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Table 2 : The weighting composition by COICOP classification.
Item (COICOP Ghana Ghana Sierra Sierra Gambia Gambia
classification) (2002) (2012) Leone Leone (2004) (2010)

(1978) (2007)
Combined 100 100 100 100 100 100
01. Food and non-alcoholic 44.91 43.9 63.1 41.86 56.33 47.94
beverages
02.Alcoholic beverages, 2.23 1.7 3.8 1.71 0.71 0.59
tobacco and narcotics
03.Clothing and foot wear 11.29 9.0 5.4 7.34 11.44 9.46

04.Housing, Water, 6.98 8.6 18.2 13.7 3.46 9.41
Other Fuels
Electricity, Gas and
05.Furnishings, Household 7.83 4.7 5.86 5.32 7.42
Routine Maintenance
Equipment and
06.Health 4.33 2.4 11.36 1.24 0.79
07.Transport 6.21 7.3 7.75 4.52 11.32
08.Information and 0.31 2.7 2.04 4.6 5.97
communication
09.Recreation, sport and 3.04 2.6 1.47 1.58 0.97
culture
10.Education services 1.6 3.9 2.88 4.4 3.37
11.Restaurants and 8.28 6.1 0.92 0.37 0.01
accommodation services
12.Personal care, social 2.99 7.1 9.5 3.13 6.02 2.66
protection and
miscellaneous goods and
services

British Virgin Islands (BVI)
BVI’s first CPI was initiated in May 1972. The May 1972 base was revised
with January 1979. The subsequent revision was March 1985 followed by
March 1995. The 1994-95 was a first comprehensive Household Income and
Expenditure Survey in BVI. The table below indicates 1984/85 and 1994/95
weights and number of items in the basket. BVI economy was growing and we
could see the changes in expenditure pattern during a decade as shown in
Table 3 below.

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