asked the Taoiseach the actual percentage change in each item included in the consumer price index from mid-May 1977 to the latest available date.
Written Answers. - Consumer Price Index.
The information requested is given in the following table.
Percentage price changes between mid-May 1977 and mid-November 1980.
Consumer Price Index Items |
Percentage Price Changes |
Mid-May 1977 to Mid-Nov. 1980 |
|
Food: |
% |
Beef |
+ 35.9 |
Mutton and lamb |
+ 45.4 |
Pork |
+ 37.1 |
Bacon |
+ 28.1 |
Poultry |
+ 43.0 |
Cooked Meat |
+ 47.8 |
Sausages |
+ 34.6 |
Pudding |
+ 42.5 |
Fresh fish |
+ 45.9 |
Frozen fish |
+ 56.5 |
Dried and cured fish |
+ 43.0 |
Tinned fish |
+ 20.2 |
Potatoes* |
- 8.3 |
Tomatoes* |
+ 13.1 |
Other fresh vegetables |
+ 22.3 |
Dried vegetables |
+ 48.5 |
Tinned vegetables |
+ 38.9 |
Frozen vegetables |
+ 42.5 |
Bread |
+ 71.8 |
Flour |
+ 44.1 |
Biscuits |
+ 37.5 |
Cakes |
+ 47.4 |
Fresh milk |
+ 91.0 |
Other milk products |
+ 43.4 |
Cheese |
+ 42.8 |
Eggs* |
+ 29.3 |
Butter |
+ 24.1 |
Margarine |
+ 15.4 |
Other fats and oils |
+ 18.5 |
Fresh fruit |
+ 46.6 |
Tinned fruit |
+ 25.7 |
Dried fruit |
+ 34.9 |
Tea |
+ 43.0 |
Coffee |
+ 22.2 |
Cocoa |
+ 95.8 |
Sugar |
+ 61.3 |
Breakfast cereals |
+ 56.1 |
Oatmeal |
+ 53.8 |
Other cereals |
+ 51.1 |
Jelly |
+ 26.0 |
Custard |
+ 58.1 |
Sauces and meat extract |
+ 42.8 |
Soups |
+ 57.3 |
James and marmalade |
+ 61.9 |
Sweets and chocolate |
+ 52.5 |
Ice cream |
+ 33.5 |
Baby food |
+ 57.8 |
Other food items |
+ 42.6 |
Soft drinks |
+ 63.1 |
Meals out |
+ 67.2 |
Alcoholic Drink: |
|
Beer |
+ 61.6 |
Spirits |
+ 62.5 |
Wine |
+ 55.8 |
Tobacco: |
|
Cigarettes |
+ 58.0 |
Cigars |
+ 40.7 |
Tobacco |
+ 54.4 |
Clothing and Footwear: |
|
Men's outerwear: |
|
Overcoats |
+ 40.9 |
Waterproofs |
+ 50.5 |
Suits |
+ 42.2 |
Other outerwear |
+ 49.3 |
Men's underwear: |
|
Shirts |
+ 57.4 |
Other underwear |
+ 58.2 |
Women's outerwear: |
|
Overcoats |
+ 43.6 |
Waterproofs |
+ 47.2 |
Costumes and suits |
+ 40.4 |
Skirts, slacks and shorts |
+ 56.2 |
Dresses |
+ 46.8 |
Other outerwear |
+ 47.2 |
Women's underwear: |
|
Vests |
+ 83.9 |
Panties |
+ 79.6 |
Slips |
+ 68.0 |
Other underwear |
+ 57.6 |
Children's clothing: |
|
Boys' outerwear |
+ 46.6 |
Girls' outerwear |
+ 44.5 |
Boys' underwear |
+ 51.1 |
Girls' underwear |
+ 43.8 |
Hose |
+ 56.3 |
Other clothing |
+ 50.9 |
Material and haberdashery |
+ 46.6 |
Footwear: |
|
Men's |
+ 58.5 |
Women's |
+ 49.8 |
Children's |
+ 53.2 |
Fuel and Light: |
