JUNE KEY FIGURES
| | Mar Qtr 2017 to Jun Qtr 2017 | Jun Qtr 2016 to Jun Qtr 2017 |
Weighted average of eight capital cities | % change | % change |
|
All groups CPI | 0.2 | 1.9 |
Food and non-alcoholic beverages | -0.2 | 1.9 |
Alcohol and tobacco | 0.8 | 5.9 |
Clothing and footwear | -0.3 | -1.9 |
Housing | 0.3 | 2.4 |
Furnishings, household equipment and services | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Health | 2.7 | 3.8 |
Transport | -0.6 | 2.1 |
Communication | -0.5 | -3.8 |
Recreation and culture | -0.6 | -0.1 |
Education | 0.0 | 3.3 |
Insurance and financial services | -0.1 | 2.1 |
CPI analytical series | | |
| All groups CPI, seasonally adjusted | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Trimmed mean | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Weighted median | 0.5 | 1.8 |
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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 0.2% this quarter, compared with a rise of 0.5% in the March quarter 2017.
- rose 1.9% over the twelve months to the June quarter 2017, compared with a rise of 2.1% over the twelve months to the March quarter 2017.
OVERVIEW OF CPI MOVEMENTS
- The most significant price rises this quarter are medical and hospital services (+4.1%), new dwelling purchase by owner-occupiers (+0.9%), tobacco (+1.0%) and beer (+1.0%).
- The most significant offsetting price falls this quarter are domestic holiday travel and accommodation (-3.2%), automotive fuel (-2.5%) and fruit (-4.4%).
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
September 2017 | 25 October 2017 |
December 2017 | 31 January 2018 |
March 2018 | 24 April 2018 |
June 2018 | 25 July 2018 |
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
None in this issue.
ROUNDING
Any discrepancies between totals and sums of components in this publication are due to rounding.
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