FSM 1998 HIES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The 1998 Household Income and Expenditures Survey (HIES) was undertaken to develop the marketbasket used for the Current Price Index (CPI). The revised CPI will assist the government of the Federated States of Micronesia in measuring inflation. The measurement of inflation is important for both the public and private sectors -- to determine wage increases, to see the relationship between income and expenditures, and so forth.

This HIES is the first to be developed, collected, and tabulated in the Federated States of Micronesia. We took care in developing the questionnaire and materials to take into account traditional as well as Western life styles, including segments on subsistence and traditional expenditures, such as for betel nut. The data allow for comparisons between types of income and expenditures, as well as detail on demographic, social, economic, and housing chracteristics. These data permit comparisons over time, particularly with the 1994 FSM Census and the 1997 FSM Labor Force Survey.

The 1998 HIES data were collected by enumerators in each of the four States -- Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae. Rosina Edwin was survey coordinator, under the general direction of Timothy Semuda, Chief, Statistics Division. Perry Petrus is in charge of developing and maintaining the CPI, so was involved in all aspects of this project. Many other permanent staff at the National and State levels made significant contributions to the timely completion of this project.

Tilson Kephas, along with Itorie Amond and Maggie Asugar, developed the data dictionary and screens for keying the data. The data were keyed using the IMPS CENTRY package. The staff used the IMPS CONCOR program to edit the data; this program was a modification of a prototype program developed by Michael Stroot and Michael Levin at the International Programs Center, U.S. Bureau of the Census, and modified by Kephas. Kephas did the programming for all population, housing, and expenditures tables, using table specifications developed by Levin. Kephas and Levin also developed the appendices presented in this report.

The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA), U.S. Department of the Interior, funded this project. The FSM government made many in-kind contributions, including payment of National and State Office of Planning and Statistics Staff, as well as contributions by many other FSM National and State agencies. We appreciate all of this assistance.

Text Box: FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

1998 HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EXPENDITURE SURVEY

Table EXP01. General Regular Household Expenditures: 1998
	Total				Yap
Expenditures	HHolds	Percent	Amount	Average	HHolds	Percent	Amount	Average
Total	15,230	100.0	28,355,387	1,862	1,925	100.0	5,054,141	2,626

Housing	2,561	16.8	4,579,447	1,788	336	17.5	473,205	1,408
Mortgage/loan payments	2,140	14.1	3,199,206	1,495	262	13.6	433,959	1,656
Rent	301	2.0	1,070,459	3,556	56	2.9	16,820	300
Insurance	152	1.0	309,783	2,038	19	1.0	22,427	1,180

Vehicles	3,293	21.6	3,810,642	1,157	710	36.9	845,584	1,191
Loan repayments	1,217	8.0	3,746,464	3,078	262	13.6	832,034	3,176
Registration & insurance	3,124	20.5	64,177	21	691	35.9	13,550	20

Drivers' licenses	3,797	24.9	51,489	14	691	35.9	12,073	17

Utility costs	15,050	98.8	7,699,256	512	1,925	100.0	1,379,024	716
Electricity	8,404	55.2	4,107,049	489	1,383	71.8	842,575	609
Water	2,464	16.2	742,634	301	897	46.6	136,131	152
Telephone	5,796	38.1	822,509	142	1,103	57.3	192,198	174
Gas/kerosene	14,404	94.6	2,027,063	141	1,682	87.4	208,121	124

Membership fees	1,459	9.6	256,835	176	150	7.8	3,233	22
Social clubs	840	5.5	122,065	145	75	3.9	1,364	18
Sporting clubs	461	3.0	34,889	76	-	-	-	-
Credit cards	186	1.2	68,031	366	37	1.9	1,121	30
Others	234	1.5	31,851	136	37	1.9	748	20

Church-related expenses	13,274	87.2	2,204,851	166	1,233	64.1	136,093	110

Other major regular expense	14,135	92.8	11,957,719	846	1,626	84.5	2,341,022	1,440
Weddings	4,986	32.7	798,484	160	37	1.9	561	15
Funerals	9,505	62.4	3,371,334	355	1,084	56.3	364,903	337
Traditional	5,159	33.9	1,374,352	266	729	37.9	112,209	154
Overseas remittances	1,327	8.7	737,817	556	355	18.4	337,804	952
Local remittances	1,299	8.5	596,749	459	206	10.7	139,981	680
Education overseas	861	5.7	1,292,590	1,501	280	14.5	787,853	2,814
Education within FSM	3,919	25.7	1,581,543	404	486	25.2	461,618	950
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP01. General Regular Household Expenditures: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
Expenditures	HHolds	Percent	Amount	Average	HHolds	Percent	Amount	Average	HHolds	Percent	Amount	Average
Total	7,043	100.0	9,428,782	1,339	5,298	100.0	11,610,034	2,191	964	100.0	2,262,431	2,347

Housing	544	7.7	1,888,859	3,472	1,160	21.9	1,532,325	1,321	521	54.0	685,057	1,315
Mortgage/loan payments	374	5.3	1,157,088	3,094	1,003	18.9	1,004,078	1,001	501	52.0	604,081	1,206
Rent	85	1.2	493,008	5,800	141	2.7	479,655	3,402	19	2.0	80,976	4,262
Insurance	102	1.4	238,763	2,341	31	0.6	48,593	1,568	-	-	-	-

Vehicles	834	11.8	998,519	1,197	1,113	21.0	1,526,337	1,371	636	66.0	440,201	692
Loan repayments	323	4.6	972,950	3,012	439	8.3	1,508,374	3,436	193	20.0	433,106	2,244
Registration & insurance	766	10.9	25,569	33	1,050	19.8	17,964	17	617	64.0	7,095	11

Drivers' licenses	1,208	17.2	19,292	16	1,223	23.1	12,509	10	675	70.0	7,616	11

Utility costs	6,941	98.6	2,602,836	375	5,220	98.5	3,294,007	631	964	100.0	423,389	439
Electricity	2,722	38.6	1,266,918	465	3,354	63.3	1,759,487	525	945	98.0	238,069	252
Water	102	1.4	26,130	256	1,426	26.9	576,903	405	39	4.0	3,470	89
Telephone	1,395	19.8	180,667	130	2,508	47.3	356,638	142	790	82.0	93,007	118
Gas/kerosene	6,924	98.3	1,129,120	163	4,969	93.8	600,980	121	829	86.0	88,842	107

Membership fees	476	6.8	79,871	168	486	9.2	115,697	238	347	36.0	58,033	167
Social clubs	306	4.3	28,104	92	266	5.0	67,340	253	193	20.0	25,257	131
Sporting clubs	187	2.7	18,798	101	235	4.4	15,126	64	39	4.0	964	25
Credit cards	51	0.7	29,227	573	78	1.5	31,899	409	19	2.0	5,784	304
Others	34	0.5	3,743	110	47	0.9	1,332	28	116	12.0	26,028	224

Church-related expenses	6,601	93.7	1,048,484	159	4,514	85.2	871,201	193	925	96.0	149,073	161

Other major regular expense	6,686	94.9	3,839,404	574	4,859	91.7	5,129,158	1,056	964	100.0	648,136	672
Weddings	3,215	45.6	455,513	142	1,348	25.4	299,126	222	386	40.0	43,284	112
Funerals	4,117	58.5	674,305	164	3,417	64.5	2,029,913	594	887	92.0	302,214	341
Traditional	2,075	29.5	198,632	96	2,336	44.1	1,061,198	454	19	2.0	2,314	122
Overseas remittances	749	10.6	238,780	319	204	3.9	138,097	677	19	2.0	23,136	1,218
Local remittances	851	12.1	250,451	294	204	3.9	82,059	402	39	4.0	124,260	3,186
Education overseas	357	5.1	281,038	787	204	3.9	219,842	1,078	19	2.0	3,856	203
Education within FSM	1,803	25.6	692,201	384	1,630	30.8	427,724	262	-	-	-	-
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP02. Meat Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Meat Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All meat	60,595	100.0	421,002	7.0	8,784	100.0	56,198	6.4

Fresh and frozen	8,370	13.8	73,174	8.7	1,589	18.1	12,480	7.9
Hamburger meat	92	0.2	302	3.3	56	0.6	202	3.6
Sirloin steak	33	0.1	289	8.8	-	-	-	-
T-bone steak	125	0.2	233	1.9	-	-	-	-
Chuck steak	16	-	39	2.5	-	-	-	-
Steak (unspecified)	586	1.0	7,655	13.1	19	0.2	178	9.3
Salt beef	69	0.1	362	5.3	-	-	-	-

Pork chops	646	1.1	4,997	7.7	168	1.9	1,246	7.4
Pig's feet	34	0.1	306	9.0	-	-	-	-
Spare ribs	426	0.7	6,252	14.7	37	0.4	329	8.9
Bacon	333	0.5	1,277	3.8	93	1.1	449	4.8

Live pigs	98	0.2	20,666	210.9	-	-	-	-
Franks	4,532	7.5	20,181	4.5	766	8.7	4,806	6.3
Bologna	31	0.1	75	2.4	-	-	-	-
Sausages	147	0.2	728	5.0	19	0.2	47	2.5
All others and unspecif	1,201	2.0	9,811	8.2	430	4.9	5,225	12.2

Poultry	22,163	36.6	220,436	10.0	2,336	26.6	23,667	10.1
Frying chicken	7,013	11.6	90,089	12.9	392	4.5	3,767	9.6
Chicken breast, pieces	67	0.1	741	11.1	-	-	-	-
Chicken wings	472	0.8	3,238	6.9	37	0.4	227	6.1
Chicken legs	777	1.3	6,739	8.7	37	0.4	607	16.4
Turkey, whole	51	0.1	535	10.5	-	-	-	-
Turkey, tail	11,266	18.6	92,978	8.3	1,476	16.8	12,861	8.7
All others and unspecified	2,517	4.2	26,116	10.4	392	4.5	6,204	15.8

Canned meat	30,062	49.6	127,391	4.2	4,859	55.3	20,051	4.1
Ham	217	0.4	1,602	7.4	-	-	-	-
Corned beef	14,963	24.7	64,394	4.3	2,056	23.4	8,697	4.2
Spam.	6,743	11.1	27,724	4.1	1,196	13.6	5,340	4.5
Sausage	1,312	2.2	2,715	2.1	299	3.4	622	2.1
Other canned meat	6,828	11.3	30,956	4.5	1,308	14.9	5,392	4.1
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP02. Meat Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Meat Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All meat	27,406	100.0	164,781	6.0	18,544	100.0	144,816	7.8	5,861	100.0	911	9.4

Fresh and frozen	2,875	10.5	15,068	5.2	2,884	15.6	33,454	11.6	1,022	17.4	201	11.9
Hamburger meat	17	0.1	33	2.0	-	-	-	-	19	0.3	1	3.6
Sirloin steak	17	0.1	153	9.0	16	0.1	136	8.5	-	-	-	-
T-bone steak	-	-	-	-	125	0.7	233	1.9	-	-	-	-
Chuck steak	-	-	-	-	16	0.1	39	2.5	-	-	-	-
Steak (unspecified)	136	0.5	1,041	7.7	219	1.2	920	4.2	212	3.6	91	26.0
Salt beef	34	0.1	99	2.9	16	0.1	71	4.4	19	0.3	3	10.2

Pork chops	255	0.9	2,222	8.7	204	1.1	1,301	6.4	19	0.3	4	12.0
Pig's feet	34	0.1	306	9.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Spare ribs	85	0.3	946	11.1	188	1.0	3,311	17.6	116	2.0	28	14.4
Bacon	119	0.4	593	5.0	63	0.3	123	2.0	58	1.0	2	1.9

