JUNE KEY FIGURES
| | Mar Qtr 2014 to Jun Qtr 2014 | Jun Qtr 2013 to Jun Qtr 2014 |
Weighted average of eight capital cities | % change | % change |
|
All groups CPI | 0.5 | 3.0 |
Food and non-alcoholic beverages | 0.4 | 2.5 |
Alcohol and tobacco | 1.6 | 7.1 |
Clothing and footwear | 1.5 | -0.6 |
Housing | 0.8 | 3.9 |
Furnishings, household equipment and services | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Health | 2.9 | 4.9 |
Transport | -0.7 | 2.7 |
Communication | -1.7 | -0.3 |
Recreation and culture | -0.3 | 3.3 |
Education | 0.0 | 5.1 |
Insurance and financial services | 0.0 | 1.0 |
CPI analytical series | | |
| All groups CPI, seasonally adjusted | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Trimmed mean | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| Weighted median | 0.6 | 2.7 |
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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 0.5% in the June quarter 2014, compared with a rise of 0.6% in the March quarter 2014.
- rose 3.0% through the year to the June quarter 2014, compared with a rise of 2.9% through the year to the March quarter 2014.
OVERVIEW OF CPI MOVEMENTS
- The most significant price rises this quarter were for medical and hospital services (+4.6%), new dwelling purchase by owner-occupiers (+1.6%) and tobacco (+3.1%).
- The most significant offsetting price falls this quarter were for domestic holiday travel and accommodation (-3.8%), automotive fuel (-2.7%) and telecommunication equipment and services (-1.6%).
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
September 2014 | 22 October 2014 |
December 2014 | 28 January 2015 |
March 2015 | 22 April 2015 |
June 2015 | 22 July 2015 |
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
Additional analysis of seasonally adjusted estimates has been included in this issue.
ROUNDING
Any discrepancies between totals and sums of components in this publication are due to rounding.
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