6 files changed, 24 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/account.h b/src/account.h
index a2fcb8de..3642ada0 100644
--- a/src/account.h
+++ b/src/account.h
@@ -308,6 +308,13 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const account_t& account);
 void put_account(property_tree::ptree& pt, const account_t& acct,
                  function<bool(const account_t&)> pred);
 
+//simple struct added to allow std::map to compare accounts in the accounts report
+struct account_compare {
+  bool operator() (const account_t& lhs, const account_t& rhs){
+    return (lhs.fullname().compare(rhs.fullname()) < 0);
+  }
+};
+
 } // namespace ledger
 
 #endif // _ACCOUNT_H
diff --git a/src/commodity.h b/src/commodity.h
index 1d69b689..82efac6a 100644
--- a/src/commodity.h
+++ b/src/commodity.h
@@ -351,6 +351,13 @@ inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const commodity_t& comm) {
 void put_commodity(property_tree::ptree& pt, const commodity_t& comm,
                    bool commodity_details = false);
 
+//simple struct to allow std::map to compare commodities names
+struct commodity_compare {
+  bool operator() (const commodity_t* lhs, const commodity_t* rhs){
+    return (lhs->symbol().compare(rhs->symbol()) < 0);
+  }
+};
+
 } // namespace ledger
 
 #endif // _COMMODITY_H
diff --git a/src/output.h b/src/output.h
index 9895cb44..44eca2d2 100644
--- a/src/output.h
+++ b/src/output.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class report_accounts : public item_handler<post_t>
 protected:
   report_t& report;
 
-  std::map<account_t *, std::size_t> accounts;
+  std::map<account_t *, std::size_t, account_compare> accounts;
 
   typedef std::map<account_t *, std::size_t>::value_type accounts_pair;
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class report_commodities : public item_handler<post_t>
 protected:
   report_t& report;
 
-  std::map<commodity_t *, std::size_t> commodities;
+  std::map<commodity_t *, std::size_t, commodity_compare> commodities;
 
   typedef std::map<commodity_t *, std::size_t>::value_type commodities_pair;
 
diff --git a/test/baseline/cmd-accounts.test b/test/baseline/cmd-accounts.test
index be6365fd..2f0310da 100644
--- a/test/baseline/cmd-accounts.test
+++ b/test/baseline/cmd-accounts.test
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
     Assets:Testing123ÕßDone
 
 test accounts
+Assets:AAA
 Assets:Bank
-Equity:Opening balance
+Assets:Testing123ÕßDone
 Assets:XXX
-Assets:AAA
 Assets:♚
-Assets:Testing123ÕßDone
+Equity:Opening balance
 end test
 
 test accounts assets:a
diff --git a/test/baseline/cmd-commodities.test b/test/baseline/cmd-commodities.test
index 0ce6f7a0..719b6798 100644
--- a/test/baseline/cmd-commodities.test
+++ b/test/baseline/cmd-commodities.test
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
     Income:Rewards
 
 test commodities
-GBP
-AAA
 "AA2"
 "M&M"
+AAA
+GBP
 end test
 
 test commodities Assets:Rewards
diff --git a/test/baseline/opt-count.test b/test/baseline/opt-count.test
index 9c5495c8..7c935c7a 100644
--- a/test/baseline/opt-count.test
+++ b/test/baseline/opt-count.test
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
     Assets:Cash              -30.00 EUR
 
 test accounts --count
-2 Expenses:Phone
 4 Assets:Cash
+2 Expenses:Phone
 2 Expenses:Rent
 end test
 
 test commodities --count
-4 GBP
 4 EUR
+4 GBP
 end test
 
 test payees --count
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ test payees --count
 end test
 
 test commodities :rent --count
-1 GBP
 1 EUR
+1 GBP
 end test
 
 test payees tag bnb --count