6463.0 - Analytical Living Cost Indexes for Selected Australian Household Types, Dec 2010 Quality Declaration 
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RESULTS BY HOUSEHOLD TYPE


There are conceptual differences in the way that the housing and financial and insurance services groups are treated in the ALCI and CPI. See the Explanatory Notes for further detail.


Employee households

The index for employee households rose 0.6% for the December quarter 2010 mainly due to increases in mortgage interest charges, fruit, vegetables, domestic holiday travel and accommodation and automotive fuel. The major offsetting decreases were provided by pharmaceuticals, motor vehicles and audio, visual and computing equipment.

The ALCI for employee households showed a larger increase than the CPI (+0.4%) for the December quarter 2010. Employee households have a relatively higher proportion of expenditure on financial and insurance services than the wider CPI population group (which comprises total metropolitan households). The mortgage interest charges paid by employee households recorded a significant increase for the quarter and for conceptual reasons this item is not included in the CPI.

The index for employee households rose 4.5% for the year to December quarter 2010 mainly due to increases in mortgage interest charges, tobacco, electricity, rents and automotive fuel. The major offsetting decreases were provided by audio, visual and computing equipment, domestic holiday travel and accommodation and motor vehicles.

The ALCI for employee households showed a larger increase compared to the CPI (+2.6%) for the year to December quarter 2010. Mortgage interest charges recorded an increase for the year to December quarter 2010 and for conceptual reasons, this item is not included in the CPI.


Age pensioner households

The index for age pensioner households rose 0.7% for the December quarter 2010 mainly due to increases in fruit, vegetables, electricity, domestic holiday travel and accommodation and automotive fuel. The offsetting decreases were provided by pharmaceuticals, beef and veal and motor vehicle repair and servicing.

The ALCI for age pensioner households showed a larger increase than the CPI (+0.4%) for the December quarter 2010. Age pensioner households have a relatively higher proportion of expenditure on food, which recorded price rises for fruit and vegetables this quarter. Rises in mortgage interest charges also contributed to the difference due to interest charges being excluded from the CPI for conceptual reasons.

The index for age pensioner households rose 3.1% for the year to December quarter 2010 mainly due to increases in tobacco, electricity, hospital and medical services, vegetables and insurance. The major offsets were provided by audio, visual and computing equipment, domestic holiday travel and accommodation and women's outerwear.

The ALCI for age pensioner households showed a larger increase than the CPI (+2.6%) for the year to December quarter 2010. Compared to the wider CPI population group, age pensioner households also have a relatively higher proportion of expenditure on utilities and fruit and vegetables, both of which increased for the year to December quarter 2010. Mortgage interest charges recorded an increase for the year to December quarter 2010 and for conceptual reasons, this item is not included in the CPI.


Other government transfer recipient households

The index for other government transfer recipient households rose 0.7% for the December quarter 2010 mainly due to increases in fruit, vegetables, rents, mortgage interest charges, electricity and automotive fuel. The major offsetting decreases were provided by pharmaceuticals, audio, visual and computing equipment and beef and veal.

The ALCI for other government transfer recipient households showed a larger increase than the CPI (+0.4%) for the December quarter 2010. The increase in mortgage interest charges for other government transfer households contributed to this difference due to mortgage interest charges being excluded from the CPI for conceptual reasons. The relatively higher expenditure by other government transfer recipient households on rents also contributed to the difference due to rents recording an increase for the quarter. Other government transfer recipient households also have a relatively higher proportion of expenditure on food, which recorded price rises in fruit and vegetables this quarter.

The index for other government transfer recipient households rose 4.5% for the year to December quarter 2010 mainly due to increases in tobacco, mortgage interest charges, rents, electricity and vegetables. The major offsets were provided by audio, visual and computing equipment, women's outerwear, children's and infants' clothing and domestic holiday travel and accommodation.

The ALCI for other government transfer recipient households showed a larger increase than the CPI (+2.6%) for the year to December quarter 2010. Compared to the wider CPI population group, other government transfer recipient households have a relatively higher proportion of expenditure on alcohol and tobacco, which increased for the year to December quarter 2010. Mortgage interest charges also recorded an increase for the year to December quarter 2010 and for conceptual reasons, this item is not included in the CPI.


