6401.0 - Consumer Price Index, Australia, Dec 2005  
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Series Starts - Sep.1948

Series Ends - Dec.2005
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Mar.2005
Jun.2005
Sep.2005
TABLE8. CPI: Special Series, Weighted Average of Eight
Capital Cities (Quarter)

Index Numbers(a)




All groups

147.5

148.4

149.8
All groups, goods component
146.2
147.2
149
All groups, services component
150.6
151.2
152.2
Tradables(c)
112.5
113.4
114.8
Non-tradables(c)
130.5
131.1
132.2
All groups excluding Food
145.7
146.7
148.2
All groups excluding Alcohol and tobacco
141.9
142.7
144.2
All groups excluding Clothing and footwear
150.1
150.9
152.5
All groups excluding Housing
150.6
151.5
152.9
All groups excluding Household contents and services
151.7
152.5
154.1
All groups excluding Health
144.6
145.3
146.9
All groups excluding Transportation
147.8
148.3
149.3
All groups excluding Communication
148.1
149.1
150.7
All groups excluding Recreation
149.7
151
152.4
All groups excluding Education
146.2
147.1
148.6
All groups excluding Financial and insurance services
153.7
154.6
156.3
All groups excluding Housing and Financial and insurance
services
150.8
151.7
153.2
All groups excluding Hospital and medical services
145.4
146.1
147.6

Percentage Change From Previous Period




All groups

.7

.6

.9
All groups, goods component
.3
.7
1.2
All groups, services component
1.2
.4
.7
Tradables(c)
-.1
.8
1.2
Non-tradables(c)
1.3
.5
.8
All groups excluding Food
.6
.7
1
All groups excluding Alcohol and tobacco
.6
.6
1.1
All groups excluding Clothing and footwear
.8
.5
1.1
All groups excluding Housing
.5
.6
.9
All groups excluding Household contents and services
.9
.5
1
All groups excluding Health
.5
.5
1.1
All groups excluding Transportation
1
.3
.7
All groups excluding Communication
.7
.7
1.1
All groups excluding Recreation
.7
.9
.9
All groups excluding Education
.5
.6
1
All groups excluding Financial and insurance services
.7
.6
1.1
All groups excluding Housing and Financial and insurance
services
.6
.6
1
All groups excluding Hospital and medical services
.7
.5
1

Percentage Change from Corresponding Quarter of Previous Year




All groups

2.4

2.5

3
All groups, goods component
1.7
2.1
3.1
All groups, services component
3.6
3.2
3
Tradables(c)
.6
1.3
2.6
Non-tradables(c)
3.7
3.5
3.4
All groups excluding Food
2.8
2.7
3
All groups excluding Alcohol and tobacco
2.2
2.4
3.1
All groups excluding Clothing and footwear
2.6
2.7
3.3
All groups excluding Housing
1.9
2.1
2.8
All groups excluding Household contents and services
2.6
2.6
3.2
All groups excluding Health
2.2
2.3
2.9
All groups excluding Transportation
2.2
2.3
2.6
All groups excluding Communication
2.3
2.5
3.2
All groups excluding Recreation
2.4
2.7
3.3
All groups excluding Education
2.2
2.4
3
All groups excluding Financial and insurance services
2.4
2.5
3.2
All groups excluding Housing and Financial and insurance
services
2
2.1
3
All groups excluding Hospital and medical services
2.3
2.5
3

Contribution to Total CPI (Index Points)(b)




All groups


148.4

149.8
All groups, goods component
86.77
87.85
All groups, services component
61.58
61.98
Tradables(c)
61.96
62.75
Non-tradables(c)
86.39
87.07
All groups excluding Food
125.44
126.75
All groups excluding Alcohol and tobacco
138.27
139.65
All groups excluding Clothing and footwear
142.54
144.01
All groups excluding Housing
119.37
120.46
All groups excluding Household contents and services
134.09
135.52
All groups excluding Health
141.37
142.93
All groups excluding Transportation
128.9
129.75
All groups excluding Communication
143.43
144.95
All groups excluding Recreation
131.2
132.48
All groups excluding Education
144.29
145.77
All groups excluding Financial and insurance services
134.54
136.01
All groups excluding Housing and Financial and insurance
services
105.56
106.64
All groups excluding Hospital and medical services
144.24
145.72

Change in Contribution to Total CPI




All groups



1.4
All groups, goods component
1.08
All groups, services component
.4
Tradables(c)
.79
Non-tradables(c)
.68
All groups excluding Food
1.3
All groups excluding Alcohol and tobacco
1.37
All groups excluding Clothing and footwear
1.46
All groups excluding Housing
1.08
All groups excluding Household contents and services
1.42
All groups excluding Health
1.55
All groups excluding Transportation
.84
All groups excluding Communication
1.51
All groups excluding Recreation
1.27
All groups excluding Education
1.47
All groups excluding Financial and insurance services
1.46
All groups excluding Housing and Financial and insurance
services
1.07
All groups excluding Hospital and medical services
1.48

(a) Unless otherwise specified, base of each index: 1989-90 = 100.0.



(b) Expressed as All groups index points.
(c) Base: June quarter 1998 = 100.0