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Measures of Consumer Price Inflation

Last updated: 21 November 2008

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Year-ended percentage change

Date
Consumer price index
Private
consumption
chain price
index
Other consumer price
measures
All
groups
Excluding
volatile
items
Market prices excluding
volatile items
Based on seasonally
adjusted quarterly
price changes
Weighted
median
Trimmed
mean
Goods
Services
Total
2005/06
 
Sep
3.0
2.4
1.9
2.2
2.0
2.2
2.5
2.6
Dec
2.8
2.3
1.5
2.2
1.8
2.2
2.5
2.3
Mar
3.0
2.2
1.6
1.9
1.7
2.6
2.7
2.6
Jun
4.0
2.4
1.5
2.7
2.0
3.3
2.9
2.8
2006/07
               
Sep
3.9
2.6
1.7
2.9
2.1
3.1
3.0
2.9
Dec
3.3
2.7
1.7
3.2
2.3
2.8
2.9
2.9
Mar
2.4
2.5
1.8
2.8
2.2
2.4
2.9
2.7
Jun
2.1
2.6
2.1
2.7
2.4
2.5
2.9
2.7
2007/08
               
Sep
1.9
2.6
1.8
3.5
2.5
2.5
3.2
2.9
Dec
3.0
3.0
2.4
3.9
3.0
2.8
3.8
3.5
Mar
4.2
3.6
2.6
4.9
3.5
3.4
4.4
4.0
Jun
4.5
4.2
2.9
6.1
4.2
3.3
4.5
4.3
2008/09
               
Sep
5.0
4.6
3.2
6.2
4.4
4.8
4.6

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Quarterly percentage change

Date
Consumer price index
Private
consumption
chain price
index
Other consumer price
measures
All
groups
Excluding
volatile
items
Market prices excluding
volatile items
Based on seasonally
adjusted quarterly
price changes
Weighted
median
Trimmed
mean
Goods
Services
Total
2005/06
 
Sep
0.9
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.6
Dec
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.5
Mar
0.9
0.8
0.3
0.5
0.3
1.1
0.8
0.8
Jun
1.6
0.6
0.5
0.7
0.6
1.0
0.9
0.9
2006/07
               
Sep
0.9
0.8
0.6
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
Dec
-0.1
0.5
0.3
1.1
0.7
0.1
0.5
0.5
Mar
0.1
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.7
0.7
0.6
Jun
1.2
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.7
1.1
1.0
0.9
2007/08
               
Sep
0.7
0.7
0.3
1.6
0.8
0.5
1.0
0.8
Dec
0.9
1.0
0.9
1.5
1.1
0.5
1.1
1.1
Mar
1.3
1.2
0.5
1.1
0.8
1.3
1.3
1.2
Jun
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.7
1.4
0.9
1.0
1.2
2008/09
               
Sep
1.2
1.1
0.5
1.8
1.0
1.3
1.2

Calculations are based on published Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indices.

Estimates of CPI 'all groups' inflation rates excluding the effects of tax changes in 1999/2000 are also available.

Sources: ABS Cat Nos 5206.0 and 6401.0 and RBA.

For further information about the data contained in these tables refer to the 'Prices and Output (G Tables)' section of the RBA Bulletin Statistical Tables' Explanatory Notes.

 

 

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