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Jersey / UK regional price comparison report

Produced by the Statistics Jersey (Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance)
Authored by Statistics Unit and published on 07 Mar 2014
Prepared internally, no external cost

Summary

This report examines consumer price levels Jersey relative to the United Kingdom in 2013.

For consumer goods and services (excluding housing costs, education and health):

price levels for consumer goods and services in Jersey were 9% greater than the UK average. Consumer prices levels were marginally greater in Jersey than in London (by 2%)
price levels for food and non-alcoholic drinks were nearly a fifth greater (19%) in Jersey than the UK average
there was large price variation for the expenditure categories comprising predominantly services; household and housing services were nearly a fifth greater in Jersey (19%) than the UK average and miscellaneous goods and services were 15% greater in Jersey
there was little variation in price levels for alcohol (off-license sales) and tobacco. Price levels in Jersey and the various UK regions were similar to the UK average
price levels for clothing and footwear were 8% lower in Jersey than the UK average

For consumer goods and services (including housing costs, education and health):

the overall price level for consumer goods and services in Jersey, including housing costs, health and education, was a fifth (20%) greater than the UK average

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