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Appendix A. —Detailed List of Groups of Commodities and Services Represented in the Index—continued Consumer Expenditures 5. MISCELLANEOUS—continued £ (000)* 1948 P £°(000) (b) Other Commodities .. .. 25 036 Cleaning Supplies (soaps; starch; polishes; disinfectants; kerosene and *other cleaning agents) .. .. .. i 902 Personal Requisites (toilet soap ; toothpaste ; shaving requisites ; cosmetics and toilet preparations) .. .. .2 413 Educational and Cultural (school books; school and other stationery; books, newspapers, and magazines; library subscription) .. .. .. .. 3 (544 Medicines and Baby-foods (patent medicine preparations; prepared baby-foods) .. .. .. .. 2 375 Tobacco and Cigarrettes (tobacco ; cigarettes; * cigars) 14'702 (c) Services .. .. .. .. .. 0 " 20,087 Transport (rail; tram; bus; taxis; cycle repairs).. .. 8,501 Postage and Telegrams (postage; telegrams) .. .. 1'240 Entertainments (cinema; football; radio licence) .. " 4 765 Union Dues .. .. .. .. _ _ '" Health Services (medical; hospital; maternity • dentist; optician ; radiologist) .. .. .. .. 2 4?5 Personal Services (hairdressing ; laundering and dry-cleaning).. 2,756 Total consumer expenditure on commodities and _ services represented in the index .. .. 232 657 * Represented by certain items in list of commodities and services priced.

Appendix B—List of Commodities and Services to be Priced with Weights

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Weights—i.e., Relative Expenditures. Items. Sub-groups. | Groups. a. FOOD— (a) Meat and FishBeef— Fresh— Sirloin, rolled and boneless Prime rib (roast), including bone .. Rump steak Blade steak Corned brisket, rolled Mutton, fresh— Leg, shank end Forequarter, shank end Chops, middle loin Pork, fresh— Leg Loin chops (best end) Tripe Sheep's liver, fresh .. v Sheep's tongue, fresh Sausages, beef Luncheon sausage Bacon, side, rashers Ham, cooked, sliced 6,245 7,827 3,452 2,067 8,506 10,221 6,649 5,656 2,489 1,130 1,307 911 469 3,804 1,268 5,910 3,262 71,173 9,022 Snapper, fresh, fillets, skinned, wings off Tarakihi, fresh, fillets, skinned, wings off Groper, fresh, steaks, pieces, trimmed .. Sole or flounder, gutted Smoked blue cod Herrings in tomato sauce 2,493 2,003 1,285 1,410 554 1,277 80.195