Live pigs	-	-	-	-	78	0.4	19,124	245.2	19	0.3	25	81.2
Franks	1,803	6.6	7,208	4.0	1,442	7.8	5,610	3.9	521	8.9	42	4.9
Bologna	-	-	-	-	31	0.2	75	2.4	-	-	-	-
Sausages	34	0.1	107	3.2	94	0.5	574	6.1	-	-	-	-
All others and unspecif	340	1.2	2,360	6.9	392	2.1	1,938	4.9	39	0.7	5	7.4

Poultry	8,455	30.9	79,624	9.4	8,229	44.4	81,905	10.0	3,143	53.6	582	11.2
Frying chicken	2,603	9.5	30,028	11.5	2,900	15.6	39,558	13.6	1,118	19.1	276	15.0
Chicken breast, pieces	51	0.2	433	8.5	16	0.1	308	19.3	-	-	-	-
Chicken wings	102	0.4	838	8.2	314	1.7	1,961	6.2	19	0.3	3	11.2
Chicken legs	340	1.2	1,579	4.6	361	1.9	4,327	12.0	39	0.7	4	5.8
Turkey, whole	51	0.2	535	10.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Turkey, tail	4,100	15.0	35,759	8.7	4,013	21.6	28,945	7.2	1,677	28.6	254	9.2
All others and unspecified	1,208	4.4	10,452	8.7	627	3.4	6,806	10.9	289	4.9	44	9.2

Canned meat	16,076	58.7	70,088	4.4	7,430	40.1	29,457	4.0	1,697	29.0	129	4.6
Ham	170	0.6	1,031	6.1	47	0.3	571	12.1	-	-	-	-
Corned beef	7,604	27.7	34,293	4.5	4,358	23.5	16,942	3.9	945	16.1	74	4.7
Spam.	3,777	13.8	15,021	4.0	1,442	7.8	5,858	4.1	328	5.6	25	4.6
Sausage	493	1.8	1,256	2.6	423	2.3	683	1.6	96	1.6	3	1.6
Other canned meat	4,032	14.7	18,487	4.6	1,160	6.3	5,403	4.7	328	5.6	28	5.1
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP03. Fish Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Fish Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All fish	73,636	100.0	388,691	5.3	7,195	100.0	38,667	5.4

Fresh and frozen.	6,957	9.4	102,402	14.7	430	6.0	7,544	17.6
Fresh fish.	5,368	7.3	85,463	15.9	336	4.7	6,741	20.1
Frozen fish	692	0.9	9,441	13.6	-	-	-	-
Other and unspecified	897	1.2	7,498	8.4	93	1.3	804	8.6

Canned fish	66,679	90.6	286,289	4.3	6,765	94.0	31,123	4.6
Canned mackeral	23,781	32.3	101,880	4.3	2,915	40.5	13,855	4.8
Canned tuna	18,621	25.3	69,054	3.7	2,803	39.0	12,466	4.5
Canned sardines	24,112	32.7	114,628	4.8	1,047	14.6	4,802	4.6
Other and unspecified
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP03. Fish Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 – continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Fish Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All fish	44,265	100.0	209,305	4.7	19,265	100.0	127,870	6.6	2,911	100.0	12,849	4.4

Fresh and frozen.	732	1.7	21,859	29.9	5,063	26.3	68,371	13.5	733	25.2	4,628	6.3
Fresh fish.	544	1.2	19,270	35.4	4,044	21.0	56,367	13.9	443	15.2	3,085	7.0
Frozen fish	85	0.2	2,047	24.1	549	2.8	7,105	12.9	58	2.0	289	5.0
Other and unspecified	102	0.2	541	5.3	470	2.4	4,899	10.4	231	7.9	1,254	5.4

Canned fish	43,534	98.3	187,446	4.3	14,202	73.7	59,499	4.2	2,179	74.9	8,221	3.8
Canned mackeral	11,449	25.9	48,522	4.2	8,182	42.5	35,220	4.3	1,234	42.4	4,282	3.5
Canned tuna	9,442	21.3	30,651	3.3	5,643	29.3	23,040	4.1	733	25.2	2,898	4.0
Canned sardines	22,524	50.9	107,635	4.8	329	1.7	1,150	3.5	212	7.3	1,041	4.9
Other and unspecified	119	0.3	638	5.4	47	0.2	89	1.9	-	-	-	-
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP04. Dairy Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Dairy Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All dairy	12,038	100.0	43,128	3.6	2,430	100.0	664	3.3
Butter	641	5.3	1,117	1.7	93	3.8	10	1.3
Cheese	306	2.5	1,212	4.0	56	2.3	13	2.8
Milk - fresh	3,043	25.3	12,693	4.2	392	16.1	109	3.3
- reconstituted	100	0.8	549	5.5	37	1.5	9	3.0
- evaporated	2,852	23.7	6,277	2.2	710	29.2	121	2.1
- condensed	5,266	43.7	14,530	2.8	374	15.4	110	3.5
- powdered	2,943	24.4	12,144	4.1	355	14.6	100	3.4
Other and unspecified	6,605	54.9	23,895	3.6	1,383	56.9	443	3.9
Ice cream	1,442	12.0	4,212	2.9	505	20.8	89	2.1
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP04. Dairy Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Dairy Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All dairy	3,964	100.0	17,000	4.3	4,797	100.0	16,215	3.4	848	100.0	1,914	2.3
Butter	187	4.7	393	2.1	361	7.5	606	1.7	-	-	-	-
Cheese	51	1.3	150	2.9	141	2.9	514	3.6	58	6.8	392	6.8
Milk - fresh	1,786	45.1	6,956	3.9	768	16.0	4,081	5.3	96	11.3	345	3.6
- reconstituted	-	-	-	-	63	1.3	437	6.9	-	-	-	-
- evaporated	1,038	26.2	2,571	2.5	815	17.0	1,561	1.9	289	34.1	689	2.4
- condensed	766	19.3	1,639	2.1	3,684	76.8	10,259	2.8	443	52.2	1,309	3.0
- powdered	1,786	45.1	6,956	3.9	705	14.7	3,645	5.2	96	11.3	345	3.6
Other and unspecified	1,650	41.6	8,367	5.1	2,994	62.4	9,416	3.2	578	68.2	773	1.3
Ice cream	289	7.3	1,135	3.9	533	11.1	1,599	3.0	116	13.7	404	3.5
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP05. Fruits and Vegetables Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Fruits and Vegetables	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All fruits and vegetables	19,070	100.0	62,075	3.3	3,532	100.0	10,831	3.1

Fresh fruits and vegetables	14,889	78.1	49,329	3.3	2,691	76.2	8,049	3.0
Apples	538	2.8	1,137	2.1	37	1.0	107	2.9
Oranges	513	2.7	1,149	2.2	75	2.1	173	2.3
Pears	33	0.2	267	8.1	-	-	-	-
Bananas	297	1.6	867	2.9	37	1.0	100	2.7
Coconuts	743	3.9	1,053	1.4	336	9.5	602	1.8
Other fresh fruits.	884	4.6	3,529	4.0	206	5.8	1,224	5.9

Potatoes	438	2.3	1,990	4.5	75	2.1	278	3.7
Onions/garlic	5,687	29.8	11,461	2.0	1,103	31.2	2,547	2.3
Cabbages	1,090	5.7	3,060	2.8	486	13.8	1,795	3.7
Tomatoes	98	0.5	141	1.4	-	-	-	-
Lettuce	19	0.1	45	2.4	19	0.5	45	2.4
Carrots	426	2.2	743	1.8	75	2.1	80	1.1
Celery	81	0.4	123	1.5	-	-	-	-
Pepper	147	0.8	469	3.2	19	0.5	14	0.7
Cucumber	391	2.1	1,103	2.8	-	-	-	-
Other imported fresh.	2,445	12.8	19,680	8.1	-	-	-	-
Taro (all kinds)	797	4.2	1,062	1.3	168	4.8	757	4.5
Other fresh vegetables	265	1.4	1,449	5.5	56	1.6	327	5.8

Frozen vegetables	492	2.6	1,854	3.8	168	4.8	829	4.9
Beans	38	0.2	63	1.7	19	0.5	20	1.0
Mixed vegetables	318	1.7	1,245	3.9	131	3.7	660	5.0
Other frozen vegetables	135	0.7	546	4.0	19	0.5	150	7.9

Canned fruits and vegetbl	3,690	19.3	10,893	3.0	673	19.1	1,954	2.9
Pears	16	0.1	25	1.6	-	-	-	-
Peaches	34	0.2	89	2.6	19	0.5	31	1.6
Pineapple	66	0.3	188	2.9	-	-	-	-
Other canned fruits	267	1.4	881	3.3	56	1.6	119	2.1
Orange juice	572	3.0	2,341	4.1	37	1.0	97	2.6
Pineapple juice	54	0.3	194	3.6	19	0.5	93	4.9
Grapefruit juice	31	0.2	82	2.6	-	-	-	-
Other canned/bottled jc	1,492	7.8	4,008	2.7	262	7.4	690	2.6

Peas	17	0.1	20	1.2	-	-	-	-
Beans	68	0.4	204	3.0	19	0.5	101	5.3
Sweet corn.	146	0.8	280	1.9	-	-	-	-
Tomatoes	16	0.1	75	4.7	-	-	-	-
Mushrooms	222	1.2	307	1.4	56	1.6	122	2.2
Other canned vegetables	688	3.6	2,199	3.2	206	5.8	701	3.4
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP05. Fruits and Vegetables Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Fruits and Vegetables	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All fruits and vegetables	5,223	100.0	12,936	2.5	8,715	100.0	33,569	3.9	1,600	100.0	4,739	3.0

Fresh fruits and vegetables	3,556	68.1	8,173	2.3	7,524	86.3	29,927	4.0	1,118	69.9	3,180	2.8
Apples	187	3.6	384	2.1	314	3.6	647	2.1	-	-	-	-
Oranges	187	3.6	351	1.9	251	2.9	626	2.5	-	-	-	-
Pears	17	0.3	255	15.0	16	0.2	12	0.7	-	-	-	-
Bananas	68	1.3	227	3.3	172	2.0	396	2.3	19	1.2	145	7.6
Coconuts	136	2.6	119	0.9	251	2.9	294	1.2	19	1.2	39	2.0
Other fresh fruits.	221	4.2	612	2.8	361	4.1	1,123	3.1	96	6.0	570	5.9

Potatoes	136	2.6	706	5.2	188	2.2	928	4.9	39	2.4	77	2.0
Onions/garlic	1,956	37.4	3,831	2.0	1,818	20.9	3,008	1.7	810	50.6	2,075	2.6
Cabbages	255	4.9	451	1.8	329	3.8	785	2.4	19	1.2	29	1.5
Tomatoes	51	1.0	52	1.0	47	0.5	89	1.9	-	-	-	-
Lettuce	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Carrots	187	3.6	401	2.1	125	1.4	180	1.4	39	2.4	82	2.1
Celery	34	0.7	83	2.5	47	0.5	40	0.9	-	-	-	-
Pepper	34	0.7	88	2.6	94	1.1	367	3.9	-	-	-	-
Cucumber	-	-	-	-	314	3.6	939	3.0	77	4.8	164	2.1
Other imported fresh.	-	-	-	-	2,445	28.1	19,680	8.1	-	-	-	-
Taro (all kinds)	17	0.3	7	0.4	611	7.0	298	0.5	-	-	-	-
Other fresh vegetables	68	1.3	606	8.9	141	1.6	516	3.7	-	-	-	-

Frozen vegetables	187	3.6	561	3.0	78	0.9	332	4.3	58	3.6	132	2.3
Beans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	1.2	43	2.3
Mixed vegetables	102	2.0	373	3.7	47	0.5	124	2.6	39	2.4	89	2.3
Other frozen vegetables	85	1.6	188	2.2	31	0.4	208	6.7	-	-	-	-

