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Consumer Price Index- October 2016

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Consumer Price IndexOctober 2016


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CONTENTS

COMMENTARY

Section 1: Headline Inflation

Section 2: Core Inflation

CHARTS

1. National Rates of Inflation, October 2013 – October 2016

2. Monthly Changes in the Cost-of-Living Index, October 2013 – October 2016

3. Non-Tradable Inflation Rates, October 2013 – October 2016

4. Tradable Inflation Rates, October 2013 – October 2016

TABLES

1. Cost-of-Living Index Series (January 2014 – October 2016)

2. National Cost-of-Living Group and Section Indices

3. Cost-of-Living Index by Tradability (January 2014 – October 2016)

4. Core Inflation Rates

5. Annual Average Inflation Rates 2008-2015 GLOSSARY


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COMMENTARYSection 1: Headline Inflation

The Botswana Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been rebased to September 2016 from the previous base period of September 2006. Details about the CPI rebasing are given in Appendices 1 to 4.

The annual inflation rate in October 2016 was 2.7 percent, a drop of 0.1 of a percentage point on the September 2016 rate of 2.8 percent. The inflation rates for regions between September 2016 and October 2016 indicated that Rural Villages’ went up to 3.1 percent from 2.9 percent, Cities & Towns decreased to 2.5 percent from 2.8 percent, and Urban Villages’ remained unchanged at 2.7 percent.

The October national Consumer Price index moved from 100.0 in September to 100.2 in October 2016, an increase of 0.2 percent. The Rural Villages index realized a rise of 0.2 percent, moving from 100.0 to 100.2. The Cities & Towns’ index’ rose by 0.2 percent, advancing from 100.0 in September to 100.2 in October, while Urban Villages’ index registered an increase of 0.2 percent, moving from 100.0 to 100.2 between the two months. Group indices were generally stable between September and October 2016, recording changes of less than 1.0 percent.

The Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco & Narcotics group index recorded an increase of 0.7 percent, from 100.0 in September to 100.7 in October. This was due to an increase in the constituent section indices especially Alcoholic Beverages (0.8 percent).

The Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages index group went up to 100.4 in October from 100.0 in September, recording a rise of 0.4 percent. The rise was attributed to the general increase in the section indices, notably; Fruit (1.0 percent). Oils & Fats (0.9 percent), Vegetables (0.9 percent) and Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate & Confectionery (0.7 percent).

The Miscellaneous Goods & Services index group went up from 100.0 in September to 100.4 in October, registering an increase of 0.4 percent. The rise was owed to the increase in the section indices of Insurance (0.7 percent) and Personal care (0.3 percent).

All-Tradable inflation rate was 1.9 percent in October, the same rate as in September 2016. The Domestic Tradable inflation rate declined from 3.5 percent in September to 3.1 percent in October. The Imported Tradable inflation rate remained unchanged at 0.9 percent between the two periods. The Non-Tradable inflation rate remained unchanged at 4.9 percent between September and October 2016.

The All-Tradable index moved from 100.0 in September to 100.2 in October recording a rise of 0.2 percent. The Domestic Tradable index advanced from 100.0 in September to 100.3 in October, registering an increase of 0.3 percent. The Imported Tradable index went up by 0.2 percent moving from 100.0 to 100.2 between the two periods, while the Non-Tradable index advanced from100.0 in September to 100.1 in October.

Section 2: Core Inflation

The Trimmed Mean Core Inflation rate registered a drop of 0.4 of a percentage point, from 2.6 percent in September to 2.2 percent in October. The Core Inflation rate by exclusion registered a decline of 0.2 of a percentage point, moving from 3.6 percent to 3.4 percent in October 2016.


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__________________A.N. Majelantle

Statistician General15th November 2016


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TABLESTABLE 1: COST OF LIVING INDEX (September 2016 =100.0)

Food

Alcoholand

Tobacco

Clothingand

Footwear Housing

Furn-itureetc Health

Trans-port

Commu-nication

Rec. & Culture Education

Rest. & Hotels

Miscel-laneous

Weights 16.51 7.83 6.27 14.9 6.39 3.62 20.65 4.27 2.92 3.34 2.76 10.55

2014 Jan 94.3 87.6 84.2 85.1 88.8 88.7 108.2 99.5 90.1 90.6 88.5 82.2

Feb 94.6 89.5 84.6 85.2 88.8 88.8 108.3 99.5 90.2 90.6 89.0 82.3

Mar 94.9 90.8 85.0 85.7 89.8 88.9 107.7 99.5 90.3 90.6 89.4 82.3

Apr 95.2 91.7 85.3 86.8 90.0 89.5 107.7 99.5 91.7 90.6 89.8 86.0

May 95.5 92.4 85.8 86.8 90.1 89.6 107.7 99.5 91.8 90.6 90.2 86.1

Jun 95.7 92.5 86.4 87.2 91.0 91.5 107.7 99.5 91.9 90.6 90.4 86.2

Jul 95.8 92.6 86.8 87.2 91.1 91.6 107.8 99.5 92.0 90.6 90.7 86.2

Aug 95.9 92.6 87.1 87.2 91.5 91.7 108.8 99.5 92.1 90.6 91.2 86.3

Sept 96.0 92.7 87.5 87.5 92.1 91.9 108.9 99.5 92.4 90.6 91.4 86.3

Oct 96.1 92.8 87.9 87.5 92.2 91.9 108.9 99.5 92.4 90.6 91.5 86.4

Nov 96.3 92.8 88.5 87.6 92.6 92.1 109.5 99.5 92.7 90.6 91.7 86.8

Dec 96.5 92.8 89.1 88.4 93.0 92.1 106.7 99.5 92.9 90.6 91.9 86.8

2015 Jan 96.5 94.9 89.7 88.4 94.1 94.4 107.0 99.5 92.9 96.4 92.6 87.0

Feb 96.7 95.8 90.7 88.3 94.9 94.5 102.4 99.5 93.2 96.4 94.0 87.2

Mar 96.7 96.8 91.4 88.9 95.5 94.6 102.5 99.5 93.3 96.4 94.5 87.2

Apr 96.7 97.2 91.8 92.2 95.7 94.6 102.7 99.5 97.7 96.4 94.6 92.5

May 96.7 97.5 92.3 92.1 95.9 96.9 102.7 100.0 97.9 96.4 94.8 92.5

Jun 96.6 97.6 92.9 93.7 96.6 97.0 102.8 100.0 97.9 96.4 95.4 92.9

Jul 96.7 97.8 93.3 93.7 96.7 97.3 102.9 100.0 98.1 96.4 95.6 93.0

Aug 96.9 98.0 94.1 93.8 97.0 97.3 102.9 100.0 98.1 96.5 95.9 93.1

Sept 97.0 97.3 94.6 96.0 97.6 97.5 101.8 100.0 98.2 96.5 96.2 93.1

Oct 97.2 98.2 95.2 96.0 97.9 97.5 101.8 100.0 98.4 96.5 97.1 93.2

Nov 97.2 98.4 95.6 95.9 97.8 97.6 101.8 100.0 98.5 96.5 97.3 93.2

Dec 97.2 98.5 96.0 97.0 98.1 97.6 100.5 100.0 98.6 96.5 97.6 93.1

2016 Jan 97.6 98.6 96.8 97.1 98.2 97.6 100.5 100.0 98.9 99.9 97.9 93.6

Feb 98.2 98.7 97.4 96.9 98.3 97.7 99.1 100.0 99.5 99.9 98.2 93.3

Mar 98.5 98.8 98.0 98.2 98.5 97.8 99.2 100.0 99.6 99.9 98.4 93.5

Apr 99.3 99.3 98.5 98.2 98.7 98.0 99.5 100.0 99.6 100.0 98.7 99.6

May 99.4 99.4 98.9 98.2 98.8 99.9 99.5 100.0 99.7 100.0 98.9 99.6

Jun 99.1 99.6 99.4 99.0 99.3 100.0 99.8 100.0 99.6 100.0 99.2 99.9

Jul 99.3 99.9 99.6 99.0 99.4 100.0 99.9 100.0 99.7 100.0 99.3 100.0

Aug 99.7 100.0 99.9 99.0 99.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.8 100.0 99.6 100.0

Sept 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Oct 100.4 100.7 100.2 100.0 100.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.2 100.0 100.2 100.4

% Change on

Last month 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4


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TABLE 1: COST OF LIVING INDEX (Cont.) All

