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Appendix 1: HBS Calculations

LM LM
Male Female
29
Food and Beverage Items 1,757.5 1,357.7
30
Footwear 161.8 119.0
31
Clothing 524.0 301.3
32
Medicines and Pharmaceuticals 111.4 94.0
33
Medical Services 132.5 67.9
34
Water and Electricity 160.3 110.6
35
Gas and Other Fuels 21.6 28.9
36
Telephone 184.2 133.0
3,026.3 2,212.4
The items featured above have been extracted from the Household Budgetary Survey
2000 Table 112 pp. 117 – 120 passim. Where appropriate, additions and/or subtractions
have been made to two or more figures in order to arrive at the above-quoted ciphers.

29 Includes ‘bread and cereals’, ‘meat and meat products’, ‘fish and seafood’, ‘eggs, milk, dairy products’,
fruit, sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery’, ‘vegetables’, ‘other food products’ and ‘beverages’.
30 This figure is quoted directly, with no computations having been made.
31 Includes ‘fabrics and clothing material bought by metre or by piece’, ‘men’s and boy’s garments’,
‘women’s and girl’s garments’, ‘babies’ garments’, ‘unisex and other garments’, ‘sewing and knitting
materials’, ‘clothing accessories and other clothing apparel’ and ‘garment related services’.
32 Includes ‘medicines’ and ‘pharmaceutical products’.
33 Includes ‘therapeutic appliances and equipment’, ‘dental services’, ‘paramedical services’, ‘hospital
services’ and ‘other medical services n.e.c.’
34 This figure is quoted directly, with no computations having been made.
35 Includes ‘gas and liquid fuels’ and ‘solid fuels’.
36 Includes only ‘telephone and fax services’.

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