Canned fruits and vegetable	1,480	28.3	4,202	2.8	1,113	12.8	3,310	3.0	424	26.5	1,427	3.4
Pears	-	-	-	-	16	0.2	25	1.6	-	-	-	-
Peaches	-	-	-	-	16	0.2	58	3.6	-	-	-	-
Pineapple	-	-	-	-	47	0.5	121	2.6	19	1.2	67	3.6
Other canned fruits	85	1.6	421	5.0	125	1.4	342	2.7	-	-	-	-
Orange juice	221	4.2	749	3.4	314	3.6	1,495	4.8	-	-	-	-
Pineapple juice	-	-	-	-	16	0.2	53	3.3	19	1.2	48	2.5
Grapefruit juice	-	-	-	-	31	0.4	82	2.6	-	-	-	-
Other canned/bottled jc	749	14.3	2,019	2.7	251	2.9	650	2.6	231	14.4	649	2.8

Peas	17	0.3	20	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Beans	34	0.7	85	2.5	16	0.2	18	1.1	-	-	-	-
Sweet corn.	17	0.3	51	3.0	110	1.3	192	1.8	19	1.2	37	1.9
Tomatoes	-	-	-	-	16	0.2	75	4.7	-	-	-	-
Mushrooms	119	2.3	118	1.0	47	0.5	66	1.4	-	-	-	-
Other canned vegetables	238	4.6	739	3.1	110	1.3	133	1.2	135	8.4	626	4.6
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP06. Cereal and Bakery Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Cereal and Bakery Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All cereal/bakery product	75,403	100.0	459,999	6.1	6,878	100.0	39,350	5.7

Cereal products	28,964	38.4	325,018	11.2	2,990	43.5	26,708	8.9
Rice	24,272	32.2	303,101	12.5	2,560	37.2	25,191	9.8
Flour	3,056	4.1	13,902	4.6	224	3.3	728	3.3
Macaroni/long rice	57	0.1	81	1.4	19	0.3	7	0.4
Corn flakes	214	0.3	1,095	5.1	19	0.3	93	4.9
Other breakfast cereal	1,044	1.4	5,069	4.9	112	1.6	527	4.7
Others & unspec. Cereal	321	0.4	1,770	5.5	56	0.8	162	2.9

Bakery products	46,439	61.6	134,980	2.9	3,887	56.5	12,641	3.3
Bread	26,130	34.7	66,312	2.5	2,000	29.1	6,125	3.1
Buns	163	0.2	1,520	9.3	-	-	-	-
Biscuits-cabin/dry	2,887	3.8	12,352	4.3	187	2.7	447	2.4
Biscuits-sweet	733	1.0	2,196	3.0	75	1.1	115	1.5
Cake mix	771	1.0	6,515	8.5	93	1.4	1,363	14.7
Cookies	2,411	3.2	7,706	3.2	561	8.2	1,943	3.5
Pie	134	0.2	546	4.1	37	0.5	237	6.4
Doughnuts	10,341	13.7	26,593	2.6	748	10.9	1,631	2.2
Other unspecified bakery	2,870	3.8	11,241	3.9	187	2.7	780	4.2
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP06. Cereal and Bakery Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Cereal and Bakery Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All cereal/bakery product	35,283	100.0	213,384	6.1	26,977	100.0	174,252	6.5	6,266	100.0	33,013	5.3

Cereal products	10,173	28.8	141,887	14.0	12,697	47.1	131,515	10.4	3,104	75.4	24,908	8.0
Rice	9,425	26.7	137,267	14.6	9,954	36.9	118,869	11.9	2,333	66.0	21,774	9.3
Flour	391	1.1	2,945	7.5	1,881	7.0	7,999	4.3	559	6.8	2,230	4.0
Macaroni/long rice	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	39	0.2	73	1.9
Corn flakes	51	0.1	174	3.4	125	0.5	695	5.6	19	0.4	133	7.0
Other breakfast cereal	170	0.5	1,045	6.2	627	2.3	2,829	4.5	135	2.0	669	5.0
Others & unspec. Cereal	136	0.4	457	3.4	110	0.4	1,123	10.2	19	0.1	29	1.5

Bakery products	25,110	71.2	71,497	2.9	14,280	52.9	42,737	3.0	3,162	24.6	8,105	2.6
Bread	15,991	45.3	40,711	2.6	6,192	23.0	15,060	2.4	1,947	13.4	4,415	2.3
Buns	85	0.2	1,304	15.3	78	0.3	216	2.8	-	-	-	-
Biscuits-cabin/dry	1,565	4.4	7,151	4.6	1,019	3.8	4,133	4.1	116	1.9	621	5.4
Biscuits-sweet	272	0.8	1,170	4.3	251	0.9	666	2.7	135	0.7	246	1.8
Cake mix	255	0.7	2,858	11.2	345	1.3	1,847	5.4	77	1.4	446	5.8
Cookies	885	2.5	2,500	2.8	831	3.1	2,945	3.5	135	1.0	317	2.4
Pie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	96	0.9	308	3.2
Doughnuts	5,036	14.3	12,284	2.4	4,326	16.0	12,145	2.8	231	1.6	533	2.3
Other unspecified bakery	1,021	2.9	3,518	3.5	1,238	4.6	5,724	4.6	424	3.7	1,219	2.9
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP07. Sugar and Sweets Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Sugar and Sweet Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Sugar and sweets	20,765	100.0	30,181	1.5	2,112	100.0	3,300	1.6

Sugar	7,977	38.4	9,499	1.2	916	43.4	1,457	1.6
Honey	17	0.1	117	6.9	-	-	-	-
Maple syrup	137	0.7	366	2.7	56	2.7	157	2.8
Jam	89	0.4	292	3.3	37	1.8	81	2.2
Fruit jelly	90	0.4	180	2.0	56	2.7	111	2.0
Chewing gum	5,199	25.0	3,959	0.8	467	22.1	403	0.9
Candy-chocolate bar	2,444	11.8	4,585	1.9	299	14.2	705	2.4
Candy-others	4,017	19.3	9,756	2.4	206	9.8	233	1.1
Other & unspecified	794	3.8	1,426	1.8	75	3.6	154	2.1
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP07. Sugar and Sweets Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Sugar and Sweet Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Sugar and sweets	5,257	100.0	7,829	1.5	10,408	100.0	15,420	1.5	2,988	100.0	3,631	1.2

Sugar	1,837	34.9	2,277	1.2	4,028	38.7	4,631	1.2	1,195	40.0	1,135	1.0
Honey	17	0.3	117	6.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maple syrup	34	0.6	75	2.2	47	0.5	134	2.9	-	-	-	-
Jam	17	0.3	51	3.0	16	0.2	84	5.2	19	0.6	76	4.0
Fruit jelly	34	0.6	69	2.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chewing gum	1,225	23.3	890	0.7	2,774	26.7	2,067	0.7	733	24.5	600	0.8
Candy-chocolate bar	510	9.7	1,075	2.1	1,191	11.4	2,347	2.0	443	14.8	459	1.0
Candy-others	1,293	24.6	2,798	2.2	1,959	18.8	5,396	2.8	559	18.7	1,330	2.4
Other & unspecified	289	5.5	477	1.7	392	3.8	762	1.9	39	1.3	32	0.8
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP08. Condiments and Spices Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Condiments and Spices	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Condiments and spices	20,763	100.0	49,229	2.4	2,374	100.0	6,784	2.9
Salt	7,889	38.0	9,698	1.2	224	9.4	243	1.1
Pepper	405	2.0	906	2.2	75	3.2	190	2.5
Soy sauce	7,829	37.7	24,937	3.2	1,065	44.9	3,400	3.2
Tomato catsup	1,662	8.0	4,882	2.9	411	17.3	1,127	2.7
Mustard	19	0.1	270	14.2	-	-	-	-
Vinegar	696	3.4	1,358	2.0	56	2.4	86	1.5
Mayonnaise	824	4.0	3,130	3.8	93	3.9	364	3.9
Salad dressing	86	0.4	363	4.2	37	1.6	196	5.3
Other	1,353	6.5	3,684	2.7	411	17.3	1,178	2.9
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP08. Condiments and Spices Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Condiments and Spices	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Condiments and spices	9,084	100.0	19,227	2.1	6,317	100.0	15,327	2.4	2,988	100.0	7,890	2.6
Salt	4,049	44.6	5,017	1.2	2,555	40.4	3,124	1.2	1,060	35.5	1,314	1.2
Pepper	187	2.1	334	1.8	47	0.7	243	5.2	96	3.2	139	1.5
Soy sauce	3,538	38.9	10,644	3.0	2,492	39.4	8,201	3.3	733	24.5	2,692	3.7
Tomato catsup	323	3.6	723	2.2	408	6.5	1,256	3.1	521	17.4	1,777	3.4
Mustard	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	0.6	270	14.2
Vinegar	289	3.2	509	1.8	235	3.7	483	2.1	116	3.9	280	2.4
Mayonnaise	357	3.9	1,266	3.5	219	3.5	1,004	4.6	154	5.2	496	3.2
Salad dressing	17	0.2	60	3.5	31	0.5	108	3.5	-	-	-	-
Other	323	3.6	675	2.1	329	5.2	909	2.8	289	9.7	923	3.2
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP09. Fats and Oil Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Fats and Oil Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Fats and oils	3,977	100.0	15,715	4.0	710	100.0	3,129	4.4
Cooking oil	1,355	34.1	6,115	4.5	411	57.9	1,989	4.8
Olive oil	34	0.9	43	1.3	-	-	-	-
Margarine	297	7.5	533	1.8	19	2.7	43	2.3
Shortening	1,403	35.3	6,411	4.6	131	18.5	673	5.1
Other	888	22.3	2,613	2.9	150	21.1	424	2.8
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP09. Fats and Oil Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Fats and Oil Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Fats and oils	1,157	100.0	3,971	3.4	1,473	100.0	5,736	3.9	636	100.0	2,879	4.5
Cooking oil	476	41.1	2,224	4.7	314	21.3	1,199	3.8	154	24.2	704	4.6
Olive oil	34	2.9	43	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Margarine	119	10.3	257	2.2	63	4.3	98	1.6	96	15.1	135	1.4
Shortening	136	11.8	515	3.8	846	57.4	3,651	4.3	289	45.4	1,571	5.4
Other	391	33.8	932	2.4	251	17.0	788	3.1	96	15.1	469	4.9
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP10. Non-alcoholic Beverages Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Non-alcoholic Beverages	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Non-alcoholic beverages	39,402	100.0	140,395	3.6	7,550	100.0	24,860	3.3
Coffee-instant	3,109	7.9	15,644	5.0	355	4.7	1,531	4.3
Coffee-canned/unspecified	7,206	18.3	36,690	5.1	748	9.9	4,845	6.5
Tea-bags	851	2.2	3,134	3.7	93	1.2	201	2.2
Tea-package	283	0.7	969	3.4	-	-	-	-
Cocoa	85	0.2	276	3.3	19	0.3	52	2.8
Other hot beverages	163	0.4	468	2.9	56	0.7	149	2.7
Coke	5,195	13.2	17,274	3.3	1,140	15.1	3,626	3.2
Pepsi	363	0.9	894	2.5	187	2.5	597	3.2
7-UP	269	0.7	886	3.3	19	0.3	12	0.6
Other soda	17,374	44.1	52,859	3.0	4,168	55.2	11,862	2.9
Spring water	2,348	6.0	5,890	2.5	336	4.5	441	1.3
Cordials & others	2,156	5.5	5,411	2.5	430	5.7	1,545	3.6
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP10. Non-alcoholic Beverages Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Non-alcoholic Beverages	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Non-alcoholic beverages	17,012	100.0	65,584	3.9	11,929	100.0	36,771	3.1	2,911	100.0	13,179	4.5
Coffee-instant	1,769	10.4	9,100	5.1	831	7.0	4,044	4.9	154	5.3	969	6.3
Coffee-canned/unspecified	5,036	29.6	24,883	4.9	941	7.9	4,316	4.6	482	16.6	2,646	5.5
Tea-bags	476	2.8	2,297	4.8	204	1.7	391	1.9	77	2.6	246	3.2
Tea-package	119	0.7	480	4.0	125	1.0	377	3.0	39	1.3	112	2.9
Cocoa	-	-	-	-	47	0.4	185	3.9	19	0.7	39	2.0
Other hot beverages	68	0.4	186	2.7	-	-	-	-	39	1.3	133	3.4
Coke	408	2.4	811	2.0	3,088	25.9	8,961	2.9	559	19.2	3,876	6.9
Pepsi	51	0.3	82	1.6	125	1.0	216	1.7	-	-	-	-
7-UP	-	-	-	-	251	2.1	874	3.5	-	-	-	-
Other soda	6,873	40.4	22,109	3.2	5,157	43.2	14,290	2.8	1,176	40.4	4,598	3.9
Spring water	1,633	9.6	4,436	2.7	282	2.4	847	3.0	96	3.3	166	1.7
Cordials & others	578	3.4	1,202	2.1	878	7.4	2,270	2.6	270	9.3	394	1.5
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP11. Other Unspecified Food Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Other and Unspecified	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Other unspecified food	37,495	100.0	144,597	3.9	5,065	100.0	28,303	5.6

