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d. Bread bill: Itemise cakes and bread separately, or note “bread OIIly,o.
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Alcoholic drink: Itemise type of drink, eg beer, wine, sherry, ~rmouth,
spirits, etc
Soft drinks: Note whether squash or fruit juice.
Grocery accounts: On the regular commitments sheet, you should check
whether the account will be paid within the record-keeping period.
If will not be paid: no information is required.
If will be paid: check whether the informant can list each item and
price separately.
i. If can itemise: on the day the bill is paid list each item
purchased on the account on a separate line. (NB YOU may, in some
cases, have a whole month’s groceries listed) .
ii. If cannot itemise: The informant should also note down on each day
any items obtained on this account. Where possible, he/she should
also enter the amount to be paid for the purchase to the left of
the L p column, and note that the goods are “on account”.
On the day the account is paid, the informant should enter the
total amount of the grocery account with a note indicating that the
bill cannot be itemised.
Purchase of food, sort &inks dnd alcoholic drinks by credit-card or
charge card - see D4 (i) above.
It is important to brief informants to enter the name of the shop where
food, soft drinks and alcoholic drinks brought home were purchased.
This is to improve the Retail Price Index. The main emphasis is on the
WW lar9e multiple retailers - therefore it is not necessary to know the
exact name of a small independent corner shop, e.g. ecorner shopt will be
sufficient in such cases.
Take away msals brought home 06
Any take away reals, eg fish and chips, Indian, Chinese food, hamburgers, fried
chicken, which ham been prepared at a catering establishment and brought home for
consumption should be entered under this heading.
The informant should note whether food brought home was bought hot by writing ‘HOT’
beside entry; VAT is n~ charged on ~ take-away meals.
Meals on wheels should bs entered under this heading.
Where luncheon vouchers used, see D 4(e) .
Take away meals purchased on credit card or charge card - see D4 (i) above.
Meals, snacks, sweets, ice cream, etc bought 6 congumsd away from borne D7
This section has two main headings which divide meals/snacks/sweets/non-alcoholic
drinks/ice cream consumed away from home by where they were bought, ie at workplace
or elsewhere.
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