ItemsIndex

NationalInflation

Rate

MonthlyChange

Towns & CitiesIndex

UrbanVillage

Index

RuralVillages

Index

Annual Inflation

Towns & Cities

Urban Villages Rural

100.0 % % 41.8 34.5 23.7 % % %

2014 Jan 92.0 4.4 0.9 92.0 92.3 91.6 4.0 4.5 5.0

Feb 92.4 4.6 0.4 92.5 92.6 92.0 4.5 4.7 5.1

Mar 92.7 4.4 0.3 92.8 93.0 92.1 4.4 4.3 4.6

Apr 93.5 4.5 0.8 93.6 93.6 93.0 4.4 4.3 5.3

May 93.7 4.5 0.2 93.7 93.9 93.1 4.2 4.6 5.2

Jun 94.0 4.6 0.3 94.1 94.1 93.4 4.4 4.5 5.1

Jul 94.1 4.5 0.1 94.2 94.3 93.4 4.3 4.5 5.0

Aug 94.3 4.6 0.3 94.5 94.5 93.7 4.5 4.5 5.0

Sept 94.5 4.5 0.2 94.5 94.7 94.1 4.3 4.4 5.0

Oct 94.6 4.3 0.1 94.6 94.7 94.3 4.2 4.2 4.8

Nov 94.9 4.3 0.3 94.9 95.0 94.5 4.3 4.3 4.5

Dec 94.6 3.8 (0.3) 94.7 94.9 94.2 3.8 3.8 3.6

2015 Jan 95.4 3.6 0.8 95.3 95.7 95.0 3.6 3.7 3.7

Feb 95.0 2.8 (0.4) 94.9 95.2 95.0 2.6 2.9 3.2

Mar 95.3 2.8 0.4 95.1 95.6 95.4 2.5 2.8 3.6

Apr 96.4 3.1 1.1 96.5 96.3 96.1 3.1 3.0 3.4

May 96.5 3.0 0.2 96.5 96.5 96.5 3.0 2.8 3.6

Jun 96.9 3.1 0.4 96.9 96.9 96.6 3.1 3.0 3.4

Jul 97.0 3.1 0.1 97.1 97.1 96.7 3.1 3.0 3.5

Aug 97.2 3.0 0.2 97.2 97.3 96.9 2.8 3.0 3.4

Sept 97.3 2.9 0.1 97.3 97.4 97.2 2.9 2.8 3.3

Oct 97.6 3.1 0.3 97.7 97.6 97.2 3.2 3.0 3.1

Nov 97.6 2.9 0.0 97.7 97.6 97.3 2.9 2.7 3.0

Dec 97.6 3.1 (0.0) 97.7 97.5 97.4 3.2 2.8 3.4

2016 Jan 97.9 2.7 0.4 97.9 98.1 97.7 2.7 2.6 2.8

Feb 97.9 3.0 (0.0) 97.7 98.2 97.9 2.9 3.2 3.1

Mar 98.2 3.0 0.3 98.1 98.6 98.0 3.1 3.2 2.7

Apr 99.1 2.8 0.9 99.0 99.4 98.7 2.6 3.2 2.7

May 99.2 2.8 0.1 99.1 99.5 98.9 2.7 3.1 2.5

Jun 99.4 2.7 0.2 99.4 99.7 99.1 2.5 2.8 2.6

Jul 99.6 2.7 0.1 99.5 99.7 99.6 2.5 2.7 3.0

Aug 99.7 2.6 0.2 99.6 99.9 99.8 2.6 2.6 2.9

Sept 100.0 2.8 0.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 2.8 2.7 2.9

Oct 100.2 2.7 0.2 100.2 100.2 100.2 2.5 2.7 3.1

% Change on

last month 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2


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TABLE 2 :NATIONAL COST-OF-LIVING GROUP AND SECTION INDICES (SEPTEMBER 2016=100.0)

Group Section Weights

Thismonth

Oct 2016

Lastmonth

Sep 2016

3 monthsago

Jul 2016

6 monthsagoApr

2016

12 months

agoOct 2015

Percentage Change

on: Lastmonth

3 months

ago

6 months

ago

12 months

ago

1 Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 16.51 100.4 100.0 99.3 99.3 97.2 0.4 1.0 1.1 3.3

1.1 Bread & Cereals 5.27 100.2 100.0 98.6 96.0 95.1 0.2 1.6 4.4 5.4

1.2 Meat (Fresh, Chilled & Frozen) 0.36 100.0 100.0 99.8 100.1 98.7 0.0 0.2 (0.1) 1.4

1.3 Fish (Fresh, Chilled & Frozen) 0.92 100.2 100.0 99.5 98.1 97.0 0.2 0.7 2.2 3.3

1.4 Milk, Cheese & Milk Products 2.66 100.3 100.0 99.8 99.5 99.0 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.2

1.5 Oils & Fats 0.17 100.9 100.0 100.0 99.7 99.8 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.1

1.6 Fruit 1.49 101.0 100.0 96.4 98.1 90.9 1.0 4.8 3.0 11.2

1.7 Vegetables 0.70 100.9 100.0 101.7 108.7 95.7 0.9 (0.8) (7.2) 5.4

1.8 Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate & Confectionery 0.86 100.7 100.0 96.3 96.2 95.5 0.7 4.7 4.8 5.5

1.9 Food not else where Classified 1.80 99.9 100.0 99.8 100.4 99.6 (0.1) 0.0 (0.5) 0.2

1.10 Coffee, Tea & Cocoa 1.29 100.4 100.0 99.1 98.1 96.9 0.4 1.3 2.3 3.6

1.11 Mineral Waters, Soft Drinks, Fruits & Veg. Juices 0.99 100.6 100.0 100.1 100.3 100.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4

2 Alcoholic Beverages,Tobacco & Narcotics 7.83 100.7 100.0 99.9 99.3 98.2 0.7 0.8 1.4 2.5

2.1 Alcoholic Beverages 6.19 100.8 100.0 99.9 99.4 98.6 0.8 0.9 1.4 2.2

2.2 Tobacco 1.65 100.3 100.0 99.7 98.6 96.1 0.3 0.6 1.7 4.4

3 Clothing and Footwear 6.27 100.2 100.0 99.6 98.5 95.2 0.2 0.6 1.7 5.2

3.1 Clothing 2.42 100.3 100.0 99.5 98.1 94.1 0.3 0.7 2.3 6.5

3.2 Other articles of Clothing 1.01 100.0 100.0 99.7 99.3 98.0 (0.0) 0.3 0.7 2.0

3.3 Cleaning, Repair & Hire 0.99 100.0 100.0 99.9 99.6 94.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 6.4

3.4 Footwear 1.85 100.2 100.0 99.6 98.7 95.1 0.2 0.6 1.5 5.3

4 Housing, Water, Electr. Gas & Other Fuels 14.90 100.0 100.0 99.0 98.2 96.0 0.0 1.1 1.8 4.2

4.1 Rent paid by Tenants 6.25 100.0 100.0 97.9 96.1 90.9 0.0 2.2 4.0 10.1

4.2 Materials for Maintenance & Repair of dwellings 4.29 100.0 100.0 99.8 100.1 100.1 0.0 0.3 (0.1) (0.1)

4.3 Water Supply & Misc. Services 1.50 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

4.4 Electricity Gas and other Fuels 2.86 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.2 101.4 0.0 0.0 (0.2) (1.4)

5 Furnishing, H/H Equipment& Routine Maintenance 6.39 100.2 100.0 99.4 98.7 97.9 0.2 0.8 1.5 2.4

5.1 Furniture & Furnishing 1.65 99.9 100.0 99.3 98.8 97.3 (0.1) 0.6 1.2 2.6

5.2 Carpets & Other Floor Coverings 0.24 100.7 100.0 99.4 98.9 95.9 0.7 1.3 1.8 5.0

5.3 Household Textiles 0.41 100.5 100.0 99.2 98.3 96.8 0.5 1.3 2.3 3.9

5.4 Household Appliances 0.85 100.6 100.0 99.8 99.5 97.7 0.6 0.8 1.1 2.9

5.5 Glassware, Tableware & Household Utensils 0.40 100.1 100.0 99.5 99.9 97.7 0.1 0.6 0.2 2.5

5.6 Small Tools, Miscelaneous Accessories 0.06 99.9 100.0 99.7 99.5 97.3 (0.1) 0.2 0.4 2.7

5.7 Goods & Services for H/hold Maintanance 2.78 100.1 100.0 99.3 98.3 98.4 0.1 0.8 1.9 1.7

6 Health 3.62 100.0 100.0 100.0 98.0 97.5 0.0 0.1 2.1 2.6

6.1 Medical Products, App. & Equip. 0.81 100.2 100.0 99.9 99.7 98.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.9

6.2 Out-patient Services 0.70 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 98.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1

6.3 Hospital Services 2.10 100.0 100.0 100.0 96.7 96.7 0.0 0.0 3.4 3.4


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TABLE 2 :NATIONAL COST-OF-LIVING GROUP AND SECTION INDICES (SEPTEMBER 2016=100.0) Cont’dGroup Section Weights This

monthOct

2016

Lastmonth

Sep 2016

3 monthsago

Jul 2016

6 monthsagoApr

2016

12 months

agoOct 2015

Percentage Change

on: Lastmonth

3 months

ago

6 months

ago

12 months

ago

7 Transport 20.65 100.0 100.0 99.9 99.5 101.8 0.0 0.1 0.6 (1.8)

7.1 Purchase of Vehicles 5.29 100.1 100.0 99.8 98.4 102.3 0.1 0.3 1.7 (2.2)

7.2 Operation of Personal Transport 11.13 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.9 102.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 (2.0)

7.3 Transport Services 4.22 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

8 Communication 4.27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

8.1 Postal Services 0.15 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

8.2 Telephone & Telefax Equipment 0.71 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

8.3 Telephone & Telefax Services 3.41 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

9 Recreation & Culture 2.92 100.2 100.0 99.7 99.6 98.4 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.8

9.1 Audio Visual, Photographic & Info. Proce. Equip. 1.96 100.2 100.0 99.5 99.5 98.3 0.2 0.7 0.8 1.9

9.2 Other Recreational Items & Equip. 0.46 100.0 100.0 99.6 99.5 95.1 0.0 0.4 0.5 5.2

9.3 Recreational & Cultural Services 0.37 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

9.4 Newspapers, Books & Stationary 0.13 100.1 100.0 99.2 98.9 97.2 0.1 0.9 1.2 2.9

10 Education 3.34 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 96.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.6

10.1 Pre-Primary & Primary Education 0.80 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 96.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2

10.2 Secondary & Tertiary Education 2.54 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 96.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8

