Appendix 2 Changes to the basket of goods and services from December 2023

CSO publication, 15 February 2024, 11am

Appendix 2 Changes to the basket of goods and services from December 2023

Additions:

• Milk substitutes
• Meat substitutes
• Smart Watches
• Air Fryers
• Disposable e-cigarettes (vapes)
• Non-alcoholic beer
• Wireless speakers
• Rib-eye Steak
• Gin – bar and off-licence
• Bowls
• Spring Onions
• Wireless headphones
• Delivery Charges

Deletions:

• Admission to Nightclubs
• Landline telephone
• E-readers
• Playschools
• Railcar catering
• Stockbroker fees
• Newspaper advertisements
• Swiss rolls
• Midi system
• MP4 player
• Digital Camera
• Photo printing

Modifications and extensions:

• Men’s two-piece suit now collected as individual items (blazer and trousers)
• Cider pint bottle and can in a bar replacing the 330ml bottle in a bar
• Men’s fleeces now in the same category as jumpers, sweatshirts, and hoodies
• Childrens runners no longer priced as separate item. They’re collected under boy’s and girl’s shoes respectively
• Examination fees moved to secondary examination fees
• Third Level accommodation was moved from COICOP 10 – Education into COICOP 11 Restaurants and Hotels

Combinations

• Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms are now classed as one item

Splits – splits of already existing product

• Weddings are now split into receptions and photography
• Tram fares are now its own item. It was previously part of rail fares