6427.0 - Producer Price Indexes, Australia, Dec 2004  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 24/01/2005   
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Series Starts - Sep.1979

Series Ends - Jun.2004
        June quarter 2004 was the last quarter that the Price Index of Materials Used in Building Other than House Building has been compiled. This data appears in the electronic tables 19 and 20 and 33 - 42 of Producer Price Indexes, Australia (cat. no. 6427.0) on the ABS web site. Users of this index who are interested in discussing alternative indicators of price change for these commodities can contact Steve Whennan on Canberra (02) 6252 6251, or email steve.whennan@abs.gov.au.
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        Sep.2003
        Dec.2003
        Mar.2004
        Table 36. Materials used in Building Other Than House building (a) (b):
        Selected Major Building Materials, Sydney and Melbourne
        Index Numbers

        Sydney




        Structural timber

        144.3

        144.5

        146.5
        Clay bricks
        144.7
        150.2
        145
        Ready mixed concrete
        106.5
        106.7
        105.9
        Precast concrete products
        130.4
        130.4
        130.3
        Steel decking and cladding
        130.6
        130
        130.6
        Structural steel
        130.9
        128.8
        128.8
        Reinforcing steel bar, fabric and mesh
        122.4
        120.2
        123
        Aluminium windows
        127.6
        132.6
        133.3
        Fabricated steel products
        127.3
        127.1
        127.2
        Builders' hardware
        149.4
        150.7
        151.7
        Sand and aggregate
        146.8
        146.8
        148
        Carpet
        108.6
        110.1
        109.8
        Paint and other coatings
        175.5
        176.1
        174.9
        Non-ferrous pipes and fittings
        157
        160.3
        164.2

        Melbourne




        Structural timber

        124.8

        126.5

        128.4
        Clay bricks
        137.8
        137.8
        138.1
        Ready mixed concrete
        132.8
        132.8
        132.8
        Precast concrete products
        174.3
        172
        177.2
        Steel decking and cladding
        112.6
        112.6
        112.6
        Structural steel
        107.2
        107.5
        107.5
        Reinforcing steel bar, fabric and mesh
        97.2
        95.7
        94.8
        Aluminium windows
        126.3
        127.7
        130.3
        Fabricated steel products
        141.4
        142.2
        142.3
        Builders' hardware
        140.2
        138
        140.1
        Sand and aggregate
        147.4
        151.1
        149.2
        Carpet
        112.2
        112.4
        111.7
        Paint and other coatings
        191.8
        198.9
        198.9
        Non-ferrous pipes and fittings
        135.5
        140.8
        147.6

        (a) Reference base of each index: 1989-90 = 100.0



        (b) Series discontinued from June quarter 2004