Soup-chicken	37	0.1	167	4.5	37	0.7	167	4.5
Soup-other	17	-	17	1.0	-	-	-	-
Soup-unspecified	17	-	44	2.6	-	-	-	-
Canned spaghetti	816	2.2	2,003	2.5	299	5.9	688	2.3
Canned baked beans	16	-	85	5.3	-	-	-	-

Baby food	310	0.8	2,427	7.8	75	1.5	229	3.1
Peanut butter	1,311	3.5	4,616	3.5	243	4.8	756	3.1
Chips-potatoes	1,508	4.0	4,507	3.0	336	6.6	1,081	3.2
Chips-others/unspecified	2,638	7.0	8,007	3.0	280	5.5	1,437	5.1
Nuts	83	0.2	302	3.6	19	0.4	81	4.3
Shrimp chips	567	1.5	766	1.4	-	-	-	-
Other locally processed food	311	0.8	907	2.9	-	-	-	-
Other similar products	334	0.9	1,461	4.4	37	0.7	94	2.6

Saimin/other instant meal	22,877	61.0	79,943	3.5	2,747	54.2	13,380	4.9
Eggs	5,521	14.7	16,831	3.1	729	14.4	1,660	2.3
Pet food	681	1.8	11,228	16.5	56	1.1	430	7.7
Other food & unspecified	451	1.2	11,285	25.0	206	4.1	8,299	40.3
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP11. Other Unspecified Food Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Other and Unspecified	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Other unspecified food	12,776	100.0	39,934	3.1	16,396	100.0	65,529	4.0	3,258	100.0	10,832	3.3

Soup-chicken	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Soup-other	17	0.1	17	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Soup-unspecified	17	0.1	44	2.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Canned spaghetti	34	0.3	96	2.8	329	2.0	869	2.6	154	4.7	350	2.3
Canned baked beans	-	-	-	-	16	0.1	85	5.3	-	-	-	-

Baby food	204	1.6	1,874	9.2	31	0.2	324	10.5	-	-	-	-
Peanut butter	612	4.8	2,049	3.4	282	1.7	1,065	3.8	174	5.3	746	4.3
Chips-potatoes	374	2.9	1,116	3.0	643	3.9	1,934	3.0	154	4.7	376	2.4
Chips-others/unspecified	1,089	8.5	3,186	2.9	768	4.7	1,990	2.6	501	15.4	1,394	2.8
Nuts	17	0.1	97	5.7	47	0.3	124	2.6	-	-	-	-
Shrimp chips	-	-	-	-	470	2.9	631	1.3	96	2.9	135	1.4
Other locally processed food	170	1.3	595	3.5	141	0.9	312	2.2	-	-	-	-
Other similar products	-	-	-	-	219	1.3	544	2.5	77	2.4	822	10.7

Saimin/other instant meal	8,642	67.6	23,991	2.8	10,408	63.5	38,700	3.7	1,080	33.1	3,872	3.6
Eggs	1,480	11.6	5,269	3.6	2,367	14.4	7,548	3.2	945	29.0	2,354	2.5
Pet food	34	0.3	388	11.4	533	3.3	9,700	18.2	58	1.8	710	12.2
Other food & unspecified	85	0.7	1,211	14.3	141	0.9	1,703	12.1	19	0.6	72	3.8
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP12. Food Away From Home, Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 199
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Food Away from Home	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Food away from home	8,236	100.0	53,117	6.5	2,336	100.0	14,130	6.1

Restaurant meal	1,883	22.9	22,016	11.7	561	24.0	6,563	11.7
Plate lunch	3,319	40.3	20,330	6.1	710	30.4	5,071	7.1
Hamburgers	185	2.2	703	3.8	37	1.6	308	8.3
Hot dogs	140	1.7	773	5.5	-	-	-	-
Sandwich	732	8.9	1,822	2.5	392	16.8	878	2.2
Cup of coffee	368	4.5	916	2.5	150	6.4	598	4.0
Milk shakes	73	0.9	162	2.2	56	2.4	114	2.0
Ice cream sodas/sundaes	99	1.2	175	1.8	-	-	-	-
Other drinks	451	5.5	729	1.6	299	12.8	408	1.4
Other take away food.	985	12.0	5,490	5.6	131	5.6	189	1.4
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP12. Food Away From Home, Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 199 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Food Away from Home	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Food away from home	2,722	100.0	17,901	6.6	2,696	100.0	17,369	6.4	482	100.0	3,717	7.7

Restaurant meal	800	29.4	8,993	11.2	408	15.1	4,320	10.6	116	24.1	2,140	18.5
Plate lunch	1,072	39.4	6,183	5.8	1,364	50.6	8,642	6.3	174	36.1	434	2.5
Hamburgers	85	3.1	196	2.3	63	2.3	199	3.2	-	-	-	-
Hot dogs	-	-	-	-	63	2.3	382	6.1	77	16.0	391	5.1
Sandwich	136	5.0	340	2.5	204	7.6	603	3.0	-	-	-	-
Cup of coffee	187	6.9	231	1.2	31	1.1	87	2.8	-	-	-	-
Milk shakes	17	0.6	48	2.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ice cream sodas/sundaes	17	0.6	90	5.3	63	2.3	66	1.1	19	3.9	19	1.0
Other drinks	136	5.0	305	2.3	16	0.6	16	1.0	-	-	-	-
Other take away food.	272	10.0	1,514	5.6	486	18.0	3,054	6.3	96	19.9	733	7.6
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP13. Clothing Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Clothing Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All clothing	12,364	100.0	138,348	11.2	1,308	100.0	18,383	14.1

Men and boys clothing	2,798	22.6	40,955	14.6	336	25.7	5,942	17.7
Shirt	206	1.7	2,368	11.5	56	4.3	732	13.1
T-shirts	1,218	9.9	15,912	13.1	131	10.0	2,342	17.9
Underpants	238	1.9	2,083	8.8	19	1.5	50	2.7
Trousers	131	1.1	3,247	24.8	19	1.5	374	19.7
Jeans	98	0.8	2,550	26.0	19	1.5	467	24.6
Shorts	507	4.1	9,022	17.8	37	2.8	264	7.2
Others	400	3.2	5,774	14.4	56	4.3	1,713	30.6

Women and girls clothing	1,680	13.6	25,327	15.1	336	25.7	5,634	16.8
Dress	431	3.5	9,561	22.2	19	1.5	406	21.3
Skirt	315	2.5	5,206	16.5	19	1.5	299	15.7
Blouse	36	0.3	662	18.4	19	1.5	561	29.5
Brassieres	158	1.3	1,458	9.2	56	4.3	945	16.9
Panties	255	2.1	1,761	6.9	75	5.7	845	11.3
Other underwear	138	1.1	1,109	8.0	56	4.3	684	12.2
Shorts	140	1.1	2,251	16.1	75	5.7	1,671	22.3
Jeans	16	0.1	79	5.0	-	-	-	-
Others	190	1.5	3,239	17.1	19	1.5	224	11.8

Baby clothing	2,827	22.9	22,343	7.9	131	10.0	1,267	9.7
Diapers	454	3.7	5,481	12.1	19	1.5	224	11.8
Disposable diapers	1,746	14.1	13,697	7.8	93	7.1	937	10.1
Others	628	5.1	3,165	5.0	19	1.5	106	5.6

Mens and boys shoes	1,834	14.8	17,947	9.8	318	24.3	2,679	8.4
Shoes, casual	236	1.9	8,104	34.3	37	2.8	961	26.0
Sandals	271	2.2	1,416	5.2	19	1.5	107	5.7
Sneakers	52	0.4	1,832	35.2	-	-	-	-
Rubber slippers	1,144	9.3	5,332	4.7	243	18.6	1,513	6.2
Others	131	1.1	1,263	9.6	19	1.5	98	5.2

Ladies and girls shoes	1,491	12.1	11,703	7.9	56	4.3	321	5.7
Shoes, casual	48	0.4	1,522	31.7	-	-	-	-
Sandals	249	2.0	2,454	9.9	-	-	-	-
Rubber slippers	1,032	8.3	6,825	6.6	56	4.3	321	5.7
Others	162	1.3	902	5.6	-	-	-	-

Dress material	1,733	14.0	20,073	11.6	131	10.0	2,540	19.4
Yardage	642	5.2	9,730	15.2	56	4.3	1,869	33.4
Other dress fabrics	136	1.1	1,683	12.4	-	-	-	-
Zippers	33	0.3	91	2.7	-	-	-	-
Sewing cottons	16	0.1	392	24.5	-	-	-	-
Others	906	7.3	8,178	9.0	75	5.7	671	9.0
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP13. Clothing Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Clothing Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All clothing	4,950	100.0	52,337	10.6	4,389	100.0	48,158	11.0	1,716	100.0	19,470	11.4

Men and boys clothing	1,055	21.3	15,348	14.6	925	21.1	14,832	16.0	482	28.1	4,833	10.0
Shirt	17	0.3	85	5.0	94	2.1	1,030	11.0	39	2.3	521	13.4
T-shirts	425	8.6	5,192	12.2	392	8.9	5,042	12.9	270	15.7	3,336	12.4
Underpants	102	2.1	644	6.3	78	1.8	1,266	16.2	39	2.3	122	3.1
Trousers	34	0.7	977	28.8	78	1.8	1,896	24.3	-	-	-	-
Jeans	17	0.3	476	28.0	63	1.4	1,607	25.5	-	-	-	-
Shorts	255	5.2	4,997	19.6	157	3.6	3,346	21.3	58	3.4	415	7.2
Others	204	4.1	2,976	14.6	63	1.4	646	10.3	77	4.5	439	5.7

Women and girls clothing	629	12.7	7,382	11.7	502	11.4	6,631	13.2	212	12.4	5,680	26.8
Dress	187	3.8	3,800	20.3	110	2.5	2,155	19.6	116	6.8	3,200	27.6
Skirt	136	2.7	1,749	12.9	141	3.2	2,676	19.0	19	1.1	482	25.4
Blouse	17	0.3	101	6.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brassieres	51	1.0	281	5.5	31	0.7	146	4.7	19	1.1	87	4.6
Panties	102	2.1	521	5.1	78	1.8	395	5.1	-	-	-	-
Other underwear	51	1.0	122	2.4	31	0.7	304	9.8	-	-	-	-
Shorts	34	0.7	292	8.6	31	0.7	288	9.3	-	-	-	-
Jeans	-	-	-	-	16	0.4	79	5.0	-	-	-	-
Others	51	1.0	516	10.1	63	1.4	588	9.3	58	3.4	1,911	32.9

