Dáil Éireann - Volume 568 - 10 June, 2003 Written Answers. - Consumer Price Index.
Mr. R. Bruton Mr. R. Bruton
187. Mr. R. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the items priced in respect of food products in making up the consumer price index; the price in euro of each item involved in the most recently published index; and the corresponding price 12 months earlier. [15323/03]
Mr. R. Bruton Mr. R. Bruton
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188. Mr. R. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the food items priced in respect of the agricultural prices index and the wholesale price index; the [195] price in euro of each item involved in the most recently published index; and the corresponding price 12 months earlier. [15324/03]
Ms Hanafin Ms Hanafin
Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Ms Hanafin): I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 188 together.
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The Central Statistics Office uses three separate sets of indices to monitor the trends in food prices. Each source of data is designed to measure a specific stage of the whole production process from farm through factory gate and on to the final consumer. The agricultural output price index monitors trends in prices paid to farmers for their produce. Monthly and annual indices are produced for the main livestock categories and agricultural products. The CSO publishes absolute monthly prices for selected products only. The wholesale price index, WPI, is designed to measure, in index form, the monthly changes in prices received by Irish manufacturers for goods [196] fully or partially produced in Ireland and sold to home or export markets. Some 41% of the food products produced in Ireland are sold to the home market, while the remaining 59% are destined for the export market. Monthly and annual indices are published for ten aggregated food categories. National average prices are not compiled within the wholesale price index. The consumer price index, CPI, is designed to measure, in index form, the monthly changes in the cost of purchasing a fixed representative basket of consumer goods and services by all private households in the country and by tourists on holiday within the territory of Ireland. Monthly and annual indices are published for 46 aggregated food categories. National average prices are compiled for 50 individual food items. The available absolute prices for agricultural products and food products purchased by the consumer are given in tables 1 and 2. In addition, index numbers for the three series are given in tables 3,4 and 5. Table 1. Agriculture Monthly Absolute Prices for March 2002 and March 2003
Product |
Unit |
March-02 |
March-03 |
Bullocks – 200-249kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per 100 kg) |
208.25 |
200.10 |
Bullocks – 250-299kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per 100 kg) |
188.19 |
174.79 |
Bullocks – 300-349kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per 100 kg) |
176.99 |
163.35 |
Bullocks – 350-399kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per 100 kg) |
169.83 |
160.48 |