Self-funded retiree households

The index for self-funded retiree households rose 0.5% for the December quarter 2010 mainly due to increases in fruit, vegetables, domestic holiday travel and accommodation and automotive fuel. The major offsetting decreases were provided by pharmaceuticals, motor vehicles and audio, visual and computing equipment.

The ALCI for self-funded retiree households showed a larger increase than the CPI (+0.4%) for the December quarter 2010. Self-funded retiree households have a relatively higher proportion of expenditure on food, which recorded price increases for fruit and vegetables this quarter. Self-funded retiree households recipient households also recorded increases for mortgage interest charges this quarter and for conceptual reasons this item is not included in the CPI.

The index for self-funded retiree households rose 2.6% for the year to December quarter 2010 mainly due to increases in tobacco, hospital and medical services, electricity, automotive fuel, mortgage interest charges and insurance. The major offsets were provided by audio, visual and computing equipment, domestic holiday travel and accommodation and motor vehicles.

The ALCI for self-funded retiree households showed the same increase for the year to December quarter 2010 as the CPI (+2.6%). Compared to the wider CPI population group, self-funded retiree households have a relatively lower proportion of expenditure on housing, which increased for the year to December quarter 2010. Self-funded retiree households also recorded increases for mortgage interest charges for the year to December quarter 2010 and for conceptual reasons this item is not included in the CPI.


GRAPHS

Graph 1: Index numbers for Employee households, All groups, June quarter 1998 = 100.0
Graph: Graph 1. Employee households and CPI (re-referenced), index numbers


Graph 2: Index numbers for Age pensioner households, All groups, June quarter 1998 = 100.0
Graph: Graph 2. Age pensioner households, All groups, Index numbers.


Graph 3: Index numbers for Other government transfer recipient households, All groups, June quarter 1998 = 100.0
Graph: Graph 3. Other government transfer recipient households and CPI (re-referenced), index numbers


Graph 4: Index numbers for Self-funded retiree households, All groups, June quarter 1998 = 100.0
Graph: Graph 4. Self-funded retiree households and CPI (re-referenced), index numbers


Graph 5: Employee households and CPI, All groups, Percentage change (from previous quarter)
Graph: Graph 5. Employee households and CPI, All Groups - Percentage change (from previous quarter)


Graph 6: Age pensioner households and CPI, All groups, Percentage change (from previous quarter)
Graph: Graph 6. Age pensioner households and CPI, All groups - Percentage change (from previous quarter)


Graph 7: Other government transfer recipient households and CPI, All groups, Percentage change (from previous quarter)
Graph: Graph 7: Other government transfer recipient households and CPI, All groups, Percentage change (from previous quarter)


Graph 8: Self-funded retiree households and CPI, All groups, Percentage change (from previous quarter)
Graph: Graph 8: Self–funded retiree households and CPI, All groups, Percentage change (from previous quarter)

Table 1: Percentage change in Analytical Living Cost Indexes and CPI, Commodity group - September Quarter 2010 to December Quarter 2010
Weighted average of eight capital cities
Employee ALCI(a)
Age pensioner ALCI(a)
Other government transfer recipient ALCI(a)
Self-funded retiree ALCI(a)
CPI(b)
Food
2.1
2.8
2.3
2.7
2.2
Alcohol and tobacco
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.8
Clothing and footwear
-1.8
-1.6
-1.7
-1.7
-1.9
Housing(c)
0.4
1.1
1.1
0.3
0.6
Household contents and services
-0.6
-0.8
-0.7
-0.7
-0.6
Health
-1.2
-2.1
-2.4
-1.1
-1.2
Transportation
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.3
0.2
Communication
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
Recreation
0.2
0.5
-0.2
0.6
0.2
Education
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
Financial and insurance services(d)
2.0
0.9
1.5
1.0
-0.4
All groups
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.4
(a) Reference base of index: June quarter 1998 =100.0
(b) Re-referenced to base of June quarter 1998 = 100.0
(c) House purchases are included in the CPI but excluded from the other indexes.
(d) Includes interest charges and general insurance, except for the CPI. Interest charges are excluded from the CPI and general insurance is calculated on a different basis.

