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Capital cities comparison


All groups CPI


All Groups CPI, Percentage change from previous quarter


Main Positive Contributors

• Transport (+3.4%) driven by higher world oil prices and retail fuel margins resulting in an increase in automotive fuel (+10.2%). Automotive fuel rose in all capital cities this quarter, ranging from Canberra (+1.7%) to Sydney (+11.8%).
• Health (+1.8%) due to the cyclical increase in Private Health Insurance premiums in the medical and hospital services (+2.6%) from 1 April. Medical and hospital services rose in all capital cities, ranging from Canberra (+1.8%) to Adelaide (+3.8%).

• Food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.4%) driven by an improved supply of fruit and vegetables with autumn/winter produce coming into season, and bananas returning to normal prices following adverse weather conditions in Queensland last quarter. Perth exhibited a smaller fall than the other cities due to localised drought conditions affecting fruit and vegetable supply.
• Housing (-0.2%) driven by utilities (-1.0%), new dwelling purchase for owner-occupiers (-0.2%), and continued weakness in rents (0.0%). Utilities fell in all cities excluding Perth (0.0%) and Darwin (+0.1%), ranging from Hobart (-0.1%) to Brisbane (-3.2%).

All Groups CPI, All groups index numbers and percentage changes
	Index number(a)	Percentage change
	Jun Qtr 2019	Mar Qtr 2019 to Jun Qtr 2019	Jun Qtr 2018 to Jun Qtr 2019
Sydney	115.9	0.7	1.7
Melbourne	115.3	0.5	1.3
Brisbane	114.8	0.6	1.7
Adelaide	113.7	0.5	1.4
Perth	112.0	0.7	1.6
Hobart	114.1	0.6	2.3
Darwin	111.0	0.8	0.8
Canberra	113.5	0.3	1.7
Weighted average of eight capital cities	114.8	0.6	1.6
(a) Index reference period: 2011-12 = 100.0.

• Automotive fuel (+11.8%); largest rise in automotive fuel of any capital city this quarter,
• Medical and hospital services (+2.5%)
• International holiday, travel and accommodation (+2.6%).

• Fruit (-4.0%)
• Vegetables (-2.6%)
• Electricity (-1.3%).

• Automotive fuel (+10.1%)
• Medical and hospital services (+2.3%)
• Tobacco (+2.3%)
• International holiday, travel and accommodation (+2.5%).

• Domestic holiday, travel and accommodation (-4.9%)
• Fruit (-3.9%)
• Electricity (-1.8%)
• New dwelling purchase by owner-occupiers (-0.4%).

• Automotive fuel (+10.7%)
• International holiday, travel and accommodation (+3.6%)
• Medical and hospital services (+2.4%)
• Tobacco (+2.6%).

• Electricity (-5.1%); due to the Affordable Energy Plan with households receiving a $50 electricity rebate,
• Fruit (-4.7%).

• Automotive fuel (+10.2%)
• Medical and hospital services (+3.8%)
• Tobacco (+2.5%).

• Domestic holiday, travel and accommodation (-3.1%)
• Fruit (-6.0%)
• Electricity (-1.5%).

• Automotive fuel (+9.1%)
• Medical and hospital services (+2.7%)
• International holiday, travel and accommodation (+2.6%).

• Telecommunication equipment and services (-1.3%).

• Automotive fuel (+5.0%)
• Tobacco (+3.1%)
• Medical and hospital services (+3.1%)
• New dwelling purchase by owner-occupiers (+2.1%)
• Rents (+1.3%).

• Domestic holiday, travel and accommodation (-7.3%)
• Fruit (-5.7%).

• Domestic holiday, travel and accommodation (+14.0%); driven by increased demand during the peak tourist season this quarter,
• Automotive fuel (+8.9%)
• Tobacco (+2.8%)
• International holiday, travel and accommodation (+3.5%).

• Other financial services (-6.9%),
• Rents (-1.8%)
• Fruit (-6.0%).

• International holiday, travel and accommodation (+3.0%)
• Motor vehicles (+3.2%)
• Medical and hospital services (+1.8%)
• Automotive fuel (+1.7%); recorded the smallest rise in automotive fuel of any capital city this quarter.

• Fruit (-5.0%)
• Urban transport (-12.3%); driven by free bus and light rail travel during the month of April.