Bullocks – 400-449kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per 100 kg) |
165.82 |
158.51 |
Bullocks – 450-499kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per 100 kg) |
159.53 |
149.11 |
Bullocks – 500-549kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per 100 kg) |
152.09 |
143.11 |
Bullocks – 550kg+ liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per 100 kg) |
142.04 |
139.21 |
Heifers – 200-249kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per 100 kg) |
151.35 |
137.59 |
Heifers – 250-299kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per 100 kg) |
150.69 |
136.34 |
Heifers – 300-349kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per 100 kg) |
151.85 |
136.09 |
Heifers – 350-399kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per 100 kg) |
150.69 |
136.34 |
Heifers – 400-499kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per 100 kg) |
145.13 |
134.09 |
Sheep – 30-39kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per kg) |
2.20 |
1.58 |
Sheep – 40-49kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per kg) |
2.00 |
1.79 |
Sheep – 50-59kg liveweight (including VAT) |
(€ per kg) |
1.95 |
1.75 |
Milk, Actual Butterfat (including VAT) |
(€ per litre) |
0.27 |
0.27 |
Milk, 3.7% Butterfat (including VAT) |
(€ per litre) |
0.27 |
0.27 |
Hens' Eggs (including VAT) |
(€ per 120) |
6.61 |
6.23 | Table 2. National Average Prices for Food Items March 2002 and March 2003 (Source CPI)
Food |
Unit |
March-02 |
March-03 |
|
|
€ |
€ |
Beef |
|
|
|
Round Steak |
1KG |
8.791 |
8.876 |
Sirloin Steak |
1KG |
12.524 |
12.743 |
Striploin Steak |
1KG |
16.998 |
17.762 |
Roast Beef – Topside/Rib |
1KG |
8.495 |
8.509 |
Sliced/Diced Beef Pieces |
1KG |
7.244 |
7.415 |
|
|
|
|
Lamb |
|
|
|
Whole leg |
1KG |
10.332 |
9.449 |
Loin chops |
1KG |
17.382 |
15.810 |
Gigot chops |
1KG |
10.666 |
9.303 |
Lamb Pieces incl. Neck |
1KG |
6.581 |
6.286 |
Liver |
1KG |
5.259 |
5.392 |
|
|
|
|
Pork |
|
|
|
Fillet/Half Leg |
1KG |
6.729 |
6.577 |
Roast Loin |
1KG |
8.627 |
9.119 |
Loin chops |
1KG |
8.654 |
9.010 |
Steak |
1KG |
11.740 |
11.804 |
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Food |
Unit |
March-02 |
March-03 |
|
|
€ |
€ |
Bacon |
|
|
|
Best back rashers |
1KG |
9.778 |
10.815 |
Ham fillet |
1KG |
8.684 |
9.073 |
Collar |
1KG |
5.869 |
5.896 |
|
|
|
|
Other Meat |
|
|
|
Cooked ham |
1KG |
13.105 |
14.383 |
Pork sausages |
1KG |
4.498 |
4.812 |
|
|
|
|
Fresh Fish |
|
|
|
Fillets of whiting |
1KG |
7.92 |
8.894 |
Cod fillets |
1KG |
13.675 |
13.327 |
Salmon Steak |
1KG |
11.761 |
12.291 |
Fillets of plaice |
1KG |
14.724 |
16.684 |
|
|
|
|
Smoked Fish |
|
|
|
Smoked Salmon |
1KG |
19.289 |
23.073 |
|
|
|
|
Fresh Vegetables |
|
|
|
Potatoes |
2.5KG |
3.033 |
3.246 |
Potatoes |
10KG |
5.817 |
6.926 |
Tomatoes |
1KG |
3.495 |
2.606 |
Onions |
1KG |
1.295 |
1.315 |
Broccoli |
1KG |
3.451 |
3.420 |
Carrots |
1KG |
1.245 |
1.363 |
Mushrooms |
1KG |
3.954 |
4.099 |
|
|
|
|
Fresh Fruit |
|
|
|
Grapes |
1KG |
4.260 |
4.178 |
Bananas |
1KG |
1.496 |
1.489 |
|
|
|
|
Milk |
|
|
|
Fresh, pasteurised full fat |
1 Ltr. |
0.844 |
0.856 |
Fresh, pasteurised low fat |
1 Ltr. |
0.848 |
0.857 |
|
|
|
|
Cheese |
|
|
|
Irish cheddar |
1KG |
8.792 |
9.003 |
