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APPENDIX 1: CHANGES BETWEEN THE 15TH AND 16TH SERIES CPI COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION

16TH SERIES CPI COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION

	Group				Type
		Sub–group			of
			Expenditure class	Correspondence with 15th series	change
1	FOOD AND NON–ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES			Previously Food	(a)
1.1		Bread and cereal products		Previously 1.2	(a)
1.1.1			Bread	Previously 1.2.1	(a)
1.1.2			Cakes and biscuits	Previously 1.2.2	(a)
1.1.3			Breakfast cereals	Previously 1.2.3	(a)
1.1.4			Other cereal products	Previously 1.2.4	(a)
1.2		Meat and seafoods		Previously 1.3	(a)
1.2.1			Beef and veal	Previously 1.3.1	(a)
1.2.2			Pork	New, combination of 1.3.3 (Pork) and 1.3.5 (Bacon and ham)	(c)
1.2.3			Lamb and goat	Previously 1.3.2 (Lamb and mutton)	(a)
1.2.4			Poultry	Previously 1.3.4	(a)
1.2.5			Other meats	Previously 1.3.6 (Other fresh and processed meat)	(a)
1.2.6			Fish and other seafood	Previously 1.3.7	(a)
1.3		Dairy and related products		Previously 1.1	(a)
1.3.1			Milk	Previously 1.1.1	(a)
1.3.2			Cheese	Previously 1.1.2	(a)
1.3.3			Ice cream and other dairy products	Previously 1.1.3	(a)
1.4		Fruit and vegetables		No change
1.4.1			Fruit	No change
1.4.2			Vegetables	No change
1.5		Food products n.e.c.		New, combination of part 1.7 (Other food) and 1.5.2 (Snacks and confectionery)	(c)
1.5.1			Eggs	Previously 1.7.1	(a)
1.5.2			Jams, honey and spreads	Previously 1.7.2 (Jams, honey and sandwich spreads)	(a)
1.5.3			Food additives and condiments	Previously 1.7.4B	(a)
1.5.4			Oils and fats	Previously 1.7.5 (Fats and oils)	(a)
1.5.5			Snacks and confectionery	Previously 1.5.2	(a)
1.5.6			Other food products n.e.c.	Previously 1.7.6 (Food n.e.c.)	(a)
1.6		Non–alcoholic beverages		New, combination of 1.7.3 (Tea, coffee and food drinks) and 1.5.1 (Soft drinks, waters and juices)	(c)
1.6.1			Coffee, tea and cocoa	Previously 1.7.3 (Tea, coffee and food drinks)	(a)
1.6.2			Waters, soft drinks and juices	Previously 1.5.1 (Soft drinks, waters and juices)	(a)
1.7		Meals out and take away foods		Previously 1.6	(a)
1.7.1			Restaurant meals	Previously 1.6.1	(a)
1.7.2			Take away and fast foods	Previously 1.6.2	(a)
2	ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO			No change
2.1		Alcoholic beverages		Previously Alcoholic drinks	(a)
2.1.1			Spirits	Previously 2.1.3	(a)
2.1.2			Wine	No change
2.1.3			Beer	Previously 2.1.1	(a)
2.2			Tobacco	No change
2.2.1			Tobacco	No change
3	CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR			No change
3.1		Garments		New, combination of 3.1 (Men's clothing), 3.2 (Women's clothing) and 3.3 (Children's and infants' clothing)	(c)
3.1.1			Garments for men	New, combination of 3.1.1 (Men's outerwear) and 3.1.2 (Men's underwear, nightwear and socks)	(c)
3.1.2			Garments for women	New, combination of 3.2.1 (Women's outerwear) and 3.2.2 (Women's underwear, nightwear and hosiery)	(c)
3.1.3			Garments for infants and children	Previously 3.3 (Children's and infants' clothing)	(a)
3.2		Footwear		Previously 3.4	(a)
3.2.1			Footwear for men	Previously 3.4.1 (Men's footwear)	(a)
3.2.2			Footwear for women	Previously 3.4.2 (Women's footwear)	(a)
3.2.3			Footwear for infants and children	Previously 3.4.3 (Children's footwear)	(a)
3.3		Accessories and clothing services		Previously 3.5	(a)
3.3.1			Accessories	Previously 3.5.1	(a)
3.3.2			Cleaning, repair and hire of clothing and footwear	Previously 3.5.2 (Clothing services and shoe repair)	(a)

