Pets and related products

-

1

Foodstuff for pets

-

1

Group 4 - Recreational and cultural services

11

12

Class 1 - Recreational and sporting services

-

1

Admission tickets

-

1

Class 2 - Cultural services

11

11

Cinema admission

1

2

Hire of video cassettes and CD's

1

1

Television licence

8

7

Other

1

1

Group 5 - Newspapers, books and stationery

20

20

Class 1 - Books

6

7

School textbooks - Primary

1

1

School textbooks - Secondary

4

4

Other

1

2

Class 2 - Newspapers and periodicals

9

9

Newspapers - Daily

5

5

Newspapers - Weekly

3

3

Other

1

1

Class 4 - Stationery and drawing materials

5

4

Stationery

4

3

Other

1

1

DIVISION 10 - EDUCATION

26

24

Group 1 - Pre-primary and secondary education

11

8

Class 0 - Pre-primary and primary education

11

8

Pre-primary education

5

3

Primary education

-

1

Private tuition fees - Primary

6

4

Group 2 - Secondary education

11

9

Class 0 - Secondary education

11

9

Secondary education

-

1

Private tuition fees - Secondary

11

8

Group 3 - Post-secondary and non-tertiary education

2

1

Class 0 - Post-secondary and non-tertiary education

2

1

Post secondary and non-tertiary education

2

1

Group 4 - Tertiary education

-

4

Class 0 - Tertiary education

-

4

University fees

-

3

Other

-

1

Group 5 - Education not definable by level

2

2

Class 1 - Education not definable by level

2

2

Vocational / Technical courses

2

2

DIVISION 11 - RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

47

50

Group 1 - Catering services

44

49

Class 1 - Restaurants, cafés and the like

44

49

Prepared foods

15

16

Cakes and snacks

14

8

Expenditure in bars and restaurants

15

25

Group 2 - Accommodation services

3

1

Class 0 - Accommodation services

3

1

Rental of bungalows

3

1

DIVISION 12 - MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES

38

54

Group 1 - Personal care

20

25

Class 1 - Hairdressing salons and personal grooming establishments

2

2

Hairdresser - male

1

1

Hairdresser - female

1

1

Class 3 - Other appliances, articles and products for personal care

18

23

Goods for personal care - female

5

6

Goods for personal care - male

1

2

Goods for personal care - babies

3

5

Goods for personal hygiene

9

10

Group 3 - Personal effects, not elsewhere classified

8

7

Class 1 - Jewellery, clocks and watches

5

4

Jewellery, clocks and watches

4

3

Watches

1

1

Class 2 - Other personal goods

3

3

Other personal effects

3

3

Group 4 - Social protection

-

2

Class 0 - Social protection

-

2

Nursery fees

-

2

Group 5 - Insurance

6

12

Class 2 - Insurance connected with the dwelling

-

4

House insurance

-

4

Class 4 - Insurance connected with transport

6

8

Vehicle insurance

6

8

Group 7 - Other services not elsewhere classified

4

8

Class 0 - Other services not elsewhere classified

4

8

Religious articles

2

2

Funerary articles and services

-

2

Other services

2

4