11 Restaurants & Hotels 2.76 100.2 100.0 99.3 98.7 97.1 0.2 0.9 1.5 3.2

11.1 Restaurants, Cafes and the Like 2.31 100.2 100.0 99.3 98.7 97.2 0.2 0.9 1.5 3.1

11.2 Accommodation Services 0.45 100.0 100.0 99.0 98.3 96.1 0.0 1.0 1.7 4.0

12 Miscellaneous Goods & Services 10.55 100.4 100.0 100.0 99.6 93.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 7.7

12.1 Personal Care 1.71 100.3 100.0 99.7 99.3 99.2 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.1

12.2 Personal Effects N.E.C. 1.24 100.0 100.0 99.7 98.9 98.1 0.0 0.3 1.1 2.0

12.3 Social Protection 0.07 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 83.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.2

12.4 Insurance 4.73 100.7 100.0 100.0 99.6 91.6 0.7 0.7 1.1 9.9

12.5 Financial Services 0.79 100.2 100.0 99.7 98.7 97.9 0.2 0.5 1.6 2.4

12.6 Taxes Licences, Fees 2.01 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.5 96.9 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.2

All-Items Index 100.0 100.2 100.0 99.6 99.1 97.6 0.2 0.6 1.1 2.7


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TABLE 3: COST-OF-LIVING INDEX BY TRADABILITY (September 2016 = 100.0) All Items Non-Tradable Domestic Tradable Imported Tradable All Tradable

Index Inflation Index Inflation Index Inflation Index Inflation Index Inflation

Weights 100.0 35.83 20.39 43.77 64.17

2014 Jan 92.0 4.4 85.6 4.4 91.7 5.8 97.0 3.6 94.9 4.4

Feb 92.4 4.6 85.7 4.5 92.8 6.9 97.1 3.5 95.4 4.8

Mar 92.7 4.4 86.1 4.7 93.2 6.0 97.3 3.3 95.7 4.3

Apr 93.5 4.5 87.7 5.7 93.7 5.1 97.6 3.4 96.1 4.1

May 93.7 4.5 87.8 5.6 93.9 5.1 97.9 3.5 96.3 4.1

Jun 94.0 4.6 88.3 5.8 94.0 5.4 98.1 3.4 96.5 4.1

Jul 94.1 4.5 88.3 5.7 94.1 5.5 98.3 3.2 96.7 4.1

Aug 94.3 4.6 88.5 5.8 94.2 5.4 98.7 3.4 97.0 4.1

Sept 94.5 4.5 88.7 5.8 94.1 5.1 99.0 3.3 97.1 4.0

Oct 94.6 4.3 88.7 5.5 94.2 5.0 99.2 3.3 97.3 3.9

Nov 94.9 4.3 88.9 5.3 94.2 4.6 99.7 3.5 97.6 4.0

Dec 94.6 3.8 89.2 5.4 94.2 4.3 98.9 2.4 97.1 3.1

2015 Jan 95.4 3.6 89.8 4.9 95.5 4.2 99.4 2.5 97.9 3.1

Feb 95.0 2.8 90.0 5.1 96.0 3.4 98.0 0.9 97.2 1.9

Mar 95.3 2.8 90.4 4.9 96.6 3.6 98.2 1.0 97.6 1.9

Apr 96.4 3.1 93.0 6.1 96.9 3.5 98.5 0.9 97.9 1.9

May 96.5 3.0 93.3 6.3 96.9 3.2 98.6 0.8 98.0 1.7

Jun 96.9 3.1 94.3 6.9 96.9 3.0 98.7 0.6 98.0 1.5

Jul 97.0 3.1 94.4 6.9 96.9 2.9 99.0 0.7 98.2 1.5

Aug 97.2 3.0 94.5 6.8 97.0 2.9 99.3 0.6 98.4 1.4

Sept 97.3 2.9 95.3 7.4 96.6 2.7 99.2 0.2 98.2 1.1

Oct 97.6 3.1 95.4 7.5 97.3 3.3 99.3 0.2 98.3 1.1

Nov 97.6 2.9 95.4 7.4 97.4 3.4 99.3 -0.4 98.6 1.0

Dec 97.6 3.1 96.0 7.6 97.4 3.5 98.9 0.0 98.3 1.2

2016 Jan 97.9 2.7 96.3 7.3 98.0 2.6 99.1 -0.3 98.6 0.8

Feb 97.9 3.0 96.4 7.0 98.4 2.5 98.8 0.7 98.6 1.4

Mar 98.2 3.0 96.9 7.3 98.6 2.1 99.0 0.8 98.8 1.3

Apr 99.1 2.8 98.7 6.1 99.1 2.3 99.4 0.9 99.3 1.4

May 99.2 2.8 98.9 6.0 99.4 2.5 99.4 0.8 99.4 1.4

Jun 99.4 2.7 99.4 5.4 99.3 2.5 99.6 0.9 99.5 1.5

Jul 99.6 2.7 99.4 5.4 99.5 2.8 99.7 0.7 99.6 1.5

Aug 99.7 2.6 99.5 5.3 99.9 3.0 99.9 0.6 99.9 1.5

Sept 100.0 2.8 100.0 4.9 100.0 3.5 100.0 0.9 100.0 1.9

Oct 100.2 2.7 100.1 4.9 100.3 3.1 100.2 0.9 100.2 1.9

% Change on last month 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2


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TABLE 4: Core Inflation Rates by Exclusion and Trimmed Mean

Year Month

Consumer Price Index (Trimmed

Mean) (September 2016 = 100)

Core Monthly Inflation Rate

(Trimmed Mean) (percentage)

Consumer Price Index (Excluding

Administered Prices) (September 2016 = 100)

Core Monthly Inflation (Excluding

Administered Prices) (percentage)

2014

Jan 90.2 4.1 89.5 5.2

Feb 90.0 4.1 90.0 5.5

Mar 90.9 4.0 90.3 5.2

Apr 90.8 4.1 90.9 5.2

May 91.0 4.1 91.2 5.2

Jun 92.2 4.2 91.5 5.3

Jul 92.4 4.2 91.7 5.3

Aug 92.2 4.2 92.0 5.3

Sept 92.3 4.1 92.2 5.2

Oct 92.9 4.0 92.3 5.1

Nov 93.2 3.9 92.6 5.0

Dec 91.6 3.7 92.9 4.9

2015 93.7

Jan 92.6 3.6 4.8

Feb 92.7 3.2 94.3 4.8

Mar 93.0 3.3 94.7 4.8

Apr 95.5 3.6 95.3 4.8

May 95.7 3.5 95.4 4.7

Jun 96.1 3.6 95.8 4.7

Jul 96.1 3.6 96.0 4.7

Aug 96.4 3.5 96.2 4.6

Sept 96.8 3.4 96.6 4.8

Oct 97.1 3.6 96.9 5.0

Nov 97.1 3.3 97.0 4.7

Dec 97.0 3.2 97.1 4.5

2016

Jan 97.5 2.8 97.5 4.0

Feb 97.7 2.6 97.8 3.7

Mar 97.9 2.5 98.1 3.7

Apr 98.5 2.4 98.9 3.9

May 98.7 2.3 99.1 3.8

Jun 98.7 2.4 99.3 3.6

Jul 99.5 2.5 99.5 3.6

Aug 99.7 2.4 99.7 3.6

Sept 100.0 2.6 100.0 3.6

Oct 100.2 2.2 100.2 3.4


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Table 5: Average Annual Inflation ( September 2016=100)YEAR

Group Weights 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

1 Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 16,51 20.2 14.7 3.6 6.9 8.0 5.4 3.0 1.3

2 Alcoholic Beverages,Tobacco & Narcotics7,83

13.2 35.2 7.1 8.4 7.6 10.3 9.0 6.1

3 Clothing and Footwear 6,27 2.0 8.4 8.0 8.9 7.5 6.3 6.0 7.6

4 Housing, Water, Electr. Gas & Other Fuels 14,90 8.1 4.8 6.4 8.4 7.7 4.3 3.9 7.1

5 Furnishing, H/H Equipment& Routine Maintenance 6,39 6.0 11.9 9.4 9.0 7.3 4.9 5.0 6.1

6 Health 3,62 11.3 5.5 2.7 4.5 5.9 5.5 8.3 6.3

7 Transport 20,65 21.2 (8.4) 12.1 13.2 10.8 7.3 1.2 (5.1)

8 Communication 4,27 (0.3) (0.3) 1.2 (3.0) (1.4) 0.3 0.3 0.3

9 Recreation & Culture 2,92 2.3 5.0 6.0 8.3 5.8 4.5 4.2 5.7

10 Education 3,34 3.9 3.9 5.8 10.6 6.4 4.7 7.4 6.4

11 Restaurants & Hotels 2,76 12.7 18.8 9.0 9.3 8.4 7.9 7.6 5.5

12 Miscellaneous Goods & Services 10,55 4.9 3.8 7.0 5.3 2.0 1.2 5.2 7.2

All-Items Index 100,00 12.6 8.2 6.9 8.5 7.5 5.9 4.4 3.1


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GLOSSARY

Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an index which measures price changes in goods and services with reference to a base period.

Inflation is a measurement of prices movement of goods and services in a particular country.

Domestic Tradable refers to the goods and services which a country (Botswana) can export to other countries.

Imported Tradable represents the goods and services which a country (Botswana) imports from other countries (trading partners).

Non-Tradable refers to the goods and services which a country cannot either export or import to other countries.

All –Tradable refers to the total of Domestic and Imported tradable.

Trimmed Mean Core Inflation- attempts to remove 8 percent (by weight) of the commodity sub-groups with the largest price changes at each of the ends of an ordered series of price changes in any given month.

Core inflation by Exclusion is a measure used to remove the volatility inherent in prices that are only adjusted periodically and not always in response to currently prevailing market forces.


