JUNE KEY FIGURES
| | Mar Qtr 2016 to Jun Qtr 2016 | Jun Qtr 2015 to Jun Qtr 2016 |
Weighted average of eight capital cities | % change | % change |
|
All groups CPI | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Food and non-alcoholic beverages | -0.3 | -0.1 |
Alcohol and tobacco | 1.0 | 5.9 |
Clothing and footwear | 2.0 | -0.2 |
Housing | 0.4 | 1.3 |
Furnishings, household equipment and services | 0.6 | 1.6 |
Health | 2.6 | 4.5 |
Transport | 1.0 | -2.8 |
Communication | -1.5 | -7.2 |
Recreation and culture | -0.7 | 0.8 |
Education | 0.0 | 3.3 |
Insurance and financial services | 0.5 | 2.4 |
CPI analytical series | | |
| All groups CPI, seasonally adjusted | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Trimmed mean | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Weighted median | 0.4 | 1.3 |
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All Groups CPI, Quarterly change
| Contribution to quarterly change
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JUNE KEY POINTS
THE ALL GROUPS CPI
- rose 0.4% this quarter, compared with a fall of 0.2% in the March quarter 2016.
- rose 1.0% over the twelve months to the June quarter 2016, compared with a rise of 1.3% over the twelve months to the March quarter 2016.
OVERVIEW OF CPI MOVEMENTS
- The most significant price rises this quarter are medical and hospital services (+4.2%), automotive fuel (+5.9%), tobacco (+2.1%) and new dwelling purchase by owner-occupiers (+0.9%).
- The most significant offsetting price falls this quarter are domestic holiday travel and accommodation (-3.7%), motor vehicles (-1.3%) and telecommunication equipment and services (-1.5%).
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
September 2016 | 26 October 2016 |
December 2016 | 25 January 2017 |
March 2017 | 26 April 2017 |
June 2017 | 26 July 2017 |
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
None this issue.
ROUNDING
Any discrepancies between totals and sums of components in this publication are due to rounding.
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