Baby clothing	1,208	24.4	8,060	6.7	988	22.5	9,085	9.2	501	29.2	3,932	7.9
Diapers	272	5.5	2,417	8.9	47	1.1	2,077	44.2	116	6.8	763	6.6
Disposable diapers	749	15.1	4,579	6.1	596	13.6	5,412	9.1	308	17.9	2,769	9.0
Others	187	3.8	1,064	5.7	345	7.9	1,596	4.6	77	4.5	400	5.2

Mens and boys shoes	715	14.4	5,861	8.2	705	16.1	7,601	10.8	96	5.6	1,806	18.8
Shoes, casual	85	1.7	3,256	38.3	94	2.1	3,329	35.4	19	1.1	559	29.4
Sandals	221	4.5	1,050	4.8	31	0.7	258	8.3	-	-	-	-
Sneakers	17	0.3	306	18.0	16	0.4	658	41.2	19	1.1	868	45.7
Rubber slippers	357	7.2	1,028	2.9	486	11.1	2,412	5.0	58	3.4	379	6.5
Others	34	0.7	221	6.5	78	1.8	944	12.1	-	-	-	-

Ladies and girls shoes	561	11.3	4,053	7.2	643	14.7	5,012	7.8	231	13.5	2,316	10.0
Shoes, casual	17	0.3	851	50.0	31	0.7	672	21.7	-	-	-	-
Sandals	136	2.7	1,344	9.9	94	2.1	1,023	10.9	19	1.1	87	4.6
Rubber slippers	340	6.9	1,612	4.7	423	9.6	2,662	6.3	212	12.4	2,230	10.5
Others	68	1.4	247	3.6	94	2.1	655	7.0	-	-	-	-

Dress material	783	15.8	11,632	14.9	627	14.3	4,998	8.0	193	11.2	903	4.7
Yardage	187	3.8	4,471	23.9	361	8.2	3,143	8.7	39	2.3	248	6.4
Other dress fabrics	136	2.7	1,683	12.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zippers	17	0.3	85	5.0	16	0.4	5	0.3	-	-	-	-
Sewing cottons	-	-	-	-	16	0.4	392	24.5	-	-	-	-
Others	442	8.9	5,393	12.2	235	5.4	1,458	6.2	154	9.0	656	4.3
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP14. Transportation Expenses During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Transportation Expenses	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All transportation	38,305	100.0	331,689	8.7	5,308	100.0	62,814	11.8

All Fares	17,368	45.3	65,063	3.8	2,859	53.9	16,858	5.9
Fare-ground transportation	17,012	44.4	46,851	2.8	2,803	52.8	8,075	2.9
Bus	355	0.9	543	1.5	355	6.7	543	1.5
Taxi	16,623	43.4	46,221	2.8	2,430	45.8	7,522	3.1
Other road transport	34	0.1	88	2.6	19	0.4	9	0.5

Fare-air transportation	137	0.4	15,932	116.3	56	1.1	8,784	156.9
Airfare within FSM	36	0.1	6,569	182.5	19	0.4	4,766	250.8
	66	0.2	422	6.4	19	0.4	187	9.8
Airfare to other places	36	0.1	8,941	248.4	19	0.4	3,831	201.6

Fare-water transportation	218	0.6	2,280	10.5	-	-	-	-
Boat fare within FSM	169	0.4	854	5.1	-	-	-	-
Boat fare to other places	50	0.1	1,426	28.5	-	-	-	-

Motoring	20,850	54.4	252,759	12.1	2,411	45.4	39,003	16.2
Gasoline	16,495	43.1	186,189	11.3	1,906	35.9	34,125	17.9
Motor oil	3,080	8.0	12,485	4.1	206	3.9	1,266	6.2

Tires	138	0.4	6,178	44.8	19	0.4	262	13.8
Battery	558	1.5	12,153	21.8	150	2.8	1,841	12.3
Other spare parts	159	0.4	6,324	39.8	19	0.4	36	1.9

Repair	280	0.7	19,194	68.6	56	1.1	206	3.7
Motor tune-up	34	0.1	2,257	66.4	19	0.4	1,177	62.0
Other & unspecified motor	105	0.3	7,980	76.0	37	0.7	90	2.4

Car/boat rental	87	0.2	13,866	159.4	37	0.7	6,952	187.9
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP14. Transportation Expenses During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Transportation Expenses	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All transportation	19,309	100.0	168,198	8.7	11,067	100.0	71,436	6.5	2,622	100.0	29,241	11.2

All Fares	7,894	40.9	27,659	3.5	6,615	59.8	20,546	3.1	-	-	-	-
Fare-ground transportation	7,672	39.7	18,858	2.5	6,536	59.1	19,919	3.1	-	-	-	-
Bus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Taxi	7,672	39.7	18,858	2.5	6,521	58.9	19,841	3.0	-	-	-	-
Other road transport	-	-	-	-	16	0.1	78	4.9	-	-	-	-

Fare-air transportation	34	0.2	6,913	203.3	47	0.4	235	5.0	-	-	-	-
Airfare within FSM	17	0.1	1,803	106.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	47	0.4	235	5.0	-	-	-	-
Airfare to other places	17	0.1	5,109	300.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Fare-water transportation	187	1.0	1,888	10.1	31	0.3	392	12.6	-	-	-	-
Boat fare within FSM	153	0.8	697	4.6	16	0.1	157	9.8	-	-	-	-
Boat fare to other places	34	0.2	1,191	35.0	16	0.1	235	14.7	-	-	-	-

Motoring	11,381	58.9	138,327	12.2	4,436	40.1	46,188	10.4	2,622	100.0	29,241	11.2
Gasoline	8,149	42.2	100,514	12.3	4,107	37.1	34,237	8.3	2,333	89.0	17,312	7.4
Motor oil	2,688	13.9	9,342	3.5	110	1.0	1,504	13.7	77	2.9	372	4.8

Tires	34	0.2	236	7.0	47	0.4	1,420	30.2	39	1.5	4,260	109.2
Battery	323	1.7	9,963	30.9	47	0.4	137	2.9	39	1.5	212	5.4
Other spare parts	51	0.3	334	6.6	31	0.3	31	1.0	58	2.2	5,922	102.1

Repair	119	0.6	17,682	148.6	47	0.4	188	4.0	58	2.2	1,118	19.3
Motor tune-up	-	-	-	-	16	0.1	1,079	67.5	-	-	-	-
Other & unspecified motor	17	0.1	255	15.0	31	0.3	7,591	244.9	19	0.7	44	2.3

Car/boat rental	34	0.2	2,212	65.1	16	0.1	4,703	293.9	-	-	-	-
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP15. Alcoholic Beverages Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Alcoholic Beverages	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All alcoholic beverages	9,042	100.0	134,696	14.9	3,495	100.0	51,655	14.8

Take away	8,009	88.6	122,283	15.3	3,196	91.4	49,345	15.4
Beer-canned	5,815	64.3	98,063	16.9	2,560	73.2	44,490	17.4
Beer-bottled	246	2.7	3,035	12.3	112	3.2	1,011	9.0
Beer-unspecified	1,356	15.0	14,817	10.9	336	9.6	2,805	8.4

Whiskey	52	0.6	1,405	27.0	-	-	-	-
Vodka	429	4.7	3,744	8.7	187	5.4	1,038	5.6
Wine and others	111	1.2	1,220	11.0	-	-	-	-

At bar	1,033	11.4	12,412	12.0	299	8.6	2,310	7.7
Beer	724	8.0	5,682	7.9	206	5.9	2,048	9.9
Whiskey	34	0.4	1,191	35.0	-	-	-	-
Other hard liquor	156	1.7	674	432.0	93	2.7	262	281.0
Cocktail	17	0.2	51	3.0	-	-	-	-
Others	102	1.1	4,814	47.2	-	-	-	-
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP15. Alcoholic Beverages Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Alcoholic Beverages	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All alcoholic beverages	1,395	100.0	41,994	30.1	3,825	100.0	33,769	8.8	328	100.0	7,278	22.2

Take away	1,225	87.8	35,427	28.9	3,260	85.2	30,233	9.3	328	100.0	7,278	22.2
Beer-canned	697	50.0	24,259	34.8	2,461	64.3	25,409	10.3	96	29.3	3,904	40.7
Beer-bottled	102	7.3	1,820	17.9	31	0.8	204	6.6	-	-	-	-
Beer-unspecified	238	17.1	5,878	24.7	627	16.4	3,656	5.8	154	47.0	2,477	16.1

Whiskey	17	1.2	1,021	60.0	16	0.4	153	9.6	19	5.8	231	12.2
Vodka	153	11.0	1,837	12.0	31	0.8	204	6.6	58	17.7	665	11.5
Wine and others	17	1.2	612	36.0	94	2.5	607	6.5	-	-	-	-

At bar	170	12.2	6,567	38.6	564	14.7	3,536	6.3	-	-	-	-
Beer	17	1.2	510	30.0	502	13.1	3,123	6.2	-	-	-	-
Whiskey	34	2.4	1,191	35.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other hard liquor	-	-	-	-	63	1.6	412	654.0	-	-	-	-
Cocktail	17	1.2	51	3.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Others	102	7.3	4,814	47.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP16. Tobacco Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Tobacco Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All tobacco products	63,167	100.0	230,596	3.7	11,382	100.0	49,625	4.4

Cigarettes	54,449	86.2	221,484	4.1	9,120	80.1	45,743	5.0
Copenhagen/scoal/snuff	397	0.6	2,162	5.5	37	0.3	140	3.8
Other Tobacco-chew.	2,373	3.8	3,861	1.6	1,981	17.4	3,323	1.7
Matches	5,035	8.0	1,508	0.3	37	0.3	17	0.5
Lighter fluid, etc.	912	1.4	1,581	1.7	206	1.8	402	2.0
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP16. Tobacco Products Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Tobacco Products	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All tobacco products	27,662	100.0	104,908	3.8	22,196	100.0	69,986	3.2	1,928	100.0	6,078	3.2

Cigarettes	24,599	88.9	102,621	4.2	19,014	85.7	67,316	3.5	1,716	89.0	5,804	3.4
Copenhagen/scoal/snuff	187	0.7	1,318	7.1	172	0.8	704	4.1	-	-	-	-
Other Tobacco-chew.	-	-	-	-	392	1.8	538	1.4	-	-	-	-
Matches	2,688	9.7	811	0.3	2,195	9.9	618	0.3	116	6.0	62	0.5
Lighter fluid, etc.	187	0.7	157	0.8	423	1.9	810	1.9	96	5.0	212	2.2
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP17. Housing/Household Goods Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Housing/Household Goods	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Construction materials	1,206	100.0	96,268	79.8	299	100.0	9,149	30.6
Timber	97	8.0	38,106	392.9	-	-	-	-
Cement	112	9.3	10,860	97.0	-	-	-	-
Roofing iron	31	2.6	1,244	40.1	-	-	-	-
Other roofing materials	54	4.5	2,037	37.7	19	6.4	280	14.8
Paint	154	12.8	4,315	28.0	75	25.1	2,011	26.8
Nails/screws etc.	262	21.7	3,761	14.4	75	25.1	2,115	28.2
Hard board	87	7.2	8,097	93.1	37	12.4	1,372	37.1
Others	408	33.8	27,848	68.3	93	31.1	3,372	36.3

Hardware/Household goods	533	100.0	3,556	6.7	1	100.0	106,527	14.2
Tools-axe	17	3.2	128	7.5	-	-	-	-
Tools-bush knife	34	6.4	153	4.5	-	-	-	-
Other tools	51	9.6	828	16.2	-	25.3	7,102	3.7
Other hardware itmes	239	44.8	695	2.9	-	-	-	-

Washing machine	33	6.2	135	4.1	-	-	-	-
VCR	19	3.6	32	1.7	-	25.3	3,177	1.7
Other furniture	140	26.3	1,585	11.3	-	49.3	96,248	26.0

