Committee Reports::Report No. 03 - Interim Report on the Impact of Grocery Multiples on the Grocery and Retail Markets and its Effect on Consumers, Small Grocery Retailers and Small Grocery Suppliers::23 March, 2005::Appendix

Appendix 3

A.3 Comparison of Price Increases According to HICP (Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices) with PLI (Price Level Index) Increases

(See Section 5.3)


IRELAND PLI’s

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Food and non-alcoholic beverages

90

92

97

101

103

105

112

114

120

 

Food

 

89

90

95

101

103

104

111

113

117

 

 

Bread and cereals

83

85

93

103

103

105

104

106

115

 

 

Meat

85

86

91

91

96

97

101

103

109

 

 

Fish

81

82

84

80

81

84

102

102

117

 

 

Milk, cheese and eggs

108

110

117

116

117

117

118

119

122

 

 

Oils and fats

85

84

95

88

92

94

102

102

94

 

 

Fruits, vegetables, potatoes

95

95

94

113

113

113

129

129

133

 

 

Other food

89

89

95

106

106

109

115

117

118

 

Non-alcoholic beverages

 

98

106

116

102

105

108

120

123

139

IRELAND PLI’s by Extrapolation and Correction for Exchange Rate Differences

PLIs corrected for Exchange Rate Change

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Food and non-alcoholic beverages

 

90

93

99

97

99

101

103

104

103

 

Food

 

89

92

98

95

98

100

101

102

101

 

 

Bread and cereals

83

87

93

91

93

96

97

99

98

 

 

Meat

85

87

92

87

88

90

92

94

93

 

 

Fish

81

81

85

82

84

88

89

89

88

 

 

Milk, cheese and eggs

108

112

118

113

115

116

115

116

117

 

 

Oils and fats

85

83

95

97

100

106

110

110

110

 

 

Fruits, vegetables, potatoes

95

96

103

108

114

112

114

112

109

 

 

Other food

89

91

98

96

99

103

106

107

109

 

Non-alcoholic beverages

 

98

105

112

109

114

119

124

127

128