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APPENDIX


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APPENDIX 1

Brief summary on the Rebasing of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to September 2016.

Introduction In order to effectively meet numerous needs of our wider users, Statistics Botswana has rebased the Consumer Price Index from September 2006 to September 2016. The CPI rebasing covers a number of issues which includes the new basket and weights, area coverage as well as the methodology. It should be noted that the index series that has been released earlier to the rebasing exercise had September 2006 as base year and the weights were obtained from the 2002/3 Household Income and Expenditure (HIES) results. The current index has September 2016 as its base and the weights were derived from the 2009/10 Botswana Core Welfare Indicator Survey (BCWIS) results.

Why Rebase the CPI

CPI rebasing is a process of relating item prices in the CPI basket to the current consumption pattern i.e. to derive CPI weights which represent the new consumption patterns. The accuracy of weights to represent current expenditure patterns decreases as the length of time increases from the weight reference period. There is a general shift in relative prices due to changes in supply and demand of goods and services in the economy and hence changes in the household consumption patterns. In order to ensure that relative values and weighted average changes, approximate the current structure of the economy as closely as possible or current consumption patterns, base periods and weights need to be changed from time to time. The best international practice is to rebase CPI after every five years. The Basket

The new basket has a total of 393 items which are categorised into 51 sections and 12 groups while the previous basket had 384 items but still classified as stated. The number of basket items has been increased and modified to cater for the changes in the consumption patterns as per 2009/10 BCWIS results. Each item/product in the basket is representative of all other similar items, hence the weights reflect the relative importance of an item to other items in the entire basket. It is therefore based on the fact that the behaviour of the price of an item will be similar to that of the items it represents. Statistics Botswana has adopted the Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP) for all items in the new basket. COICOP is an international classification system that categorises consumption goods and services according to their primary purpose. It has benefits of regional and international comparability as well as providing an integrated set of household expenditure and consumption statistics.

Appendix 2 presents a comparison of the old and new basket at group level and the entire basket is presented in Appendix 3.


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Appendix 2: Comparison of Group weights for Consumer Price Index between 2006 and 2016 in Botswana

GroupSeptember

2006 WeightsSeptember 2016

WeightsFood & Non-Alcoholic Beverages 21,84 16,51

Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco & Narcotics 9,29 7,83

Clothing & Footwear 7,52 6,27

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels 11,46 14,90

Furnishing, Household Equipment & Routine Maintenance 6,76 6,39

Health 2,71 3,62

Transport 18,98 20,65

Communications 3,01 4,27

Recreation & Culture 2,22 2,92

Education 3,37 3,34

Restaurants & Hotels 3,27 2,76

Miscellaneous Goods & Services 9,57 10,55

All Item Index 100,00 100,00

APPENDIX 2

Area Coverage

Prices collection from retail outlets is conducted every month within first two weeks of the month. Prices collection covers the towns/cities, urban villages and rural villages.

On geographical coverage, all cities/towns are included in the sample; sampling was done in urban and rural villages within each district using the 2011 Population and Housing Census data; ensuring that where possible within each district an urban and rural village is selected. Proportional to size sampling technique was used to select urban villages while purposive sampling was used to select rural villages. Area coverage was largely extended to areas in the western side of the country i.e. Shakawe, Gumare, Charleshill and Hukuntsi. Other areas were removed due to proximity to other areas where prices were already collected.

Table A presents a summary of the areas covered for the two baskets; more details are given in Appendix 4.

Table A: Summary of CPI area coverage Old CPI Area Coverage New CPI Area Coverage

Strata Number of Areas Number of Areas

Cities/towns 5 5

Urban Villages 15 23

Rural Villages 26 21

Number of areas 46 49

Number of Outlets 1235 2174

Average number of price quotes 41758 43038

Methodology

Statistics Botswana is currently using the Modified Laspeyres method to compute Consumer Price Index (CPI) which is in line with regional and international recommendations. Its main advantage is that it uses chaining and as a result is more amenable to the introduction of new items and substitution of discontinued products.


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Final Basket & Weights 2016

TRB COICOP NEWCODES

Cities/Towns

Urban Villages

Rural Villages National

0.42 0.34 0.2401 FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 10.79 17.51 25.14 16.51

1.1 ITEM CODE Bread and cereals 3.02 5.73 8.59 5.27

IT 1 Rice, 5kg (TASTIC) 0.76 1.21 1.20 1.02

DT 2 Bread, one white loaf, Not sliced 0.14 0.18 0.12 0.15

IT 3 Biscuits, 200g (EET-SUM-MOR) 0.12 0.42 0.29 0.26

DT 4 Fat cake, one 0.14 0.18 0.12 0.15

DT 5 Brown bread (1 Loaf, Not sliced) 0.14 0.18 0.12 0.15

IT 6 Spaghetti, 500g without eggs 0.16 0.21 0.14 0.17

IT 7 Macaroni 500g (Fattis & Monis) 0.16 0.21 0.14 0.17

DT 8 Maize meal, 5kgs (White Star) 0.58 1.25 3.34 1.47

DT 9 Sorghum meal, 5kgs 0.30 0.81 1.69 0.80

DT 10 White bread flour, 5kgs 0.36 0.86 1.22 0.74

DT 11 Samp, 2.5kg 0.04 0.10 0.13 0.08

IT 12 Oats 500g 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03

IT 13 Corn Flakes, 1kg box (KELLOGGS) 0.09 0.09 0.05 0.08

1.2 Meat (Fresh, Chilled, Frozen) 2.13 2.93 3.18 2.66

DT 14 Rump steak per kg 0.18 0.29 0.38 0.26

DT 15 Beef mince per kg 0.18 0.29 0.38 0.26

DT 16 Beef, brisket per kg 0.20 0.31 0.60 0.33

DT 17 Chuck , per kg 0.18 0.29 0.38 0.26

DT 18 Ox liver per kg 0.08 0.11 0.11 0.09

DT 19 Beef bones per kg 0.09 0.16 0.12 0.12

DT 20 Goat meat per kg 0.06 0.12 0.10 0.09

DT 21 Chicken, frozen per kg 0.35 0.43 0.35 0.38

DT 22 Chicken Braii Pack 2kg 0.35 0.43 0.35 0.38

DT 23 Chicken Liver per kg 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09

DT 24 Corned beef, canned, 300g (ECCO) 0.32 0.32 0.21 0.29

DT 25 Ox Tripe (Mogodu) per kg 0.08 0.11 0.11 0.09

1.3 Fish (Fresh, Chilled, Frozen) 0.13 0.17 0.24 0.17

IT 26 Frozen hake fillets, 600g (SEA HARVEST) 0.05 0.05 0.10 0.06

IT 27 Tinned pilchards, 155g (LUCKY STAR) 0.08 0.12 0.15 0.11

1.4 Milk, Cheese and Eggs 1.03 1.49 2.29 1.49

DT 28 Fresh milk, 500mls, carton or bottle 0.29 0.51 0.80 0.49

IT 29 Long-life milk, 500mls (ULTRA MEL) 0.29 0.51 0.80 0.49

IT 30 Powdered milk, 450g tin (NESPRAY) 0.14 0.13 0.17 0.14

IT 31 Yoghurt 175mls 0.06 0.05 0.03 0.05

IT 32 Sliced cheese 200g (single packet) 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.03

IT 33 Sour milk, INKOMAZI, 500 ml 0.05 0.09 0.36 0.14

DT 34 Eggs, one dozen, size 2 0.18 0.17 0.10 0.16

1.5 Oils and Fats 0.47 0.73 1.08 0.70

IT 35 Butter 250g 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.03

IT 36 Soft margarine (FLORO), 500g Regular 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03

IT 37 Margarine 250g - Not `soft’ Butter Cup 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03

IT 38 Sunflower cooking oil, 750ml bottle 0.36 0.60 0.78 0.54

IT 39 Cooking fat 125g (HOLSUM) 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01

IT 40 Peanut Butter, 400g 0.01 0.02 0.20 0.06

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Final Basket & Weights 2016 Continued...

TRB COICOP NEWCODES

Cities/Towns

Urban Villages


0.42 0.34 0.241.6 Fruit 0.43 0.73 1.79 0.86

IT 41 Oranges, per kg 0.07 0.13 0.06 0.09

IT 42 Bananas per kg 0.07 0.07 0.03 0.06

IT 43 Apples, red, per kg 0.11 0.12 0.08 0.10

DT 44 Watermelon (Legapu) per kg 0.06 0.23 1.19 0.39

IT 45 Pineapples per Kg 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

IT 46 Dried raisins, 250g 0.12 0.17 0.38 0.20

IT 47 Canned, fruits-peaches 410g (Koo) 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.02

1.7 Vegetables 1.03 1.93 2.95 1.80

IT 48 Potatoes per kg 0.14 0.21 0.19 0.18

DT 49 Rape Leaves per 500g 0.13 0.30 0.53 0.28

DT 50 Spinach, per 500g 0.13 0.30 0.53 0.28

IT 51 Frozen Vegetable, 1kg, Mixed 0.13 0.30 0.53 0.28

DT 52 Cabbage per kg 0.06 0.12 0.11 0.09

DT 53 Tomatoes per kg 0.15 0.21 0.15 0.17

IT 54 Carrots per kg 0.04 0.06 0.05 0.05

IT 55 Onions per kg 0.10 0.14 0.10 0.11

IT 56 Tinned peas, 410g 0.05 0.08 0.04 0.06

DT 57 Dried beans, 500g 0.02 0.07 0.45 0.14

IT 58 Baked beans, 410g (KOO) 0.04 0.08 0.23 0.10

IT 59 Potato Chips (Crisp) 30g pkt 0.05 0.07 0.06 0.06

1.8 Sugar, Jam, Honey, Chocolate and Confectionery 0.61 1.26 2.51 1.29

DT 60 Sugar, white, 2.5 kg (Blue Crystal) 0.43 1.05 2.37 1.10

IT 61 Apricot jam, smooth, 450g (KOO) 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01