|
|
|
|
Butter |
1 lb. |
1.958 |
1.952 |
|
|
|
|
Eggs |
|
|
|
Large (grade 2) |
Dozen |
2.397 |
2.446 |
Standard (grade 3) |
Dozen |
2.088 |
2.121 |
|
|
|
|
Bread |
|
|
|
White, sliced (large) |
800g |
1.005 |
1.084 |
Brown, sliced (large) |
800g |
1.111 |
1.189 |
|
|
|
|
Flour |
|
|
|
White, plain |
2KG |
1.244 |
1.267 |
White, self-raising |
2KG |
1.257 |
1.272 |
Brown, wholemeal |
2KG |
1.305 |
1.303 |
|
|
|
|
Sugar |
|
|
|
White Granulated |
1KG |
1.106 |
1.113 |
|
|
|
|
Tea |
|
|
|
Bags |
80 |
2.423 |
2.540 |
|
|
|
|
Spaghetti |
500g |
0.931 |
0.966 |
|
|
|
|
Preserves |
|
|
|
Jam |
1 lb. |
1.516 |
1.565 |
Marmalade |
1 lb. |
1.453 |
1.564 |
|
|
|
|
Orange Juice |
1 Litre |
1.493 |
1.558 |
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[198] [199] Table 3. Agricultural Output Price Index¹
Period |
2002 March |
2003 March |
March 03- March 02 |
Weights |
Total outputs index |
93.6 |
90.4 |
-3.5% |
100 |
Livestock |
|
|
|
|
Finished cattle |
84.1 |
77.8 |
-7.4% |
25.0099 |
Cows for slaughter |
67.5 |
65.6 |
-2.8% |
4.8558 |
Store cattle |
95.6 |
88.9 |
-7.1% |
4.9973 |
Total cattle |
83.4 |
77.8 |
-6.7% |
35.4025 | Sheep 150.8138.6-8.1%5.7209Pigs 90.686.7-4.3%7.053Poultry 91.492.91.7%3.171Total 92.486.7-6.1%51.3474Livestock ProductsMilk 94.692.7-2.0%35.4182Total 94.392.5-1.9%36.2485Livestock and Livestock products 93.289.1-4.3%87.5959Crop ProductsCereals 79.870.5-11.7%4.2628Sugarbeet 102.2103.20.9%1.9577Potatoes 79.0122.354.9%1.8529Vegetables 121.7118.7-2.4%3.9873Total 96.899.32.6%12.4042 ¹Excluding VAT Table 4. Food Products – Wholesale Price Indices April 2003
|
Weights % |
|
|
|
April 2003 Index |
|
|
|
Monthly % Change |
|
|
|
Annual % Change |
|
|
|
Sector |
H¹ |
E² |
% Within Food Prod- ucts |
H |
E |
T³ |
H |
E |
T |
H |
E |
T |
|
|
|
|
Meat and meat products |
51 |
49 |
24 |
103.1 |
96.5 |
99.7 |
+0.6 |
+0.3 |
+0.4 |
-5.0 |
-4.2 |
-4.7 |
|
|
|
|
Fish and Fish Products |
n/a4 |
n/a |
2 |
n/a |
n/a |
105.5 |
n/a |
n/a |
-4.4 |
n/a |
n/a |
-11.9 |
|
|
|
|
Fruit and vegetables |
n/a |
n/a |
1 |
n/a |
n/a |
121.7 |
n/a |
n/a |
+1.8 |
n/a |
n/a |
+11.1 |
|
|
|
|
Dairy Products |
66 |
34 |
22 |
100.7 |
87.9 |
95.5 |
+0.7 |
-4.4 |
-0.9 |
+0.9 |
-12.0 |
-2.9 |
|
|
|
|
Grain milling, starches and animal feed |
87 |
13 |
7 |
105.0 |
95.4 |
103.9 |
+0.1 |
-0.3 |
+0.1 |
-0.6 |
-6.7 |
-1.2 |
|
|
|
|
Other food products |
16 |
84 |
44 |
107.5 |
98.7 |
100.2 |
+0.1 |
+0.1 |
- |
+2.2 |
-10.8 |
-8.6 |
|
|
|
|
Food Products |
41 |
59 |
100 |
104.1 |
96.2 |
99.5 |
+0.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.9 |
-8.7 |
-5.4 |
|
|
|
| ¹H = Home sales ²E = Export Sales ³T = Total Sales 4Data not available due to confidentiality requirements
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[200] [201] Table 5. Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Price Indices April 2003
Description |
Dec. 2001 base expenditure weight % |
Current Index |
% change 1 mth |
% change 12 mths |
Food |
12.7541 |
103.0 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
Bread and Cereals |
2.4351 |
104.4 |
0.1 |
3.6 |
Bread |
0.7932 |
105.3 |
-0.4 |
2.8 |
Flour |
0.0349 |
101.5 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
Biscuits |
0.4149 |
