The latest Laundry Cost Index shows a dramatic increase, largely due to large increases in industrial gas prices recorded by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. (Source: BERR Quarterly Energy Trends, September 2008, Page 30)
Laundry costs up by over 10%.
Item |
Increase |
Weighting of item to total cost base and calculation |
Weighted increase |
Labour |
+3.8% |
40% |
1.52% |
Energy |
+74% |
10% |
7.4% |
Transport |
-0.7% |
30%*-0.7=0.21%*20% |
-0.04% |
Other Costs |
+4.5% |
30% |
1.35% |
TOTAL (LCI) |
100% |
10.23% |