Table 2: Points contribution to quarterly change, index points - September Quarter 2010 to December Quarter 2010
Weighted average of eight capital cities
Employee ALCI(a)
Age pensioner ALCI(a)
Other government transfer recipient ALCI(a)
Self-funded retiree ALCI(a)
CPI(b)
Food
0.51
0.87
0.66
0.65
0.52
Alcohol and tobacco
0.10
0.10
0.16
0.08
0.09
Clothing and footwear
-0.09
-0.09
-0.10
-0.08
-0.09
Housing(c)
0.08
0.31
0.35
0.04
0.20
Household contents and services
-0.08
-0.12
-0.09
-0.10
-0.08
Health
-0.09
-0.24
-0.11
-0.15
-0.09
Transportation
0.07
0.08
0.10
0.07
0.06
Communication
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Recreation
0.03
0.06
-0.02
0.12
0.03
Education
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Financial and insurance services(d)
0.39
0.07
0.16
0.07
-0.05
All groups
0.9
1.0
1.1
0.7
0.6
(a) Reference base of index: June quarter 1998 =100.0
(b) Re-referenced to base of June quarter 1998 = 100.0
(c) House purchases are included in the CPI but excluded from the other indexes.
(d) Includes interest charges and general insurance, except for the CPI. Interest charges are excluded from the CPI and general insurance is calculated on a different basis.

Table 3: Contribution to total index, Commodity group, index points - September Quarter 2010 to December Quarter 2010
Employee ALCI(a)
Age pensioner ALCI(a)
Other government transfer recipient ALCI(a)
Self-funded retiree ALCI(a)
CPI(b)
Commodity group
Sep Qtr 2010
Dec Qtr 2010
Sep Qtr 2010
Dec Qtr 2010
Sep Qtr 2010
Dec Qtr 2010
Sep Qtr 2010
Dec Qtr 2010
Sep Qtr 2010
Dec Qtr 2010
Food
24.53
25.04
31.38
32.25
28.31
28.97
24.73
25.38
23.00
23.52
Alcohol and tobacco
12.87
12.97
11.49
11.59
17.10
17.26
11.81
11.89
10.93
11.02
Clothing and footwear
5.29
5.20
6.18
6.09
5.85
5.75
4.86
4.78
4.74
4.65
Housing(c)
19.30
19.38
28.29
28.60
32.30
32.65
17.80
17.84
30.97
31.17
Household contents and services
13.20
13.12
15.07
14.95
13.81
13.72
16.56
16.46
12.54
12.46
Health
7.30
7.21
11.00
10.76
4.73
4.62
13.32
13.17
7.21
7.12
Transportation
20.12
20.19
15.88
15.96
15.32
15.42
19.70
19.77
17.86
17.92
Communication
4.48
4.48
4.92
4.92
5.75
5.75
3.82
3.82
4.12
4.12
Recreation
16.37
16.40
14.87
14.93
13.04
13.02
21.91
22.03
14.86
14.89
Education
4.63
4.63
0.24
0.24
2.85
2.85
1.02
1.02
4.28
4.28
Financial and insurance services(d)
19.03
19.42
8.05
8.12
10.10
10.26
7.40
7.47
12.69
12.64
All groups
147.1
148.0
147.4
148.4
149.2
150.3
142.9
143.6
143.2
143.8
(a) Reference base of index: June quarter 1998 =100.0
(b) Re-referenced to base of June quarter 1998 = 100.0
(c) House purchases are included in the CPI but excluded from the other indexes.
(d) Includes interest charges and general insurance, except for the CPI. Interest charges are excluded from the CPI and general insurance is calculated on a different basis.

Table 4: Percentage change in Analytical Living Cost Indexes and CPI, Commodity group - December Quarter 2009 to December Quarter 2010
Weighted average of eight capital cities
Employee ALCI(a)
Age pensioner ALCI(a)
Other government transfer recipient ALCI(a)
Self-funded retiree ALCI(a)
CPI(b)
Food
2.4
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.5
Alcohol and tobacco
11.0
11.0
17.2
9.9
11.4
Clothing and footwear
-4.7
-4.5
-5.0
-4.3
-4.8
Housing(c)
6.0
6.5
5.9
6.9
5.0
Household contents and services
-0.3
-0.2
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
Health
4.9
4.4
3.9
5.0
5.0
Transportation
1.8
2.3
2.7
1.8
1.7
Communication
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
0.1
-0.4
Recreation
-2.1
-1.5
-1.9
-2.0
-1.9
Education
5.5
5.6
5.4
5.4
5.7
Financial and insurance services(d)
19.6
7.6
14.8
8.6
2.2
All groups
4.5
3.1
4.5
2.6
2.6
(a) Reference base of index: June quarter 1998 =100.0
(b) Re-referenced to base of June quarter 1998 = 100.0
(c) House purchases are included in the CPI but excluded from the other indexes.
(d) Includes interest charges and general insurance, except for the CPI. Interest charges are excluded from the CPI and general insurance is calculated on a different basis.

