DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | Sep Qtr 08 to Dec Qtr 08 | Dec Qtr 07 to Dec Qtr 08 |
| % change | % change |
|
| Import Price Index all groups | 10.8 | 21.1 |
| Food and live animals | 20.1 | 29.8 |
| Beverages and tobacco | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 30.2 | 69.8 |
| Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | -25.2 | 7.8 |
| Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 13.9 | 46.1 |
| Chemicals and related products, n.e.c. | 16.9 | 32.2 |
| Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 17.9 | 24.1 |
| Machinery and transport equipment | 18.2 | 15.8 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 27.2 | 28.9 |
| Commodities and transactions, n.e.c. | 21.3 | 34.7 |
| Export Price Index all groups | 15.9 | 54.9 |
| Food and live animals | 12.8 | 49.1 |
| Beverages and tobacco | 6.8 | 1.9 |
| Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 14.2 | 47.8 |
| Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 25.7 | 147.1 |
| Chemicals and related products, n.e.c. | 9.9 | 18.4 |
| Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | -3.0 | -3.4 |
| Machinery and transport equipment | 17.2 | 20.0 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 13.4 | 16.5 |
|
IMPORT PRICE INDEX: all groups, Quarterly % change
| EXPORT PRICE INDEX: all groups, Quarterly % change
|
DECEMBER KEY POINTS
IMPORT PRICE INDEX
- The Import Price Index increased by 10.8% in the December quarter 2008, driven mainly by rises in prices paid for office machines and ADP machines (+30.4%) and miscellaneous manufactured articles n.e.c. (+29.1%). There were offsetting falls in prices paid for petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (–25.2%). The 21.1% increase through the year to December quarter 2008 is the largest annual increase since December quarter 1985. These results were driven mainly by the depreciation of the Australian dollar against all major trading currencies.
EXPORT PRICE INDEX
- The Export Price Index increased by 15.9% in the December quarter 2008 and 54.9% through the year to December quarter 2008, the largest quarterly and annual increases since the series began in September quarter 1974. The increase this quarter was driven by rises in prices received for coal, coke and briquettes (+36.5%) and metalliferous ores and metal scrap (+15.6%). There were offsetting falls in prices received for petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (-33.6%). These results were also driven by the depreciation of the Australian dollar.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| March 2009 | 17 April 2009 |
| June 2009 | 17 July 2009 |
| September 2009 | 23 October 2009 |
| December 2009 | 22 January 2010 |
FORTHCOMING CHANGES
From the September quarter 2009, the content and format of tables 14, 15, 17 and 19 (available on the ABS website) will change to reflect the contemporary industrial classification (ANZSIC 2006). Some of the series in these tables may be affected by the change in ANZSIC classification. Details of the changes and any impact on the series in these tables will be provided in the March quarter 2009 issue of this publication.
ROUNDING
Any discrepancies between totals and sums of components are due to rounding.
DATA REFERENCES
Data referenced in the Key points are available from the tables shown in this publication, or in the corresponding tables of this publication on the ABS website <
https://www.abs.gov.au>.
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