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DECEMBER KEY FIGURES

	Sep Qtr 17 to Dec Qtr 17	Dec Qtr 16 to Dec Qtr 17
	% change	% change
Import Price Index all groups	2.0	1.4
Food and live animals	0.0	0.3
Beverages and tobacco	-0.4	0.5
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels	9.4	16.3
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials	11.5	15.0
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes	-1.3	7.1
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.	3.1	6.0
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material	0.1	0.6
Machinery and transport equipment	0.2	-3.3
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	0.3	0.5
Commodities and transactions, n.e.s.	2.5	2.1
Export Price Index all groups	2.8	2.4
Food and live animals	-0.3	-1.2
Beverages and tobacco	-0.5	10.8
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels	0.4	0.9
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials	7.1	4.0
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes	1.4	-29.6
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.	5.6	4.2
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material	7.4	17.8
Machinery and transport equipment	0.5	-2.8
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	-2.2	-4.3
Commodities and transactions, n.e.s.	2.3	2.4

IMPORT PRICE INDEX: all groups, Quarterly % change

EXPORT PRICE INDEX: all groups, Quarterly % change

• The Import Price Index rose 2.0% in the December quarter 2017. This follows a fall in the September quarter 2017 of 1.6%.
• The rise was driven by higher prices paid for Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (+14.0%), Fertilizers (excluding crude) (+23.1%), Inorganic Chemicals (+13.1%) and Organic Chemicals (+10.0%).
• Through the year to the December quarter 2017, the Import Price Index rose 1.4%, driven by Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (+17.0%).

• The Export Price Index rose 2.8% in the December quarter 2017. This follows a fall in the September quarter 2017 of 3.0%.
• The rise was driven by higher prices received for Coal, coke and briquettes (+9.0%), Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (+19.7%), Non-ferrous metals (+9.8%), Cereals and cereal preparations (+7.3%) and Gold, non monetary (+2.5%).
• Through the year to the December quarter 2017, the Export Price Index rose 2.4%, driven by Non-ferrous metals (+18.3%).

• The depreciation of the Australian dollar against the United States dollar had an upward effect on import and export prices in the December quarter 2017.