IT 62 Chocolate (CADBURYS DAIRY MILK) 80g 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.04

DT 63 Chewing gum (CHAPPIES) per one - small 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.08

IT 64 WILSON’S X.X.X mints 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01

IT 65 Ice cream, 2kg (VANILLA) 0.03 0.05 0.02 0.04

1.9 Food Not else where classified 0.85 1.11 1.08 0.99

IT 66 Tomato sauce, 700mls (ALL GOLD) 0.33 0.35 0.34 0.34

IT 67 Mayonnaise 750ml, Cross and Blackwell 0.14 0.21 0.19 0.17

IT 68 Fine Salt, 500g 0.19 0.24 0.25 0.22

IT 69 Cayenne Pepper, 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02

IT 70 Packet soup (KNORR) 60g 0.09 0.16 0.19 0.14

IT 71 Baking powder, 50g (ROYAL) 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.03

IT 72 Instant Yeast 10g 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.03

IT 73 Baby food (CERELAC) 250g 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.04

DT 74 Mageu, Cream Flavour, 500 ml (no.1) 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01

1.1 Coffee, Tea and Cocoa 0.20 0.35 0.65 0.36

IT 75 Coffee 60g (ACE,KLOOF or FG) 0.04 0.07 0.09 0.06

IT 76 Coffee, RICOFFY in tin, 250g 0.04 0.07 0.09 0.06

IT 77 Tea leaves, 125g (FIVE ROSES) 0.04 0.07 0.16 0.08

IT 78 Tea bags, 100 with tags (FIVE ROSES) 0.04 0.07 0.16 0.08

IT 79 Rooibos bags, 40 Teabags 0.04 0.07 0.16 0.08


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Cities/Towns

Urban Villages


0.42 0.34 0.241.11 Mineral Waters, Soft Drinks, Fruits & Vegetable Juices 0.87 1.07 0.79 0.92

DT 80 Mineral water (Still spring water) 500mls 0.33 0.36 0.17 0.30

DT 81 COCA COLA, 330ml can 0.42 0.54 0.36 0.45

DT 82 FANTA, 2 liter 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.03

IT 83 Fruit juice, 1 liter 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.03

IT 84 Orange squash, 2litre bottle 0.11 0.15 0.11 0.12

02 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, TOBACCO AND NARCOTICS 7.04 7.81 9.26 7.83

2.1 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 5.77 5.39 8.08 6.19

IT 85 Cane Spirit 750mls (Mainstay) 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.03

IT 86 Whiskey, 750mls (BELLS) 0.07 0.02 0.02 0.04

IT 87 Brandy, 750 mls (MARTELL V.O.) 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.03

IT 88 Gin, 750mls (GORDON’S DRY GIN) 0.02 0.06 0.22 0.09

IT 89 Tassenberg 750mls 0.01 0.14 0.00 0.05

IT 90 Hunters Dry 340 mls 0.01 0.14 0.00 0.05

IT 91 Wine, 750 mls (AUTUMN HARVEST-CRACKLING) 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03

IT 92 JC Leroux 750 mls (White Wine) 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03

IT 93 Nederburg Rose 750mls 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03

DT 94 Beer, 330 ml can (St.Louis) 1.47 1.28 1.74 1.47

DT 95 Beer 750mls can (Blacklabel) 1.47 1.28 1.74 1.47

DT 96 Chibuku, 1 liter carton 1.07 1.10 2.53 1.43

IT 97 Castle Lite 330 ml bottle 1.47 1.28 1.74 1.47

2.2 TOBACCO 1.27 2.42 1.18 1.65

IT 98 Cigarettes, 20 Peter Stuyvesant Filter 0.51 0.95 0.41 0.64

IT 99 Cigarettes, Craven A, 20 0.51 0.95 0.41 0.64

IT 100 Tobacco, 50g (BOXER) 0.26 0.52 0.36 0.37

3 CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR 5.59 6.83 6.63 6.27

3.1 Garments 2.18 2.61 2.56 2.42

IT 101 Men’s suit, 65 polyester 35 cotton (two buttons), size 3 0.13 0.20 0.24 0.18

IT 102 Men’s trousers, polyester/cotton, size 4 0.17 0.29 0.15 0.21

IT 103 Men’s shirt, polyester/cotton,size 16 0.08 0.11 0.05 0.08

IT 104 Men’s socks (1 Pair) 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02

IT 105 Men’s brief, Medium size, pack of 3 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02

IT 106 Ladies dress, polyester and cotton 0.21 0.30 0.28 0.26

IT 107 Ladies cardigan, wool/acrylic, size 36 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04

IT 108 Ladies blouse, cotton or poly-cotton, size 28 - 36 0.07 0.07 0.09 0.07

IT 109 Ladies brassiere, size 28 - 36 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.06

IT 110 Ladies tights (pantyhose) 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.02

IT 111 Ladies briefs, poly-cotton 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.05

IT 112Dress material,100% cotton, per meter (German printing) 0.03 0.02 0.06 0.03

IT 113 Head Scarf, Medium size, plain 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.04

IT 114 Boys school shorts(Grey/Khakhi), size 6 0.23 0.24 0.31 0.26

IT 115 Boys school shirt(White/Blue/Khakhi), size 6 0.22 0.21 0.26 0.23

IT 116 Girls’ dress, cotton or poly-cotton, size 28 0.22 0.30 0.23 0.25

IT 117 Baby’s Disposable Nappies(e.g pampers (0 to 3 kg))-28 0.21 0.19 0.23 0.21

IT 118 Baby’s Romper, 0-6 months 0.18 0.21 0.21 0.20

IT 119 Disposable Nappy, child 5-7kg 0.21 0.19 0.23 0.21


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Cities/Towns

Urban Villages


0.42 0.34 0.243.2 Other Articles of Clothing & Clothing Accessories 0.95 1.08 1.02 1.01

IT 120 Tie, polyester/cotton 0.40 0.44 0.45 0.43

IT 121 Leather belt, pure leather medium 0.49 0.53 0.54 0.52

IT 122 Sewing thread, standard reel 0.03 0.05 0.02 0.03

IT 123 Small Pack of Needles (10) 0.03 0.05 0.02 0.03

3.3 Cleaning, Repair and Hire of Clothing 0.92 1.08 0.98 0.99

NT 124 Dry cleaning, men’s two-piece suit 0.17 0.20 0.19 0.19

NT 125 Dry cleaning, ladies’ two-piece suit 0.17 0.20 0.19 0.19

NT 126 Dry cleaning, men’s trouser 0.25 0.30 0.28 0.28

NT 127 Dry cleaning, ladies’ skirt 0.25 0.30 0.28 0.28

NT 128 Alteration of trousers at the bottom 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03

NT 129 Fitting of new zip fastener 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03

3.4 FOOTWEAR 1.54 2.07 2.07 1.85

IT 130 Men’s shoes, size 7, leather uppers, rubber sole 0.46 0.53 0.53 0.50

IT 131 Men’s sandals, size 7, leather, rubber sole 0.15 0.18 0.18 0.17

IT 132 Ladies sandals, size 6, rubber sole 0.18 0.22 0.21 0.20

IT 133 Ladies high heeled shoes, size 6 0.27 0.34 0.31 0.30

IT 134 Boys leather school shoes, size 2 0.16 0.24 0.27 0.22

IT 135 Girls leather school shoes, size 2 0.16 0.24 0.27 0.22

NT 136 Repair of men’s; shoes, ordinary half sole & heel 0.07 0.16 0.15 0.12

NT 137 Repair of ladies; shoes, ordinary half sole & heel 0.07 0.16 0.15 0.12

4 HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS 15.77 16.33 11.30 14.90

4.1 Actual Rentals Paid by Tenants 10.50 3.74 2.43 6.25

NT 138 Monthly rent BHC House Type LC48 1.04 0.27 0.01 0.53

NT 139 Monthly rent BHC Type 2 “Improved” 0.89 0.19 0.01 0.44

NT 140 Private rent, low-cost 1 room house 3.43 1.46 1.75 2.35

NT 141 Private rent, 21/2 house ( servant quarter) 2.73 1.11 0.49 1.64

NT 142 Private rent, medium cost 3 bedroom house with servant quarter 1.63 0.56 0.11 0.90

NT 143 Private rent, High cost 3 bedrooms with garage and SQ 0.78 0.14 0.07 0.39

4.2 Materials for Maintenance and Repair of the Dwelling 1.65 7.22 4.66 4.29

DT 144 Stock brick, one 0.12 0.85 0.32 0.42

IT 145 Roof tiles, HARVEY TILE, single sheet 0.35 1.41 0.51 0.75

IT 146 Corrugated iron roofing/linear meter, Standard size 3m 0.26 1.27 0.65 0.70

DT 147 Cement, 50kg Bag 0.40 1.52 1.65 1.08

IT 148 PVA water paint White, 5 liters, Dulux 0.07 0.14 0.11 0.10

IT 149 Window pane (30 cm X 30 cm) 0.12 0.84 0.22 0.39

IT 150 Door, interior, wooden, 8.13 x 203.2 x 11.5cms, Hollow core 0.11 0.14 0.43 0.20