Fuels	10,918	100.0	36,065	3.3	729	100.0	4,308	5.9
Kerosene	10,485	96.0	31,607	3.0	598	82.0	3,101	5.2
Bottled gas/butane	33	0.3	608	18.4	-	-	-	-
Charcoal	89	0.8	692	7.8	56	7.7	519	9.3
Others	312	2.9	3,157	10.1	75	10.3	688	9.2

Miscellaneous	3,080	28.2	16,166	5.3	336	46.1	1,555	4.6
Glassware	33	0.3	165	5.0	-	-	-	-
Cups and saucers	527	4.8	2,174	4.1	56	7.7	252	4.5
Crockery	16	0.1	24	1.5	-	-	-	-
Dinner set	17	0.2	35	2.1	-	-	-	-
Plastic ware	233	2.1	507	2.2	-	-	-	-
Cutlery set	33	0.3	168	5.1	-	-	-	-
Foil and plastic wrapping	938	8.6	3,250	3.5	56	7.7	232	4.1
Sandwich/plastic bags	36	0.3	79	2.2	19	2.6	36	1.9
Others	1,081	9.9	7,266	6.7	206	28.3	1,034	5.0

Sheets	98	0.9	1,360	13.9	-	-	-	-
Pillows	35	0.3	287	8.2	-	-	-	-
Other bedding	34	0.3	851	25.0	-	-	-	-

Floor covering	71	0.7	1,197	16.9	-	-	-	-
Mats	52	0.5	1,179	22.7	-	-	-	-
Others	19	0.2	18	1.0	-	-	-	-

Electric kettle/toaster	19	-	826	43.5	19	-	826	43.5
Outdoor	5,929	54.3	32,305	5.5	972	133.3	5,453	5.6
Chair	19	0.2	145	7.6	-	-	-	-
Lantern	50	0.5	284	5.7	-	-	-	-
Kerosene stove	31	0.3	1,363	44.0	-	-	-	-
Torch/flashlight	67	0.6	735	11.0	-	-	-	-
Torch/flashlight batteries	1,757	16.1	13,514	7.7	299	41.0	1,229	4.1
Bags of ice	3,465	31.7	9,268	2.7	561	77.0	2,011	3.6
Others	539	4.9	6,996	13.0	112	15.4	2,213	19.8
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP17. Housing/Household Goods Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Housing/Household Goods	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Construction materials	357	100.0	61,982	173.6	376	100.0	22,206	59.1	174	100.0	2,930	16.8
Timber	34	9.5	34,500	1014.7	63	16.8	3,606	57.2	-	-	-	-
Cement	34	9.5	7,270	213.8	78	20.7	3,590	46.0	-	-	-	-
Roofing iron	-	-	-	-	31	8.2	1,244	40.1	-	-	-	-
Other roofing materials	-	-	-	-	16	4.3	796	49.8	19	10.9	960	50.5
Paint	17	4.8	1,616	95.1	63	16.8	688	10.9	-	-	-	-
Nails/screws etc.	102	28.6	1,448	14.2	47	12.5	107	2.3	39	22.4	92	2.4
Hard board	34	9.5	4,910	144.4	16	4.3	1,815	113.5	-	-	-	-
Others	136	38.1	12,238	90.0	63	16.8	10,360	164.5	116	66.7	1,878	16.2

Hardware/Household goods	153	100.0	1,178	7.7	266	100.0	1,089	4.1	39	100.0	224	5.7
Tools-axe	17	11.1	128	7.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tools-bush knife	34	22.2	153	4.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other tools	17	11.1	351	20.7	16	6.0	406	25.4	-	-	-	-
Other hardware itmes	51	33.3	247	4.8	188	70.7	448	2.4	-	-	-	-

Washing machine	17	11.1	27	1.6	16	6.0	108	6.8	-	-	-	-
VCR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other furniture	17	11.1	272	16.0	47	17.7	127	2.7	39	100.0	224	5.7

Fuels	6,277	100.0	19,452	3.1	3,025	100.0	10,006	3.3	887	100.0	2,299	2.6
Kerosene	6,107	97.3	18,630	3.1	2,931	96.9	8,001	2.7	848	95.6	1,875	2.2
Bottled gas/butane	17	0.3	60	3.5	16	0.5	549	34.3	-	-	-	-
Charcoal	17	0.3	65	3.8	16	0.5	109	6.8	-	-	-	-
Others	136	2.2	697	5.1	63	2.1	1,348	21.4	39	4.4	424	10.9

Miscellaneous	1,259	20.1	6,354	5.1	752	24.9	5,282	7.0	733	82.6	2,975	4.1
Glassware	17	0.3	106	6.3	16	0.5	59	3.7	-	-	-	-
Cups and saucers	289	4.6	709	2.5	47	1.6	757	16.1	135	15.2	455	3.4
Crockery	-	-	-	-	16	0.5	24	1.5	-	-	-	-
Dinner set	17	0.3	35	2.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Plastic ware	85	1.4	171	2.0	110	3.6	249	2.3	39	4.4	87	2.2
Cutlery set	17	0.3	149	8.8	16	0.5	20	1.2	-	-	-	-
Foil and plastic wrapping	357	5.7	1,208	3.4	235	7.8	933	4.0	289	32.6	878	3.0
Sandwich/plastic bags	17	0.3	43	2.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Others	374	6.0	2,497	6.7	251	8.3	2,334	9.3	251	28.3	1,401	5.6

Sheets	51	0.8	586	11.5	47	1.6	774	16.5	-	-	-	-
Pillows	-	-	-	-	16	0.5	133	8.3	19	2.1	154	8.1
Other bedding	34	0.5	851	25.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Floor covering	17	0.3	118	7.0	16	0.5	964	60.3	39	4.4	115	2.9
Mats	17	0.3	118	7.0	16	0.5	964	60.3	19	2.1	96	5.1
Others	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	2.1	18	1.0

Electric kettle/toaster	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Outdoor	3,045	48.5	12,703	4.2	1,662	54.9	13,652	8.2	251	28.3	497	2.0
Chair	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	2.1	145	7.6
Lantern	34	0.5	130	3.8	16	0.5	154	9.7	-	-	-	-
Kerosene stove	-	-	-	-	31	1.0	1,363	44.0	-	-	-	-
Torch/flashlight	51	0.8	427	8.4	16	0.5	308	19.3	-	-	-	-
Torch/flashlight batteries	868	13.8	4,804	5.5	533	17.6	7,344	13.8	58	6.5	137	2.4
Bags of ice	1,888	30.1	5,559	2.9	862	28.5	1,578	1.8	154	17.4	121	0.8
Others	204	3.2	1,783	8.7	204	6.7	2,905	14.2	19	2.1	95	5.0
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP18. Household Supplies Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Household Supplies	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Household supplies	51,360	100.0	137,200	2.7	46	100.0	17,260	375.2
Washing powder	9,305	18.1	26,592	2.9	7	15.2	2,790	398.6
Dishwashing liquid	916	1.8	3,771	4.1	3	6.5	1,890	630.1
Detergent	7,978	15.5	31,033	3.9	6	13.0	3,428	571.3
Soap-bar	11,617	22.6	23,162	2.0	8	17.4	2,253	281.6
Scouring powder	315	0.6	890	2.8	1	2.2	336	336.4
Bleach	3,275	6.4	8,944	2.7	6	13.0	2,208	368.0
Toilet paper	3,343	6.5	11,182	3.3	5	10.9	1,724	344.9
Kleenex	34	0.1	40	1.2	-	-	-	-

Inspect spray	412	0.8	1,519	3.7	-	-	146	-
Air freshener	166	0.3	499	3.0	-	-	-	-
Mosquito coils	13,259	25.8	26,048	2.0	10	21.7	2,158	215.8
Others	739	1.4	3,521	4.8	1	2.2	326	326.1

Toiletries	9,214	17.9	319	3.5	13	2804.3	4,582	3.6
Tooth brush	315	0.6	8	2.5	1	202.2	268	2.9
Tooth paste	3,124	6.1	86	2.7	2	528.3	761	3.1
Bathing soap	1,020	2.0	18	1.8	1	284.8	327	2.5
Hand lotion	253	0.5	10	4.0	1	163.0	453	6.0
Perfume	349	0.7	44	12.6	-	41.3	92	4.8
Deodorant	472	0.9	17	3.6	-	-	-	-
Shampoo/conditioner	1,266	2.5	49	3.9	3	691.3	1,256	4.0
Hair cream/spray	280	0.5	9	3.2	-	41.3	52	2.8
Lipstick	125	0.2	4	2.9	1	202.2	267	2.9
Baby powder	115	0.2	3	2.7	-	-	-	-
Baby oil	817	1.6	25	3.0	1	163.0	290	3.9
Sanitary napkins	134	0.3	7	5.1	-	80.4	179	4.9
Shaving cream	67	0.1	4	6.6	-	41.3	98	5.2
Razor blades	153	0.3	3	2.1	-	80.4	98	2.7
Disposable razor	50	0.1	1	1.2	-	-	-	-
Others	674	1.3	31	4.6	1	284.8	441	3.4
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP18. Household Supplies Purchased During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Household Supplies	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
Household supplies	25,756	100.0	60,673	2.4	16,804	100.0	47,188	2.8	4,184	100.0	12,079	2.9
Washing powder	5,053	19.6	11,956	2.4	2,963	17.6	9,939	3.4	636	15.2	1,907	3.0
Dishwashing liquid	170	0.7	506	3.0	408	2.4	1,093	2.7	77	1.8	281	3.6
Detergent	4,287	16.6	15,466	3.6	2,398	14.3	9,706	4.1	713	17.0	2,433	3.4
Soap-bar	4,355	16.9	7,012	1.6	5,282	31.4	10,600	2.0	1,176	28.1	3,297	2.8
Scouring powder	102	0.4	219	2.1	157	0.9	335	2.1	-	-	-	-
Bleach	1,310	5.1	3,334	2.5	1,097	6.5	2,682	2.5	251	6.0	720	2.9
Toilet paper	1,497	5.8	4,812	3.2	1,129	6.7	4,163	3.7	231	5.5	483	2.1
Kleenex	34	0.1	40	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Inspect spray	153	0.6	561	3.7	125	0.7	470	3.8	96	2.3	341	3.6
Air freshener	68	0.3	230	3.4	78	0.5	240	3.1	19	0.5	29	1.5
Mosquito coils	8,302	32.2	14,909	1.8	2,947	17.5	6,492	2.2	964	23.0	2,490	2.6
Others	425	1.7	1,628	3.8	219	1.3	1,467	6.7	19	0.5	99	5.2

Toiletries	3,743	14.5	117	3.1	3,276	19.5	11,957	3.7	906	21.7	3,579	4.0
Tooth brush	85	0.3	2	1.8	78	0.5	171	2.2	58	1.4	189	3.3
Tooth paste	1,344	5.2	33	2.4	1,113	6.6	3,353	3.0	424	10.1	1,188	2.8
Bathing soap	544	2.1	7	1.4	345	2.1	755	2.2	-	-	-	-
Hand lotion	68	0.3	2	3.1	110	0.7	356	3.2	-	-	-	-
Perfume	170	0.7	20	11.9	141	0.8	2,244	15.9	19	0.5	34	1.8
Deodorant	238	0.9	6	2.6	157	0.9	866	5.5	77	1.8	229	3.0
Shampoo/conditioner	561	2.2	23	4.1	329	2.0	1,236	3.8	58	1.4	125	2.2
Hair cream/spray	136	0.5	5	3.4	125	0.7	386	3.1	-	-	-	-
Lipstick	-	-	-	-	31	0.2	93	3.0	-	-	-	-
Baby powder	68	0.3	3	3.9	47	0.3	48	1.0	-	-	-	-
Baby oil	289	1.1	9	3.2	376	2.2	1,088	2.9	77	1.8	188	2.4
Sanitary napkins	34	0.1	3	7.6	63	0.4	240	3.8	-	-	-	-
Shaving cream	17	0.1	2	9.0	31	0.2	189	6.1	-	-	-	-
Razor blades	34	0.1	-	1.0	63	0.4	79	1.3	19	0.5	110	5.8
Disposable razor	34	0.1	-	0.9	16	0.1	31	2.0	-	-	-	-
Others	119	0.5	3	2.7	251	1.5	823	3.3	174	4.2	1,516	8.7
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP19. Entertainment Expenses During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Entertainment Expenses	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All entertainment	5,495	100.0	56,991	10.4	17	100.0	13,787	8.0