Table 5: Points contribution to annual change, index points - December Quarter 2009 to December Quarter 2010
Weighted average of eight capital cities
Employee ALCI(a)
Age pensioner ALCI(a)
Other government transfer recipient ALCI(a)
Self-funded retiree ALCI(a)
CPI(b)
Food
0.60
0.78
0.68
0.62
0.57
Alcohol and tobacco
1.29
1.16
2.54
1.07
1.13
Clothing and footwear
-0.26
-0.28
-0.30
-0.21
-0.24
Housing(c)
1.10
1.75
1.83
1.14
1.46
Household contents and services
-0.04
-0.03
-0.05
-0.02
-0.03
Health
0.33
0.45
0.17
0.63
0.33
Transportation
0.37
0.36
0.39
0.35
0.30
Communication
-0.02
0.00
-0.02
0.00
-0.01
Recreation
-0.34
-0.23
-0.25
-0.45
-0.30
Education
0.24
0.01
0.14
0.05
0.23
Financial and insurance services(d)
3.18
0.57
1.32
0.59
0.28
All groups
6.5
4.6
6.5
3.8
3.7
(a) Reference base of index: June quarter 1998 =100.0
(b) Re-referenced to base of June quarter 1998 = 100.0
(c) House purchases are included in the CPI but excluded from the other indexes.
(d) Includes interest charges and general insurance, except for the CPI. Interest charges are excluded from the CPI and general insurance is calculated on a different basis.

Table 6: Contributions to total index, Commodity group, index points - December Quarter 2009 to December Quarter 2010
Employee ALCI(a)
Age pensioner ALCI(a)
Other government transfer recipient ALCI(a)
Self-funded retiree ALCI(a)
CPI(b)
Commodity group
Dec Qtr 2009
Dec Qtr 2010
Dec Qtr 2009
Dec Qtr 2010
Dec Qtr 2009
Dec Qtr 2010
Dec Qtr 2009
Dec Qtr 2010
Dec Qtr 2009
Dec Qtr 2010
Food
24.44
25.04
31.47
32.25
28.29
28.97
24.76
25.38
22.95
23.52
Alcohol and tobacco
11.68
12.97
10.43
11.59
14.72
17.26
10.82
11.89
9.89
11.02
Clothing and footwear
5.46
5.20
6.37
6.09
6.05
5.75
4.99
4.78
4.89
4.65
Housing(c)
18.28
19.38
26.85
28.60
30.82
32.65
16.70
17.84
29.71
31.17
Household contents and services
13.16
13.12
14.98
14.95
13.77
13.72
16.48
16.46
12.49
12.46
Health
6.88
7.21
10.31
10.76
4.45
4.62
12.54
13.17
6.79
7.12
Transportation
19.82
20.19
15.60
15.96
15.03
15.42
19.42
19.77
17.62
17.92
Communication
4.50
4.48
4.92
4.92
5.77
5.75
3.82
3.82
4.13
4.12
Recreation
16.74
16.40
15.16
14.93
13.27
13.02
22.48
22.03
15.19
14.89
Education
4.39
4.63
0.23
0.24
2.71
2.85
0.97
1.02
4.05
4.28
Financial and insurance services(d)
16.24
19.42
7.55
8.12
8.94
10.26
6.88
7.47
12.36
12.64
Total all groups
141.6
148.0
143.9
148.4
143.8
150.3
139.9
143.6
140.1
143.8
(a) Reference base of index: June quarter 1998 =100.0
(b) Re-referenced to base of June quarter 1998 = 100.0
(c) House purchases are included in the CPI but excluded from the other indexes.
(d) Includes interest charges and general insurance, except for the CPI. Interest charges are excluded from the CPI and general insurance is calculated on a different basis.