4	HOUSING			No change
4.1		Rents		No change
4.1.1			Rents	No change
4.2		New dwelling purchase by owner–occupiers		New sub–group	(c)
4.2.1			New dwelling purchase by owner–occupiers	Previously 4.3.1 (House purchase)	(a)
4.3		Other housing		New, combination of 4.3.3 (House repairs and maintenance) and 4.3.2 (Property rates and charges)	(c)
4.3.1			Maintenance and repair of the dwelling	Previously 4.3.3 (House repairs and maintenance)	(a)
4.3.2			Property rates and charges	No change
4.4		Utilities		Previously 4.2	(a)
4.4.1			Water and sewerage	Previously 4.2.3	(a)
4.4.2			Electricity	Previously 4.2.1	(a)
4.4.3			Gas and other household fuels	Previously 4.2.2	(a)
5	FURNISHINGS, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES			Previously Household contents and services	(a)
5.1		Furniture and furnishings		No change
5.1.1			Furniture	No change
5.1.2			Carpets and other floor coverings	New, part 5.1.2 (Floor and window coverings)	(c)
5.2		Household textiles		New sub–group	(c)
5.2.1			Household textiles	New, combination of 5.1.3 (Towels and linen) and part 5.1.2 (Floor and window coverings)	(c)
5.3		Household appliances, utensils and tools		Previously 5.2	(a)
5.3.1			Major household appliances	Previously 5.2.1	(a)
5.3.2			Small electric household appliances	Previously 5.2.2	(a)
5.3.3			Glassware, tableware and household utensils	Previously 5.2.3	(a)
5.3.4			Tools and equipment for house and garden	Previously 5.2.4 (Tools)	(a)
5.4		Non–durable household products		Previously 5.3 (Household supplies)	(a)
5.4.1			Cleaning and maintenance products	Previously 5.3.1 (Household cleaning agents)	(a)
5.4.2			Personal care products	Previously 5.3.2 (Toiletries and personal care products)	(a)
5.4.3			Other non–durable household products	Previously 5.3.3 (Other household supplies)	(a)
5.5		Domestic and household services		Previously 5.4 (Household services)	(a)
5.5.1			Child care	Previously 5.4.1	(a)
5.5.2			Hairdressing and personal grooming services	Previously 5.4.2 (Hairdressing and personal care services)	(a)
5.5.3			Other household services	Previously 5.4.3	(a)
6	HEALTH			No change
6.1		Medical products, appliances and equipment		New, combination of 6.2 (Pharmaceuticals) and part 6.1.2 (Optical services)	(c)
6.1.1			Pharmaceutical products	Part 6.2 (Pharmaceuticals)	(b)
6.1.2			Therapeutic appliances and equipment	New, combination of part 6.2 (Pharmaceuticals) and part 6.1.2 (Optical services)	(c)
6.2		Medical, dental and hospital services		Previously 6.1 (Health services)	(a)
6.2.1			Medical and hospital services	New, combination of 6.1.1 (Hospital and medical services) and part 6.1.2 (Optical services)	(c)
6.2.2			Dental services	Previously 6.1.3	(a)

7	TRANSPORT			Previously Transportation	(a)
7.1		Private motoring		No change
7.1.1			Motor vehicles	No change
7.1.2			Spare parts and accessories for motor vehicles	Previously 7.1.4 (Motor vehicle parts and accessories)	(a)
7.1.3			Automotive fuel	Previously 7.1.2	(a)
7.1.4			Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	Previously 7.1.3 (Motor vehicle repair and servicing)	(a)
7.1.5			Other services in respect of motor vehicles	Previously Other motoring charges	(a)
7.2		Urban transport fares		No change
7.2.1			Urban transport fares	No change
8	COMMUNICATION			No change
8.1		Communication		No change
8.1.1			Postal services	Previously Postal	(a)
8.1.2			Telecommunication equipment and services	Previously Telecommunication	(a)
9	RECREATION AND CULTURE			Previously Recreation	(a)
9.1		Audio, visual and computing equipment and services		Previously Audio, visual and computing	(a)
9.1.1			Audio, visual and computing equipment	No change
9.1.2			Audio, visual and computing media and services	Part 9.1.2 (Audio, visual and computing media and services)	(b)
9.2		Newspapers, books and stationery		New, combination of 9.2 (Books, newspapers and magazines) and part 9.1.2 (Audio, visual and computing media and services)	(c)
9.2.1			Books	No change
9.2.2			Newspapers, magazines and stationery	New, combination of 9.2.2 (Newspapers and magazines) and part 9.1.2 (Audio, visual and computing media and services)	(c)
9.3		Holiday travel and accommodation		Previously 9.4	(a)
9.3.1			Domestic holiday travel and accommodation	Previously 9.4.1	(a)
9.3.2			International holiday travel and accommodation	Previously 9.4.2 (Overseas holiday travel and accommodation)	(a)
9.4		Other recreation, sport and culture		Previously 9.3 (Sport and other recreation)	(a)
9.4.1			Equipment for sports, camping and open–air recreation	Previously 9.3.1 (Sports and recreational equipment)	(a)
9.4.2			Games, toys and hobbies	Previously 9.3.2 (Toys, games and hobbies)	(a)
9.4.3			Pets and related products	Previously 9.3.4 (Pets, pet foods and supplies)	(a)
9.4.4			Veterinary and other services for pets	Previously 9.3.5 (Pet services including veterinary)	(a)
9.4.5			Sports participation	Previously 9.3.3	(a)
9.4.6			Other recreational, sporting and cultural services	Previously 9.3.6 (Other recreational activities)	(a)
10	EDUCATION			No change
10.1		Education		No change
10.1.1			Preschool and primary education	No change
10.1.2			Secondary education	No change
10.1.3			Tertiary education	No change
11	INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES			Previously Financial and insurance services	(a)
11.1		Insurance		Previously 11.2 (Insurance services)	(a)
11.1.1			Insurance	Previously 11.2.1 (Insurance services)	(a)
11.2		Financial services		New, combination of part 11.1.1 (Deposit and loan facilities) and 11.1.2 (Other financial services)	(d)
11.2.1			Deposit and loan facilities (direct charges)	New, part 11.1.1 (Deposit and loan facilities)	(d)
11.2.2			Other financial services	Previously 11.1.2	(a)
Footnotes (a) Series continuing, name change and/or move of series in the classification order. Same base of index as previously. (b) Series continuing, minor compositional change. (c) New series, backcast with components from 15th series. Base of index: 1989–90 = 100.0. (d) New series, base of index: June quarter 2011 = 100.0 as no backcast data available.