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MARCH KEY FIGURES

		Dec Qtr 2017 to Mar Qtr 2018	Mar Qtr 2017 to Mar Qtr 2018
Weighted average of eight capital cities		% change	% change
All groups CPI		0.4	1.9
Food and non-alcoholic beverages		0.5	0.5
Alcohol and tobacco		0.7	7.0
Clothing and footwear		-2.0	-3.5
Housing		0.7	3.3
Furnishings, household equipment and services		-0.4	-0.1
Health		2.2	4.2
Transport		1.1	2.9
Communication		-0.4	-3.4
Recreation and culture		-0.7	0.6
Education		2.6	2.6
Insurance and financial services		0.3	1.0
CPI analytical series
	All groups CPI, seasonally adjusted	0.5	1.9
	Trimmed mean	0.5	1.9
	Weighted median	0.5	2.0

All Groups CPI, Quarterly change

Contribution to quarterly change

• rose 0.4% this quarter, compared with a rise of 0.6% in the December quarter 2017.
• rose 1.9% over the twelve months to the March quarter 2018, compared with a rise of 1.9% over the twelve months to the December quarter 2017.

• The most significant price rises this quarter are secondary education (+3.3%), gas and other household fuels (+6.0%), pharmaceutical products (+5.6%), vegetables (+3.7%) and medical and hospital services (+1.5%).
• The most significant offsetting price falls this quarter are international holiday travel and accommodation (-2.4%), audio, visual, and computing media and services (-6.1%), and furniture (-2.8%).