IT 151 Lever lock 0.21 1.04 0.76 0.63

4.3 WATER SUPPLY AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES RELATING TO THE DWELLING 1.17 1.87 1.55 1.50

NT 152 Water: 10kls per month in rural and urban village 0.00 1.42 1.22 0.78

NT 153 Water: 10kls per month in cities and towns 0.84 0.00 0.00 0.35

NT 154 Water: 20kls per month 0.21 0.35 0.31 0.28

NT 155 Cost of security monitoring system installation with 1 sensor & monthly payments

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Cities/Towns

Urban Villages


0.42 0.34 0.244.4 ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS 2.44 3.51 2.67 2.86

NT 156 Electricity, 100kwh per month 1.12 1.45 0.94 1.19

NT 157 Electricity, 500kwh per month 0.75 0.97 0.63 0.79

IT 158 Gas, 19kgs (ex-deposit) 0.41 0.47 0.37 0.42

IT 159 Paraffin, per liter 0.05 0.10 0.22 0.11

IT 160 Charcoal, 5kgs 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02

DT 161 Firewood, 5kg 0.08 0.49 0.50 0.32

5FURNISHING, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF THE HOUSE 6.32 6.44 6.42 6.39

5.1 Furniture and Furnishing 1.81 1.72 1.26 1.65

IT 162 Double bed, with mattress, (RESTONIC/SEALY POSTUREPEDIC) 0.79 0.74 0.75 0.76

IT 163 Lounge suite 3-seater + 2-seater + 1-seater 0.43 0.47 0.25 0.40

IT 164 Plastic Garden Chair 0.21 0.11 0.03 0.13

IT 165 Wardrobe with two doors, no outside mirror 0.12 0.27 0.19 0.19

IT 166 Foam mattress/single bed/190 x 90 x 15cm 0.27 0.13 0.04 0.17

5.2 Carpets and Other Floor Coverings 0.16 0.23 0.39 0.24

IT 167 Carpet 220 x 150’ (ordinary floral)-loose carpets 0.10 0.15 0.14 0.13

IT 168 Porcelain Floor Tiles Box 0.03 0.04 0.13 0.06

IT 169 Ceramic Floor Tiles Box 0.03 0.04 0.13 0.06

5.3 HOUSEHOLD TEXTILES 0.26 0.36 0.77 0.41

IT 170 Blanket, woolen, 150cms x 200cms 0.06 0.12 0.17 0.11

IT 171 Duvet Cover Set (3 piece) 0.05 0.09 0.13 0.08

IT 172 Bed sheets, pair, cotton, for double bed 0.05 0.09 0.13 0.08

IT 173 Bath towel 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02

IT 174 Pillow, one standard 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01

IT 175 Curtains, Standard size(Ready made) 0.06 0.05 0.31 0.12

5.4 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES 0.86 0.83 0.88 0.85

IT 176 Electric refrigerator, 250-275 liters 0.27 0.33 0.32 0.30

IT 177 Washing machine (top loader) (8-13kg) 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.01

IT 178 Electric cooker (4 plates with oven) 0.03 0.07 0.06 0.05

IT 179 Gas stove, 4 burners, with oven, no grill 0.16 0.13 0.12 0.14

IT 180 MICRO-WAVE, 25 - 30 liters 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.03

IT 181 Pedestal fan 0.07 0.03 0.10 0.06

IT 182 Electric heater, two bar, 1kw (1000w) 0.03 0.13 0.04 0.06

IT 183 Electric iron, steam 0.11 0.03 0.04 0.06

IT 184 Electric kettle 1.5-2 liter, plastic one 0.14 0.07 0.18 0.13


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TRB COICOP NEWCODES

Cities/Towns

Urban Villages


0.42 0.34 0.245.5 GLASSWARE, TABLEWARE AND HOUSEHOLD UTENSILS 0.32 0.44 0.47 0.40

IT 185 Paraffin lamp (Base Lamp) 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01

IT 186 Paraffin Lamp Glass 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01

IT 187 Non- electric Iron 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01

IT 188 Mug Cup 0.04 0.11 0.08 0.07

IT 189 Kettle (capacity of 4-6 cups), Not electric 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01

IT 190 Dinner plate, plain pattern, china 0.09 0.13 0.05 0.10

IT 191 Can opener, steel 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01

IT 192 Teaspoon, stainless steel, set of six 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02

IT 193 Chopping knife 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02

IT 194 Cooking pot, 3 legs+lid, Size3 0.05 0.06 0.18 0.09

IT 195 Saucepan, aluminium, 225 diam. 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01

IT 196 Standard ironing board 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.01

IT 197 Plastic pail/bucket, 20 - 30 liters 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05

5.6 Small tools, miscellaneous accessories 0.06 0.06 0.04 0.06

IT 198 Wheelbarrow concrete one 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01

IT 199 Spade, flat, all steel 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00

IT 200 Paint brush, standard size 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

IT 201 Hose pipe, standard one, specify size 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01

IT 202 Light bulb, 11-15w,Energy Saver 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.03

5.7 Goods and services for routine household maintenance 2.86 2.81 2.61 2.78

IT 203 Household soap, 250g (sunlight) 0.06 0.11 0.14 0.10

IT 204 Washing powder, 2kg (sunlight) 0.19 0.33 0.43 0.29

IT 205 Sta-Soft 2 litres 0.25 0.22 0.05 0.19

IT 206 Dishwashing liquid, 750ml (SUNLIGHT) 0.06 0.11 0.14 0.10

IT 207 Bleach, 750ml (JIK) 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.05

IT 208 Floor polish, 350ml tin, white (COBRA) 0.03 0.09 0.03 0.05

IT 209 Shoe polish, 50ml (Kiwi) 0.05 0.07 0.08 0.06

IT 210 Lavatory cleaner, 500g (JEYES FLUID) 0.14 0.13 0.10 0.12

IT 211 Scouring powder, 500g (e.g. VIM 99) 0.14 0.13 0.10 0.12

IT 212 Insecticide, aerosol, size 300ml (DOOM) 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.05

IT 213 Candles, six, white 0.02 0.06 0.12 0.06

IT 214 Broom with handle, soft/nylon 0.36 0.01 0.30 0.22

IT 215 Matches, packet of 10 boxes 0.02 0.03 0.06 0.03

DT 216 Battery,1.5 volts (EVER READY R20PP) 0.02 0.03 0.06 0.03

IT 217 Dish cloth, standard size 0.06 0.10 0.07 0.08

IT 218 Air freshener (Haze) 100 mls 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.04

NT 219 Domestic servants’ monthly wage 1.30 1.24 0.80 1.16


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Cities/Towns

Urban Villages


0.42 0.34 0.246 HEALTH 1.74 3.08 7.70 3.62

6.1 MEDICAL PRODUCTS, APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT 0.76 0.85 0.85 0.81

IT 220 PARACETAMOL/ PANADO syrup, 100ml 0.11 0.06 0.08 0.09

IT 221 Cough syrup, 100ml BORSTOL 0.07 0.09 0.09 0.08

IT 222 Milk of MAGNESIA, 100 ml 0.07 0.06 0.08 0.07

IT 223 Painkillers, two COMPRAL 0.06 0.11 0.08 0.08

IT 224 Painkillers, Grandpa small packet 0.06 0.11 0.08 0.08

IT 225 20 Doxycycline antibiotic tablets 0.07 0.06 0.08 0.07

IT 226 Contraceptive pills (NORDETT) pkt of 28 0.06 0.06 0.08 0.07

IT 227 Condoms pkt 3 (lovers Plus/Moods) 0.10 0.12 0.12 0.11

IT 228 Adhesive plasters - per one 0.07 0.05 0.07 0.06

IT 229 Cost of Spectacles 0.10 0.13 0.07 0.10

6.2 OUT-PATIENT SERVICES 0.36 0.95 0.93 0.70

NT 230 Consultation with private doctor 0.09 0.22 0.24 0.17

NT 231 Consultation with Government doctor 0.08 0.18 0.22 0.15

NT 232 Consultation with Optician 0.07 0.10 0.18 0.11

NT 233 Consultation with Dentist 0.04 0.06 0.11 0.06

NT 234 Dentist: Extraction of a molar without complications. 0.03 0.07 0.09 0.06

NT 235 Filling of 1 (one) Molar tooth 0.03 0.07 0.09 0.06

NT 236 Consultation with traditional doctor 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01

NT 237 X-ray taking -private clinics/hospital (Chest ) 0.01 0.24 0.00 0.09

6.3 HOSPITAL SERVICES 0.61 1.28 5.92 2.10

NT 238 Rate to stay in a private hospital for 24 hour in a general ward (bed only)

0.27 0.57 2.66 0.95

NT 239 Rate to stay in a public hospital for 24 hour in a private ward (bed only)