Sporting goods	154	2.8	3,395	22.0	-	2.2	940	25.4
Balls-golf, tennis	31	0.6	148	4.8	-	-	-	-
Equipment sporting	122	2.2	3,247	26.6	-	2.2	940	25.4

Games and toys	4,783	87.0	48,019	10.0	16	93.5	12,568	7.8
Cassettes	270	4.9	1,413	5.2	1	4.4	635	8.5
Video cassettes	3,740	68.1	20,306	5.4	13	78.3	7,074	5.3
Films, includ. Processing	95	1.7	641	6.8	-	-	-	-
Other similar products	213	3.9	12,459	58.5	1	4.4	175	2.3
Children's games and toys	134	2.4	2,073	15.5	-	-	-	-
Watch (incl. batteries)	330	6.0	11,128	33.7	1	6.5	4,684	41.8

Admissions	465	8.5	4,275	9.2	1	4.4	278	3.7
Movie	34	0.6	102	3.0	-	-	-	-
Nightclub/dance	19	0.3	19	1.0	-	-	-	-
Others	412	7.5	4,154	10.1	1	4.4	278	3.7

Sport admissions	93	1.7	1,302	14.0	-	-	-	-
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP19. Entertainment Expenses During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Entertainment Expenses	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All entertainment	1,854	100.0	22,871	12.3	1,285	100.0	10,804	8.4	636	100.0	9,529	15.0

Sporting goods	85	4.6	2,307	27.1	31	2.4	148	4.8	-	-	-	-
Balls-golf, tennis	-	-	-	-	31	2.4	148	4.8	-	-	-	-
Equipment sporting	85	4.6	2,307	27.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Games and toys	1,633	88.1	18,625	11.4	1,003	78.1	8,266	8.2	540	84.9	8,560	15.9
Cassettes	51	2.8	214	4.2	125	9.7	467	3.7	19	3.0	96	5.1
Video cassettes	1,242	67.0	6,643	5.4	690	53.7	3,668	5.3	463	72.8	2,921	6.3
Films, includ. Processing	17	0.9	96	5.7	78	6.1	545	7.0	-	-	-	-
Other similar products	119	6.4	10,394	87.4	-	-	-	-	19	3.0	1,889	99.4
Children's games and toys	68	3.7	820	12.1	47	3.7	472	10.0	19	3.0	781	41.1
Watch (incl. batteries)	136	7.3	457	3.4	63	4.9	3,114	49.4	19	3.0	2,873	151.2

Admissions	136	7.3	1,939	14.3	235	18.3	2,038	8.7	19	3.0	19	1.0
Movie	34	1.8	102	3.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nightclub/dance	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	3.0	19	1.0
Others	102	5.5	1,837	18.0	235	18.3	2,038	8.7	-	-	-	-

Sport admissions	-	-	-	-	16	1.2	353	22.0	77	12.1	950	12.3
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP20. Services and Special Expenses During the Survey Weeks: 1998
	Total				Yap
Type of Services and Special Expenses	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All services	6,482	100.0	84,925	13.1	1,570	100.0	31,342	20.0

Service	2,907	44.8	17,868	6.2	1,028	65.5	7,266	7.1
Haircut	120	1.9	993	8.3	56	3.6	505	9.0

Laundromat	1,743	26.9	10,168	5.8	673	42.9	3,249	4.8
Laundry/dry cleaning	297	4.6	1,400	4.7	93	5.9	220	2.4

Telegrams	115	1.8	192	1.7	-	-	-	-
Postage, etc.	615	9.5	4,944	8.0	206	13.1	3,293	16.0
Dress making, tailoring	17	0.3	170	10.0	-	-	-	-

Repair	808	12.5	21,661	26.8	93	5.9	2,447	26.3
Electrical appliances	567	8.7	12,626	22.3	93	5.9	2,447	26.3
Lawnmower, etc.	39	0.6	48	1.2	-	-	-	-
Other	202	3.1	8,987	44.5	-	-	-	-

Special expenses	2,767	42.7	45,396	16.4	449	28.6	21,629	48.2
Legal fees, etc .	104	1.6	1,456	14.0	56	3.6	280	5.0
Children allowance	2,049	31.6	16,779	8.2	243	15.5	2,559	10.5
School fees/tuition	191	2.9	4,496	23.5	56	3.6	1,355	24.2
Unspecified	423	6.5	22,665	53.6	93	5.9	17,434	187.5
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP20. Services and Special Expenses During the Survey Weeks: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
Type of Services and Special Expenses	Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures		Purchases		Expenditures
Type of Services and Special Expenses	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average	Total	Percent	Total	Average
All services	2,365	100.0	35,832	15.2	1,834	100.0	13,973	7.6	713	100.0	3,779	5.3

Service	1,157	48.9	6,427	5.6	549	29.9	3,288	6.0	174	24.4	887	5.1
Haircut	17	0.7	136	8.0	47	2.6	353	7.5	-	-	-	-

Laundromat	680	28.8	4,687	6.9	235	12.8	1,442	6.1	154	21.6	790	5.1
Laundry/dry cleaning	153	6.5	723	4.7	31	1.7	361	11.6	19	2.7	96	5.1

Telegrams	68	2.9	37	0.6	47	2.6	154	3.3	-	-	-	-
Postage, etc.	221	9.3	673	3.1	188	10.3	978	5.2	-	-	-	-
Dress making, tailoring	17	0.7	170	10.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Repair	391	16.5	15,431	39.5	188	10.3	2,511	13.4	135	18.9	1,272	9.4
Electrical appliances	306	12.9	8,697	28.4	110	6.0	1,033	9.4	58	8.1	448	7.7
Lawnmower, etc.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	39	5.5	48	1.2
Other	85	3.6	6,734	79.2	78	4.3	1,477	18.9	39	5.5	776	19.9

Special expenses	817	34.5	13,974	17.1	1,097	59.8	8,174	7.5	405	56.8	1,620	4.0
Legal fees, etc .	17	0.7	360	21.2	31	1.7	815	26.3	-	-	-	-
Children allowance	510	21.6	6,792	13.3	988	53.9	6,387	6.5	308	43.2	1,041	3.4
School fees/tuition	119	5.0	2,671	22.4	16	0.9	470	29.4	-	-	-	-
Unspecified	170	7.2	4,151	24.4	63	3.4	502	8.0	96	13.5	578	6.0
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP21. Major Household Expenditures in Last Year by Type: 1998
	Total				Yap
Major Household Purchases	Hhold	Percent	Amount	Average	Hhold	Percent	Amount	Average
Consumer Durables/Furn.	8,429	100.0	5,982,575	710	934	100.0	1,462,751	1,566

Stove/Range	3,704	43.9	356,480	96	206	22.1	58,515	284
Microwave oven	219	2.6	45,111	206	56	6.0	25,324	452
Refrigerator	1,034	12.3	525,303	508	374	40.0	193,898	518
Freezer	890	10.6	449,561	505	168	18.0	83,745	498
Dishwasher	68	0.8	19,275	283	-	-	-	-
Kitchen utensils	183	2.2	18,436	101	37	4.0	3,738	101
Washing machine	1,361	16.1	331,110	243	150	16.1	45,358	302
Air conditioner	173	2.1	46,708	270	75	8.0	18,502	247
Home computer	103	1.2	133,144	1,293	37	4.0	36,724	993
Television	1,646	19.5	514,483	313	374	40.0	124,543	333
Video player	1,124	13.3	308,426	274	262	28.1	72,046	275
Radio	1,551	18.4	213,470	138	168	18.0	17,381	103
Cassette player	1,205	14.3	191,465	159	131	14.0	22,053	168
CD player	222	2.6	86,918	392	93	10.0	54,665	588
Sewing machine	905	10.7	285,017	315	56	6.0	19,343	345
Generator	543	6.4	302,485	557	-	-	-	-
Outboard motor	205	2.4	289,775	1,414	37	4.0	5,532	150
	758	9.0	153,522	203	150	16.1	38,219	255

Kitchen-table,stool,cupboar	2,151	25.5	201,405	94	243	26.0	24,109	99
Bedroom-bed,wardrobe,drawer	1,831	21.7	643,760	352	617	66.1	275,438	446
Lounge-suite, chairs	742	8.8	88,823	120	112	12.0	46,255	413
Outdoor/garden furniture	447	5.3	45,277	101	131	14.0	31,921	244
Bookcase/hall table	148	1.8	9,787	66	19	2.0	934	49
Carpets and rugs	420	5.0	44,450	106	56	6.0	18,876	337
Linoleum and floor tiles	862	10.2	269,737	313	93	10.0	29,865	321
Other consumerable goods	2,312	27.4	377,193	163	280	30.0	198,103	708

Health/Insurance	0,890	100.0	2,802,175	257	1,364	100.0	483,709	355

Out-patient visits	6,604	60.6	524,248	79	1,159	85.0	146,746	127
Medicines	7,061	64.8	366,425	52	561	41.1	53,451	95
Health insurance	1,851	17.0	978,868	529	206	15.1	152,166	739
Life insurance	2,915	26.8	932,634	320	355	26.0	131,346	370

Construction/Home Repair	2,435	100.0	2,276,645	935	449	100.0	743,430	1,656

Dwelling under construction	336	13.8	616,377	1,834	75	16.7	171,939	2,293
Building-addition	542	22.3	452,457	835	112	24.9	132,729	1,185
Remodelling	282	11.6	220,107	781	56	12.5	101,780	1,818
Roof repair	707	29.0	238,235	337	150	33.4	99,781	665
Outside-fence, driveway	87	3.6	60,879	700	37	8.2	42,985	1,162
Plumbing/water heater	211	8.7	56,358	267	93	20.7	48,031	516
Termite/pest control	127	5.2	9,633	76	93	20.7	8,578	92
Window/screen install/repair	506	20.8	107,192	212	75	16.7	20,932	279
Inside painting/papering	699	28.7	173,138	248	75	16.7	4,261	57
Outside painting	711	29.2	119,549	168	37	8.2	19,623	530
Other improvement	371	15.2	222,721	600	112	24.9	92,791	828
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP21. Major Household Expenditures in Last Year by Type: 1998 - continued - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
Major Household Purchases	Hhold	Percent	Amount	Average	Hhold	Percent	Amount	Average	Hhold	Percent	Amount	Average
Consumer Durables/Furn.	3,709	100.0	2,142,797	578	3,072	100.0	1,590,730	518	713	100.0	786,296	1,103

