Table 17.1 :   CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, 2007 - 2008
(Index - base: June 2004=100)
Major Groups - Maldives					Percentage change over previous years
	Base weights	2006	2007	2008	2008
Food, beverages and tobacco products inluding fish	33.31	108.20	125.49	147.84	17.8
Fish Index	4.56	86.71	137.81	151.77	10.1
Tobacco and narcotics	2.76	109.04	111.55	117.75	5.6
Clothing and footwear	5.96	101.80	105.80	108.99	3.0
Housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel	19.48	109.23	113.83	126.94	11.5
Furnishing,  household equipment & routine maintenance of	7.17	108.17	114.26	123.10	7.7
Health	5.42	111.24	119.27	139.36	16.8
Transport	5.07	120.80	124.18	148.76	19.8
Communication	5.83	74.72	68.10	66.17	-2.8
Recreation and culture	4.94	94.96	93.56	90.79	-3.0
Education	3.15	103.12	107.54	109.13	1.5
Hotels, cafés and restaurants	0.77	102.08	119.16	137.79	15.6
Miscellaneous goods and services	7.92	100.88	105.23	110.05	4.6
Religious activity	0.11	100.00	100.00	100.00	0.0
Total	100.00	105.39	113.16	127.03	12.3
Index excluding fish	95.44	106.28	111.98	125.85	12.4
Table 17.1  ( continued )
Major Groups - Male'					Percentage change over previous years
	Base weights	2006	2007	2008	2008
Food, beverages and tobacco products icnluding fish	13.39	109.01	126.64	150.79	19.1
Fish Index	2.42	90.23	134.59	147.47	9.6
Tobacco and narcotics	0.93	108.33	109.65	113.39	3.4
Clothing and footwear	2.45	104.72	103.21	105.90	2.6
Housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel	12.30	105.56	109.56	121.66	11.0
Furnishing,  household equipment & routine maintenance of	2.85	107.13	112.60	116.67	3.6
Health	2.76	112.69	123.03	147.84	20.2
Transport	2.92	119.84	123.53	152.06	23.1
Communication	3.84	70.63	64.12	61.79	-3.6
Recreation and culture	2.10	88.61	90.24	84.13	-6.8
Education	1.51	106.72	109.18	111.18	1.8
Hotels, cafés and restaurants	0.77	102.08	119.16	137.79	15.6
Miscellaneous goods and services	2.96	101.34	103.69	110.22	6.3
Religious activity	0.11	100.00	100.00	100.00	0.0
Total	48.90	104.10	111.18	124.56	12.0
Index excluding fish	46.48	104.82	109.96	123.37	12.2
Table 17.1  ( continued )
Major Groups - Atolls					Percentage change over previous years
	Base weights	2006	2007	2008	2008
Food, beverages and tobacco products inluding fish	19.92	107.68	124.77	145.75	16.8
Fish Index	2.14	82.73	141.31	156.63	10.8
Tobacco and narcotics	1.83	109.41	112.53	119.97	6.6
Clothing and footwear	3.51	99.82	108.04	111.29	3.0
Housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel	7.18	115.53	121.12	136.71	12.9
Furnishing,  household equipment & routine maintenance of	2.44	109.27	116.71	132.32	13.4
Health	2.66	108.30	110.27	124.71	13.1
Transport	2.14	122.10	122.08	144.03	18.0
Communication	1.98	82.65	75.80	74.67	-1.5
Recreation and culture	2.83	99.78	96.27	96.03	-0.2
Education	1.63	99.73	105.36	107.27	1.8
Hotels, cafés and restaurants	-	-	-	-	-
Miscellaneous goods and services	4.96	100.61	106.01	109.82	3.6
Religious activity	-	-	-	-	-
Total	51.10	106.62	115.06	129.39	12.5
Index excluding fish	48.96	107.67	113.91	128.20	12.5
Source:  Department of National Planning