0.34 0.70 3.26 1.16

TRANSPORT 24.60 18.86 16.27 20.65

7.1 PURCHASE OF VEHICLES 5.57 5.18 4.98 5.29

IT 240 Toyota Hilux 2.0 pick-up 1.53 1.46 1.39 1.47

IT 241 Toyota Corolla 1.30 Car 1.29 1.06 1.07 1.16

IT 242 Isuzu 2.4 litre pick-up 1.06 1.06 0.98 1.04

IT 243 Second Hand Car (Toyota Corolla 1.4) 0.48 0.40 0.41 0.44

IT 244 Nissan bakkie, 2 liter 0.71 0.74 0.69 0.72

IT 245 VW Polo 1.6 liter 0.48 0.40 0.41 0.44

IT 246 Men’s bicycle 0.01 0.06 0.03 0.03

7.2 OPERATION OF PERSONAL TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT 12.87 10.22 9.39 11.13

IT 247 195 R14 radial tyre (DUNLOP/GOODYEAR) 0.32 0.51 0.58 0.45

DT 248 Car battery, 622 0.11 0.32 0.41 0.25

IT 249 Spark plug - NGK 0.35 0.32 0.29 0.32

IT 250 Wiper blade, two (Set of wipers) - Toyota Corolla 1.4 0.14 0.13 0.12 0.13

IT 251 Bicycle tyre 0.02 0.08 0.02 0.04

IT 252 Windscreen for Toyota Corolla 1.4 0.35 0.32 0.29 0.32

IT 253 Petrol per liter (93) 6.48 4.52 4.01 5.22

IT 254 Diesel, per liter (500ppm) 3.11 2.10 1.85 2.46

IT 255 Engine oil (Petrol), 500mls 0.03 0.11 0.11 0.07

IT 256 Engine oil, 500ml (Diesel Engine) 0.02 0.07 0.07 0.05

NT 257 Labour charge per hour - car (Toyota Corolla) repairs 1.52 1.40 1.32 1.43

NT 258 Tyre Repair (Puncture ) 0.35 0.32 0.29 0.32

NT 259 Driving lesson per month 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.03

NT 260 Road worthiness test 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.02


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TRB COICOP NEW-CODES

Cities/Towns

Urban Villages


0.42 0.34 0.247.3 TRANSPORT SERVICES 6.16 3.47 1.90 4.22

NT 261 Bus fare, single, Gaborone-Mochudi 0.59 0.47 0.32 0.49

DT 262 Minibus fare, Gaborone-Johannesburg 0.59 0.47 0.32 0.49

NT 263 Taxi fare in Gaborone (Not “special”) 1.28 0.58 0.23 0.79

NT 264 Bus fare, single, Gaborone-Francistown 0.28 0.38 0.41 0.34

NT 265 Minibus fare, within cities/towns/villages 0.76 0.32 0.30 0.50

NT 266 Car Rental 0.05 0.02 0.05 0.04

NT 267 Call Cab 0.26 0.02 0.16 0.15

NT 268 Air fare, economy single, Gaborone-Maun 0.78 0.40 0.03 0.47

DT 269 Air fare, economy single, Gaborone-Johannesburg 0.78 0.40 0.03 0.47

DT 270 Air fare, economy single, Gaborone-London(UK) 0.78 0.40 0.03 0.47

8 COMMUNICATION 4.16 4.61 3.99 4.27

8.1 POSTAL SERVICES 0.17 0.19 0.04 0.15

NT 271 Local Letter tariff rate 0.5 Kg 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.01

NT 272 Air Parcel to Europe (0.5 KG) 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.02

NT 273 Rental of Post Office box 0.09 0.12 0.03 0.09

NT 274 Standard letter (weight/size 120x235mm), Air. 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.01

NT 275 Freight/Courier cost of 0.5kg parcel, Gaborone to F/town 0.03 0.00 0.01 0.02

8.2 TELEPHONE AND TELEFAX EQUIPMENT 0.76 0.78 0.54 0.71

IT 276 Purchase of a cell phone hand set-Nokia 105 (Open) 0.30 0.31 0.22 0.29

IT 277 Purchase of a cell phone hand set-Samsung 1205(Open) 0.19 0.19 0.14 0.18

IT 278 Tablet PC 0.19 0.19 0.14 0.18

IT 279 Cellphone Charger (Nokia/Samsung) 0.08 0.08 0.05 0.07

8.3 TELEPHONE AND TELEFAX SERVICES 3.23 3.64 3.40 3.41

NT 280 Telephone Installation 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02

NT 281 Telephone Charges/rate between zone (per second charge) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

NT 282 Telephone Charges/rate within zone (per second charge) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

NT 283 Telephone rate international (per second) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

NT 284 Telephone charge Btc to Orange (per second charge) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

NT 285 Telephone charge Btc to MASCOM (per second charge) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

NT 286 Mobile Charge International Charge (Orange+Mascom+Bemobile) 0.15 0.17 0.15 0.16

NT 287 Prepaid Phone Card - Short Message Service (SMS) 0.30 0.34 0.31 0.31

NT 288 Mascom to Orange/Bemobile 0.30 0.34 0.31 0.31

NT 289 Orange to Mascom/Bemobile 0.30 0.34 0.31 0.31

NT 290 Mascom to Mascom 0.30 0.34 0.31 0.31

NT 291 Orange to Orange 0.30 0.34 0.31 0.31

NT 292 Mascom to landline 0.30 0.34 0.31 0.31

NT 293 Orange to landline 0.30 0.34 0.31 0.31

NT 294 Bemobile to Mascom/Orange 0.30 0.34 0.31 0.31

NT 295 Bemobile to Bemobile 0.30 0.34 0.31 0.31

NT 296 Bemobile to Lanline 0.30 0.34 0.31 0.31

NT 297 Internet Café Fee per hour 0.04 0.02 0.09 0.04

NT 298 Internet connection fee to Home computers 0.02 0.01 0.04 0.02


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TRB COICOP NEWCODES

Cities/Towns

Urban Villages


0.42 0.34 0.249 RECREATION AND CULTURE 3.34 2.63 2.59 2.92

9.1 AUDIO-VISUAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC AMD INFORMATION PROCESSING EQUIPMENT 2.32 1.83 1.51 1.96

IT 299 Radio cassette recorder, one deck 0.20 0.21 0.21 0.21

IT 300 32 Inches LCD Television 0.23 0.29 0.26 0.26

IT 301 Laptop Personal Computer 0.70 0.47 0.29 0.52

IT 302 USB flash drive - 4 GB 0.06 0.01 0.05 0.04

NT 303 Digital Prints 0.02 0.05 0.08 0.04

IT 304 Satellite Dish 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.04

IT 305 TV Decoder, standard (e.g Multi-choice decoder) 0.11 0.07 0.07 0.09

IT 306 Digital Camera, small one 0.49 0.34 0.18 0.36

IT 307 Blank CD 0.11 0.07 0.07 0.09

IT 308 CD Popular music 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02

IT 309 DVD, popular music 0.17 0.11 0.10 0.13

IT 310 DVD Player-Panasonic/Samsung etc 0.05 0.06 0.10 0.06

IT 311 Purchase of home Printer, LaserJet 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.04

IT 312 Scientific calculator, sharp 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.04

9.2 OTHER RECREATIONAL ITEMS AND EQUIPMENT, GARDENS AND PETS 0.19 0.46 0.94 0.46

IT 313 Tennis ball, one 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00

IT 314 Football, Standard Mitre 0.05 0.11 0.13 0.09

IT 315 Soccer boot, size 7-10 0.03 0.06 0.21 0.08

IT 316 Tennis Racquet (Beginner) 0.02 0.04 0.16 0.06

IT 317 Tinned pet food, 400g (ECCO/HUSKY) 0.05 0.12 0.07 0.08

NT 318 Veterinary charges (Injection- rabies) 0.03 0.12 0.36 0.14

9.3 RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL SERVICES 0.68 0.19 0.07 0.37

NT 319 Admission to Premier football match, uncovered stands 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01

NT 320 Annual Membership fee, 1 adult, Notwane Club 0.10 0.01 0.01 0.05

NT 321 Entrance to Night club (Sat. evening, 1 man) 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.02

NT 322 Gym fee per month 0.07 0.01 0.02 0.04

NT 323 Cinema admission, stalls, evening show 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00

DT 324 Monthly subscription to TV (Multichoice sub) 0.48 0.15 0.03 0.26

9.4 NEWSPAPERS, BOOKS AND STATIONERY 0.14 0.16 0.07 0.13

IT 325 The BIBLE (GOOD NEWS) 0.03 0.04 0.01 0.03

IT 326 Dictionary (Oxford) 0.03 0.04 0.01 0.03

NT 327 Botswana Guardian, weekend edition 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01

NT 328 BOTSWANA SUNDAY STANDARD 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01

NT 329 Price of local daily Newspaper - Mmegi 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01

NT 330 The Voice 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01

NT 331 Kutlwano 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.01

IT 332 Exercise book, 72 pages 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01

IT 333 Pencil (HB), without rubber 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

DT 334 Ballpoint pen, BIC orange fine point 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

DT 335 Envelopes/white/postcard-size/pkt of 20 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01

IT 336 Sharpener 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

IT 337 Paper glue 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01

10 EDUCATION 4.42 3.16 1.69 3.34

10.1 PRE-PRIMARY AND PRIMARY EDUCATION 0.89 0.91 0.46 0.80

NT 338 Annual Tuition/sport/feeding/PTA 1 child public schools 0.09 0.09 0.07 0.09

NT 339 Pre-primary school fees per Term (reception) 0.23 0.21 0.11 0.19

NT 340 Private Primary school fees per Term 0.51 0.53 0.21 0.44

DT 341 Primary school Uniform (Dress) 0.06 0.08 0.08 0.07


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Cities/Towns

Urban Villages


0.42 0.34 0.2410.2 SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION 3.52 2.25 1.23 2.54

