House rent is one of the main services where prices is being collected and is taken into the calculation of Consumer Price Index. The Rent Survey is conducted in a quarterly basis i.e. in the month of January, April, July and October. There are two types of form used during the price collection of house rent, namely Form 48A and 48B whereby:
Form 48A - for the new selected living quarters
Form 48B - for the selected existing living quarters
The rent collected is the actual rent paid by the tenant to the house owner in the reference month. The types of living quarter (LQ) for which the price is collected are from eight categories namely; Single storey detached; Double storey detached; Single storey semi-detached; Double storey semi-detached; Single storey terrace; Double storey terrace; Apartment/Condominium and Low Cost Flat/Shop houses.