|
Firelighters |
+ 67.2 |
Coal |
+ 72.3 |
Turf and briquettes |
+ 66.8 |
Paraffin oil |
+ 65.2 |
Bottled gas |
+ 84.6 |
Piped gas |
+ 138.4 |
Electricity |
+ 77.0 |
Fuel oil |
+ 94.0 |
Housing: |
|
Rents |
+ 22.0 |
Rates (owner-occupied dwellings) |
- 100.0 |
Mortgage interest |
+ 73.4 |
House insurance |
+ 65.7 |
Repairs & decorations |
+ 53.5 |
Household Durables: |
|
Furniture |
+ 53.6 |
Acoustic appliances |
+ 22.5 |
Other electric/gas appliances |
+ 52.4 |
Electrical repairs and spares |
+ 46.3 |
Other furnishings and appliances |
+ 38.4 |
Other ironmongery & hardware |
+ 49.1 |
Floor coverings |
+ 52.4 |
Soft furnishings |
+ 47.5 |
Crockery & glassware |
+ 49.1 |
Cutlery |
+ 41.2 |
Kitchen utensils |
+ 54.2 |
Household brushes |
+ 53.8 |
Other household durables |
+ 45.9 |
Other Goods: |
|
Domestic non-durables: |
|
Household soap |
+ 54.7 |
Detergent powder/liquid |
+ 54.0 |
Other cleaning material |
+ 64.7 |
Other domestic non-durables |
+ 56.8 |
Personal non-durables: |
|
Toilet & shaving soaps |
+ 42.8 |
Toothpaste |
+ 54.1 |
Hair applications |
+ 46.1 |
Cosmetics |
+ 56.6 |
Toilet accessories |
+ 46.7 |
Personal goods |
+ 40.8 |
Sporting goods |
+ 54.6 |
Toys |
+ 52.4 |
Paper goods |
+ 55.6 |
Stationery equipment |
+ 51.7 |
Comics |
+ 102.5 |
Magazines and journals |
+ 72.4 |
Newspapers |
+ 42.8 |
Textbooks |
+ 44.5 |
Records, tapes, etc. |
+ 38.5 |
Photographic goods & services |
+ 38.1 |
Transport: |
|
Motor cycles |
+ 22.5 |
Motor cars |
+ 38.4 |
Other vehicles |
+ 69.2 |
Road tax |
- 78.8 |
Motor insurance |
+ 80.6 |
Petrol |
+ 60.6 |
Motor oil |
+ 62.4 |
Spare parts |
+ 58.0 |
Repairs & maintenance |
+ 62.8 |
Other vehicle costs |
+ 59.4 |
Bus fares |
+ 69.3 |
Train fares |
+ 65.8 |
Other travel |
+ 65.6 |
Services & Related Expenditure: |
|
Cinema & theatre |
+ 68.4 |
Dancing |
+ 83.0 |
Other entertainment |
+ 100.0 |
Education & training |
+ 84.7 |
Doctors', dentists', opticians' fees |
+ 64.1 |
Medicines & drugs |
+ 53.7 |
Hospital charges |
- 0.3 |
Other medical expenses |
+ 60.6 |
Hairdressing |
+ 80.6 |
Shoe repairs |
+ 78.2 |
Laundry & dry-cleaning |
+ 83.4 |
Other services |
+ 94.9 |
Postage |
+ 48.3 |
Telephone & telegrams |
+ 46.4 |
Subscriptions to Clubs & Societies |
+ 56.5 |
Trade Union, etc. Subscriptions |
+ 32.2 |
TV & aerial rental |
+ 22.5 |
Licences |
+ 23.4 |
Hotel & Guest House charges |
+ 84.9 |
Expenditure abroad |
+ 108.1 |
Other expenditure |
+ 56.9 |
*Seasonally adjusted.