DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | | Sep Qtr 2013 to Dec Qtr 2013 | Dec Qtr 2012 to Dec Qtr 2013 |
| Weighted average of eight capital cities | % change | % change |
|
| All groups CPI | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| Alcohol and tobacco | 1.6 | 5.4 |
| Clothing and footwear | -1.1 | -1.3 |
| Housing | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Furnishings, household equipment and services | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Health | -0.5 | 4.4 |
| Transport | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Communication | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Recreation and culture | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Education | 0.0 | 5.6 |
| Insurance and financial services | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| CPI analytical series | | |
| All groups CPI, seasonally adjusted | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| Trimmed mean | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| Weighted median | 0.9 | 2.6 |
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All Groups CPI, Quarterly change
| Contribution to quarterly change
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DECEMBER KEY POINTS
THE ALL GROUPS CPI
- rose 0.8% in the December quarter 2013, compared with a rise of 1.2% in the September quarter 2013.
- rose 2.7% through the year to the December quarter 2013, compared with a rise of 2.2% through the year to the September quarter 2013.
OVERVIEW OF CPI MOVEMENTS
- The most significant price rises this quarter were for domestic holiday travel and accommodation (+6.9%), fruit (+8.1%), vegetables (+7.1%), new dwelling purchase by owner-occupiers (+1.0%), international holiday travel and accommodation (+2.6%) and tobacco (+2.2%).
- The most significant offsetting price fall this quarter was for automotive fuel (-1.1%).
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| March 2014 | 23 April 2014 |
| June 2014 | 23 July 2014 |
| September 2014 | 22 October 2014 |
| December 2014 | 28 January 2015 |
ROUNDING
Any discrepancies between totals and sums of components in this publication are due to rounding.
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