Stove/Range	1,820	49.1	87,918	48	1,254	40.8	115,979	92	424	59.5	94,067	222
Microwave oven	34	0.9	1,871	55	110	3.6	15,989	145	19	2.7	1,928	101
Refrigerator	204	5.5	93,226	457	282	9.2	158,553	562	174	24.4	79,626	458
Freezer	187	5.0	110,068	589	188	6.1	90,711	483	347	48.7	165,037	476
Dishwasher	68	1.8	19,275	283	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kitchen utensils	17	0.5	766	45	110	3.6	6,317	57	19	2.7	7,616	401
Washing machine	408	11.0	106,937	262	533	17.4	115,133	216	270	37.9	63,682	236
Air conditioner	51	1.4	15,039	295	47	1.5	13,167	280	-	-	-	-
Home computer	34	0.9	68,048	2,001	31	1.0	28,372	915	-	-	-	-
Television	544	14.7	174,237	320	439	14.3	109,913	250	289	40.5	105,789	366
Video player	459	12.4	139,941	305	345	11.2	87,184	253	58	8.1	9,254	160
Radio	646	17.4	70,889	110	486	15.8	88,626	182	251	35.2	36,574	146
Cassette player	817	22.0	132,847	163	219	7.1	30,974	141	39	5.5	5,591	143
CD player	34	0.9	7,094	209	94	3.1	25,158	268	-	-	-	-
Sewing machine	578	15.6	195,043	337	251	8.2	64,847	258	19	2.7	5,784	304
Generator	527	14.2	294,648	559	16	0.5	7,838	490	-	-	-	-
Outboard motor	136	3.7	146,303	1,076	31	1.0	137,940	4,450	-	-	-	-
	221	6.0	59,525	269	329	10.7	48,451	147	58	8.1	7,326	126

Kitchen-table,stool,cupboar	970	26.2	82,542	85	784	25.5	68,437	87	154	21.6	26,317	171
Bedroom-bed,wardrobe,drawer	357	9.6	95,369	267	549	17.9	181,893	331	308	43.2	91,059	296
Lounge-suite, chairs	221	6.0	18,849	85	235	7.6	17,337	74	174	24.4	6,382	37
Outdoor/garden furniture	187	5.0	8,166	44	110	3.6	3,840	35	19	2.7	1,350	71
Bookcase/hall table	51	1.4	4,338	85	78	2.5	4,514	58	-	-	-	-
Carpets and rugs	238	6.4	17,658	74	125	4.1	7,916	63	-	-	-	-
Linoleum and floor tiles	340	9.2	75,346	222	235	7.6	91,840	391	193	27.1	72,686	377
Other consumerable goods	1,089	29.4	116,855	107	846	27.5	56,007	66	96	13.5	6,227	65

Health/Insurance	4,440	100.0	576,792	130	4,295	100.0	1,558,032	363	790	100.0	183,642	232

Out-patient visits	2,195	49.4	121,381	55	3,135	73.0	245,016	78	116	14.7	11,105	96
Medicines	3,760	84.7	161,869	43	2,586	60.2	146,671	57	154	19.5	4,434	29
Health insurance	408	9.2	126,756	311	909	21.2	593,424	653	328	41.5	106,522	325
Life insurance	783	17.6	166,786	213	1,160	27.0	572,921	494	617	78.1	61,580	100

Construction/Home Repair	1,004	100.0	701,626	699	925	100.0	791,102	855	58	100.0	40,488	698

Dwelling under construction	136	13.5	277,891	2,043	125	13.5	166,547	1,332	-	-	-	-
Building-addition	289	28.8	167,994	581	141	15.2	151,734	1,076	-	-	-	-
Remodelling	85	8.5	28,070	330	141	15.2	90,257	640	-	-	-	-
Roof repair	221	22.0	78,255	354	298	32.2	51,524	173	39	67.2	8,676	222
Outside-fence, driveway	34	3.4	17,267	508	16	1.7	627	39	-	-	-	-
Plumbing/water heater	51	5.1	2,637	52	47	5.1	3,762	80	19	32.8	1,928	101
Termite/pest control	34	3.4	1,055	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Window/screen install/repair	255	25.4	40,999	161	157	17.0	44,298	282	19	32.8	964	51
Inside painting/papering	323	32.2	21,078	65	282	30.5	118,879	422	19	32.8	28,920	1,522
Outside painting	391	38.9	25,297	65	282	30.5	74,629	265	-	-	-	-
Other improvement	102	10.2	41,084	403	157	17.0	88,846	566	-	-	-	-
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP21a. Major Household Expenditures in Last Year by Type: 1998 - continued
	Total				Yap
Major Household Purchases	Hhold	Percent	Amount	Average	Hhold	Percent	Amount	Average
Vehicle	5,789	100.0	24,784,269	4,281	822	100.0	3,059,389	3,722

Car	1,634	28.2	6,792,802	4,157	299	36.4	1,106,389	3,700
Pick-up	3,343	57.7	14,080,333	4,212	430	52.3	1,523,154	3,542
Van	386	6.7	1,767,818	4,580	-	-	-	-
Other	427	7.4	2,143,317	5,019	93	11.3	429,847	4,622

Off-island Travel	3,404	100.0	3,397,809	998	486	100.0	518,844	1,068

Airfare	3,353	98.5	2,440,351	728	486	100.0	391,516	806
Accommodations	3,304	97.1	9,310	3	486	100.0	1,551	3
Other	1,103	32.4	948,147	860	93	19.1	125,777	1,352

All Loan Payments	8,891	100.0	49,439,410	5,561	2,224	100.0	10,911,012	4,906

Vehicle	1,676	18.9	9,965,975	5,946	411	18.5	2,485,637	6,048
Commercial banks	1,573	17.7	9,869,575	6,274	355	16.0	2,412,750	6,796
Other	103	1.2	96,400	936	56	2.5	72,887	1,302

Other loans	7,011	78.9	39,344,864	5,612	1,719	77.3	8,356,599	4,861
Rent to own loan	648	7.3	3,746,882	5,782	131	5.9	306,219	2,338
Personal loan	5,354	60.2	28,509,715	5,325	1,233	55.4	4,563,013	3,701
Other loan	1,009	11.3	7,088,268	7,025	355	16.0	3,487,367	9,824

Credit Cards	205	2.3	128,571	627	93	4.2	68,776	740

Other expenses	2,924	100.0	768,616	263	206	100.0	84,101	408

Legal/accounting fees	51	1.7	17,863	350	-	-	-	-
Gardening or lawn service	289	9.9	24,107	83	-	-	-	-
Housekeeping service	131	4.5	83,704	639	19	9.2	8,971	472
Babysitting/care of aged	313	10.7	184,064	588	37	18.0	27,286	737
Computer games	47	1.6	3,135	67	-	-	-	-
Toys and games	2,010	68.7	165,632	82	168	81.6	11,961	71
Moving, storage, freight	426	14.6	162,450	381	37	18.0	3,364	91
Purchase/care of pets	98	3.4	28,199	288	-	-	-	-
Child support	86	2.9	30,989	360	37	18.0	28,034	758
Other expenses	405	13.9	68,473	169	37	18.0	4,485	121
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Table EXP21a. Major Household Expenditures in Last Year by Type: 1998 - continued
	Chuuk				Pohnpei				Kosrae
Major Household Purchases	Hhold	Percent	Amount	Average	Hhold	Percent	Amount	Average	Hhold	Percent	Amount	Average
Vehicle	2,450	100.0	8,443,736	3,446	2,132	100.0	11,962,392	5,611	386	100.0	1,318,752	3,416

Car	834	34.0	2,626,653	3,149	502	23.5	3,059,760	6,095	-	-	-	-
Pick-up	1,429	58.3	4,724,913	3,306	1,176	55.2	6,783,435	5,768	308	79.8	1,048,832	3,405
Van	119	4.9	833,588	7,005	266	12.5	934,230	3,512	-	-	-	-
Other	68	2.8	258,582	3,803	188	8.8	1,184,967	6,303	77	19.9	269,920	3,505

Off-island Travel	1,463	100.0	1,132,319	774	1,050	100.0	1,047,842	998	405	100.0	698,804	1,725

Airfare	1,412	96.5	760,777	539	1,050	100.0	867,909	827	405	100.0	420,150	1,037
Accommodations	1,429	97.7	4,576	3	1,003	95.5	2,257	2	386	95.3	925	2
Other	476	32.5	366,966	771	282	26.9	177,676	630	251	62.0	277,728	1,106

All Loan Payments	1,650	100.0	8,291,649	5,025	4,844	100.0	29,311,310	6,051	174	100.0	925,440	5,319

Vehicle	459	27.8	2,499,063	5,445	690	14.2	4,605,315	6,674	116	66.7	375,960	3,241
Commercial banks	459	27.8	2,499,063	5,445	643	13.3	4,581,803	7,126	116	66.7	375,960	3,241
Other	-	-	-	-	47	1.0	23,513	500	-	-	-	-

Other loans	1,174	71.2	5,780,678	4,924	4,060	83.8	24,658,107	6,073	58	33.3	549,480	9,474
Rent to own loan	-	-	-	-	517	10.7	3,440,663	6,655	-	-	-	-
Personal loan	970	58.8	5,408,115	5,575	3,151	65.0	18,538,587	5,883	-	-	-	-
Other loan	204	12.4	372,563	1,826	392	8.1	2,678,858	6,834	58	33.3	549,480	9,474

Credit Cards	17	1.0	11,908	700	94	1.9	47,887	509	-	-	-	-

Other expenses	1,140	100.0	352,421	309	1,520	100.0	320,334	211	58	100.0	11,761	203

Legal/accounting fees	51	4.5	17,863	350	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gardening or lawn service	238	20.9	21,605	91	31	2.0	2,116	68	19	32.8	386	20
Housekeeping service	34	3.0	13,099	385	78	5.1	61,634	790	-	-	-	-
Babysitting/care of aged	68	6.0	38,107	560	188	12.4	116,936	622	19	32.8	1,735	91
Computer games	-	-	-	-	47	3.1	3,135	67	-	-	-	-
Toys and games	493	43.2	54,370	110	1,348	88.7	99,301	74	-	-	-	-
Moving, storage, freight	357	31.3	154,384	432	31	2.0	4,703	152	-	-	-	-
Purchase/care of pets	-	-	-	-	78	5.1	18,559	238	19	32.8	9,640	507
Child support	17	1.5	1,701	100	31	2.0	1,254	40	-	-	-	-
Other expenses	289	25.4	51,291	177	78	5.1	12,697	163	-	-	-	-
Source: 1998 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

APPENDIX A.

Area Classifications

These definitions are for all geographic entities and concepts that the Federated States of Micronesia National Office of Planning and Statistics is using for its 1998 Household Income and Expenditures Survey data products.

GEOGRAPHIC PRESENTATION

A hierarchical geographic presentation shows the geographic entities in a superior/subordinate structure in census products. This structure is derived from the legal, administrative, or area relationships of the entities. The hierarchical structure is depicted in report tables by means of indentation. The following structure is used for the 1998 Household Income and Expenditures Survey of the Federated States of Micronesia:

Federated States of Micronesia

State

Village

Enumeration District

Block

BLOCK

Census blocks are small areas bounded on all sides by visible features such as streets, roads, and streams, and by invisible boundaries such as legal boundaries, property lines, and short, imaginary extensions of streets and roads.

Tabulations blocks, used in data products, are in most cases the same as collection blocks, used in the census enumeration. Tabulation blocks do not cross the boundaries of Enumeration Districts (ED), villages, or States. The 1994Census of Federated States of Micronesia was the first to use blocks, and the 1998 Household Income and Expenditures Survey continues this level of geography. Blocks are numbered uniquely within each ED. A block is identified by a three-digit number.

ENUMERATION DISTRICT

Enumeration Districts (ED) were the geographic level used for data collection. In most cases, one enumerator counted all of the population and housing units in a single Enumeration District. Not all Eds were included in the sample. Each ED was made up of one or more blocks, and one or more than one ED combined to represent villages and States.

VILLAGES

Villages were the next level in the geographic hierarchy. Several Enumeration Districts combined to create the villages in the most cases in each State. Each village is represented by a unique two-digit code.

STATE

Villages were grouped geographically to make up the Federated States of Micronesia’s four States – Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk, and Yap. Most tabulations appear by State in the publications and in the computer files. Each State is represented by a one-digit code.

APPENDIX D

Collection and Processing Procedures