107.4 |
1.8 |
6.3 |
Cakes |
0.4370 |
106.3 |
-0.8 |
6.7 |
Breakfast cereals |
0.3592 |
100.9 |
-0.2 |
1.8 |
Other cereals |
0.1698 |
102.4 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
Other bread & cereals |
0.2263 |
99.9 |
0.7 |
-0.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Meat |
3.8238 |
100.2 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
Beef |
0.7427 |
103.0 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
Lamb |
0.3222 |
96.2 |
2.0 |
-6.7 |
Pork |
0.2327 |
101.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
Bacon |
0.5459 |
98.3 |
-0.9 |
-0.6 |
Poultry |
0.7558 |
96.4 |
-1.2 |
-2.7 |
Other meat products |
1.2245 |
102.7 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fish |
0.3475 |
104.0 |
-0.5 |
1.6 |
Fresh fish |
0.1522 |
105.1 |
-1.4 |
2.7 |
Frozen/tinned/smoked fish |
0.1954 |
103.2 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Milk, cheese and eggs |
1.7813 |
101.8 |
-0.3 |
1.8 |
Milk |
0.9658 |
100.7 |
-0.7 |
0.2 |
Other milk products |
0.3633 |
103.2 |
-1.7 |
3.9 |
Cheese |
0.3103 |
104.2 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
Eggs |
0.1419 |
101.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Oils and fats |
0.3720 |
103.1 |
-0.6 |
4.0 |
Butter |
0.2294 |
102.7 |
-1.0 |
3.8 |
Margarine & low fat spreads |
0.0706 |
103.8 |
-0.8 |
4.6 |
Other oils & fats |
0.0720 |
103.5 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fruit |
0.6780 |
100.1 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
Fresh fruit |
0.5882 |
99.2 |
1.7 |
-0.6 |
Other fruits |
0.0897 |
106.2 |
0.1 |
4.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Vegetables |
1.6534 |
105.2 |
-0.5 |
0.5 |
Potatoes |
0.3644 |
108.8 |
-2.8 |
2.6 |
Other fresh vegetables |
0.6260 |
106.2 |
0.8 |
-2.6 |
Tinned vegetables |
0.1308 |
106.7 |
-0.7 |
8.4 |
Frozen vegetables |
0.1738 |
104.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
Other vegetable products |
0.3584 |
99.8 |
-0.4 |
0.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery |
1.2890 |
107.8 |
0.5 |
7.3 |
Sugar & sweeteners |
0.0881 |
99.8 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
Preserves |
0.0898 |
107.1 |
0.6 |
6.1 |
Sweets & chocolate |
0.8708 |
107.8 |
0.3 |
8.1 |
Desserts & icecream |
0.2404 |
110.7 |
0.6 |
6.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other food products |
0.3739 |
105.2 |
0.6 |
5.0 |
Condiments & sauces |
0.1924 |
105.2 |
0.4 |
4.7 |
Soup |
0.1011 |
105.4 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
Miscellaneous food items |
0.0804 |
104.3 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-alcoholic beverages |
1.3380 |
104.4 |
0.1 |
3.8 |
Coffee, tea and cocoa |
0.3108 |
101.7 |
-0.3 |
3.6 |
Tea |
0.2007 |
104.0 |
0.1 |
6.0 |
Coffee |
0.0980 |
97.0 |
-1.2 |
-1.1 |
Cocoa |
0.0120 |
100.5 |
-0.1 |
0.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mineral waters, soft drinks & juices |
1.0273 |
105.2 |
0.2 |
3.7 |
Soft drinks, mineral water |
0.7641 |
105.4 |
-0.1 |
3.2 |
Fruit juices |
0.2632 |
104.4 |
1.0 |
5.2 |
Total |
14.0921 |
103.1 |
0.0 |
2.2 | Note: Data on National Average Prices are always published one month in arrears.
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