DT 342 Private Secondary School annual fees excluding board 1.51 0.96 0.54 1.09

NT 343 School fees (Senior Sec.) public school 0.61 0.38 0.22 0.44

NT 344 Junior Secondary School fees (public) 0.91 0.58 0.32 0.65

DT 345 SECONDARY school uniform (Dress) 0.06 0.08 0.08 0.07

DT 346 College and university fees (BA Social Science) 0.43 0.26 0.08 0.29

11 RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS 4.32 1.98 1.14 2.76

11.1 Restaurants, Cafes and the like 3.47 1.75 1.06 2.31

NT 347 Meat and Chips 0.75 0.38 0.16 0.48

NT 348 Cooked maize meal and meat to take away 0.56 0.39 0.17 0.41

NT 349 Cold beer in a Restaurant (St Lious 330ml) 0.62 0.26 0.23 0.40

NT 350 Purchase of soft drink in a restaurant, Fizzy,330ml 0.40 0.18 0.17 0.27

NT 351 Fried chicken and chips from a take-away 0.75 0.38 0.16 0.48

NT 352 Purchase of double tot (bells) 0.40 0.18 0.17 0.27

11.2 ACCOMMODATION SERVICES 0.85 0.23 0.08 0.45

NT 353 Top hotel (, single, 1 Night, no b/fast 0.28 0.08 0.03 0.15

NT 354 Average hotel, single, 1 night, no b/fast 0.29 0.08 0.03 0.15

NT 355 Lodge single, 1 Night excluding breakfast 0.28 0.08 0.03 0.15

12 MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES 11.91 10.75 7.86 10.55

12.1 PERSONAL CARE 1.54 2.02 1.58 1.71

NT 356 Hairdressing, ladies’ “Blow-out” (dark & lovely) 0.06 0.07 0.04 0.06

NT 357 Ladies’ haircut 0.06 0.07 0.04 0.06

NT 358 Men’s haircut 0.06 0.07 0.04 0.06

NT 359 Hairdressing, set 0.06 0.07 0.04 0.06

DT 360 Bath soap, 175g bar (dettol/savlon ) 0.30 0.47 0.40 0.38

IT 361 Toothpaste, 100ml (COLGATE) Original 0.09 0.12 0.11 0.10

IT 362 Shampoo 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.05

IT 363 Body Lotion (DAWN/MOUSSON) 400 ml 0.19 0.24 0.22 0.22

IT 364 Petroleum jelly, 50ml (VASELINE BLUE SEAL) 0.10 0.12 0.11 0.11

IT 365 Razor blade, pkt 5 disposables (Minora/Lion) 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01

IT 366 Sanitary Pads pkt of 10 0.24 0.31 0.19 0.25

IT 367 Lip balm ( lip ice etc) 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.05

IT 368 Roll-on Antiperspirant, SHIELD, 50 ml 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.03

IT 369 Tooth Brush, Standard size (Colgate) 0.10 0.12 0.11 0.11

IT 370 Shaver (Non-electric), Gillette, standard size 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.02

DT 371 Toilet roll, single-ply, one 0.14 0.18 0.10 0.14

12.2 PERSONAL EFFECTS N.E.C 1.59 0.96 1.00 1.24

IT 372 Wrist watch 0.37 0.19 0.21 0.27

IT 373 Suitcase, with trolley system 0.61 0.39 0.40 0.48

IT 374 Ladies Hand Bag 0.61 0.39 0.40 0.48

12.3 SOCIAL PROTECTION 0.08 0.05 0.08 0.07

NT 375 Playschool fees Creche, Kindergarten etc, per Term 0.08 0.05 0.08 0.07

12.4 INSURANCE 5.36 4.79 3.54 4.73

NT 376 Employee contribution to medical aid, Standard Benefit, 1, salary(600+) 2.06 1.82 1.47 1.83

NT 377 Employee contribution to medical aid, High Benefit, 1, salary(5000-8000) 2.06 1.82 1.47 1.83

NT 378 Fully comp. insurance - Toyota Corolla 1.3 1.20 1.15 0.56 1.03

NT 379 Ann. premium-house contents insurance (P25000) 0.04 0.00 0.05 0.03


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TRB COICOP NEWCODES

Cities/Towns

Urban Villages


0.42 0.34 0.2412.5 Financial Services 0.86 0.99 0.37 0.79

NT 380 Monthly repayment on P100,000 loan-index linked 0.69 0.89 0.27 0.66

NT 381 Levy + loan (P3500) interest on SHHA plot 0.09 0.09 0.05 0.08

NT 382 Bank Charges/Financial Charges 0.08 0.01 0.05 0.05

12.6 Taxes Licences, Fees 2.48 1.95 1.29 2.01

NT 383 Driver’s License charge 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.02

NT 384 Annual road tax - Hilux 2.0 pick-up 0.23 0.16 0.04 0.16

NT 385 Annual road tax-Toyota Corolla 1.4 0.23 0.16 0.04 0.16

NT 386 Fee for the issue of a passport 0.01 0.06 0.00 0.03

NT 387 Council rates to house + plot valued at P200,000 0.07 0.19 0.06 0.11

NT 388 Photocopy (A4) 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.05

NT 389 Car advert (20 words) Botswana Guardian 0.09 0.11 0.13 0.10

NT 390 Advertisement (20 words, Botswana Daily News) 0.09 0.11 0.13 0.10

NT 391Total charge for undertaking a funeral arrangement for one, including transport 0.40 0.94 0.62 0.64

NT 392 Union’s monthly subscription fee 0.05 0.06 0.03 0.05

NT 393 Fees for legal services (initial consultation for will and trust) 1.22 0.10 0.19 0.59


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APPENDIX 4

CPI Areas Coverage New Basket 2016 Old Basket 2006

Stratum code Stratum Name Area Code AREA NAME Stratum code Stratum Name Area Code AREA NAME

1 Cities/Towns 1 GABORONE 1 Cities/Towns 1 Gaborone

1 Cities/Towns 2 FRANCISTOWN 1 Cities/Towns 2 Francistown

1 Cities/Towns 3 SELIBE PHIKWE 1 Cities/Towns 3 Selibe Phikwe

1 Cities/Towns 4 LOBATSE 1 Cities/Towns 4 Lobatse

1 Cities/Towns 5 JWANENG 1 Cities/Towns 5 Jwaneng

2 Urban Villages 6 SEROWE 2 Urban Villages 6 Serowe

2 Urban Villages 7 LETLHAKANE 2 Urban Villages 7 Letlhakane

2 Urban Villages 8 PALAPYE 2 Urban Villages 8 Palapye

2 Urban Villages 9 BOBONONG 2 Urban Villages 9 Bobonong

2 Urban Villages 10 MAUN 2 Urban Villages 10 Maun

2 Urban Villages 11 TUTUME 2 Urban Villages 11 Tutume

2 Urban Villages 12 TONOTA 2 Urban Villages 12 Tonota

2 Urban Villages 13 TSABONG 2 Urban Villages 13 Tsabong

2 Urban Villages 14 KASANE 2 Urban Villages 14 Kasane

2 Urban Villages 15 GANTSI 2 Urban Villages 15 Gantsi

2 Urban Villages 16 MOLEPOLOLE 2 Urban Villages 16 Molepolole

2 Urban Villages 17 MOCHUDI 2 Urban Villages 17 Mochudi

2 Urban Villages 18 RAMOTSWA 2 Urban Villages 18 Ramotswa

2 Urban Villages 19 KANYE 2 Urban Villages 19 Kanye

2 Urban Villages 20 MAHALAPYE 2 Urban Villages 20 Mahalapye

2 Urban Villages 21 GUMARE 3 Rural Villages 24 Masunga

2 Urban Villages 22 SHAKAWE 3 Rural Villages 25 Rakops

2 Urban Villages 23 KANG 3 Rural Villages 26 Nata

2 Urban Villages 24 MASUNGA 3 Rural Villages 27 Sefhophe

2 Urban Villages 25 RAKOPS 3 Rural Villages 28 Pandamatenga

2 Urban Villages 26 NATA 3 Rural Villages 29 Tshesebe

2 Urban Villages 27 GOODHOPE 3 Rural Villages 30 Ratholo

2 Urban Villages 28 LETLHAKENG 3 Rural Villages 31 Werda


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CPI Areas Coverage New Basket 2016 Old Basket 2006

Stratum code Stratum Name Area Code AREA NAME Stratum code Stratum Name Area Code AREA NAME

3 Rural Villages 29 TSHESEBE 3 Rural Villages 32 Sehithwa

3 Rural Villages 30 RATHOLO 3 Rural Villages 33 Mmankgodi

3 Rural Villages 31 WERDA 3 Rural Villages 34 Kang

3 Rural Villages 32 SEHITHWA 3 Rural Villages 35 Mabutsane

3 Rural Villages 33 TSETSEBJWE 3 Rural Villages 36 Letlhakeng

3 Rural Villages 34 CHARLES HILL 3 Rural Villages 37 Good Hope

3 Rural Villages 35 MABUTSANE 3 Rural Villages 38 Artesia

3 Rural Villages 36 PANDAMATENGA 3 Rural Villages 39 Metsimotlhabe

3 Rural Villages 37 HUKUNTSI 3 Rural Villages 40 Manyana

3 Rural Villages 38 ARTESIA 3 Rural Villages 41 Pitsane

3 Rural Villages 39 MOPIPI 3 Rural Villages 42 Serule

3 Rural Villages 40 MANYANA 3 Rural Villages 43 Machaneng

3 Rural Villages 41 PITSANE 3 Rural Villages 44 Otse

3 Rural Villages 42 SERULE 3 Rural Villages 45 Sekoma

3 Rural Villages 43 MACHANENG 3 Rural Villages 46 Sikwane

3 Rural Villages 44 MOGOBANE 3 Rural Villages 47 Mmathubudukwane

3 Rural Villages 45 SEKOMA 3 Rural Villages 48 Malolowane

3 Rural Villages 46 SIKWANE 3 Rural Villages 49 Khakhea

3 Rural Villages 47 LENTSWELETAU

3 Rural Villages 48 TSAU

3 Rural Villages 49 KHAKHEA

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