6457.0 - International Trade Price Indexes, Australia, Mar 2015 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 30/04/2015   
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MARCH KEY FIGURES

Dec Qtr 14 to Mar Qtr 15
Mar Qtr 14 to Mar Qtr 15
% change
% change
Import Price Index all groups
-0.2
-3.0
Food and live animals
0.7
5.1
Beverages and tobacco
1.1
-2.4
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
-0.1
6.3
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
-22.7
-37.0
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
5.7
3.0
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.
2.8
2.8
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
3.3
3.4
Machinery and transport equipment
4.9
6.0
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
5.5
5.8
Commodities and transactions, n.e.s.
-3.9
-10.8
Export Price Index all groups
-0.8
-12.2
Food and live animals
0.6
9.0
Beverages and tobacco
1.7
-0.7
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
-1.7
-27.9
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
-3.5
-11.5
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
-0.4
-7.9
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.
3.3
5.4
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
-1.0
7.3
Machinery and transport equipment
4.6
8.3
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
3.2
0.8
Commodities and transactions, n.e.s.
2.0
-3.7

IMPORT PRICE INDEX: all groups, Quarterly % change
Graph: IMPORT PRICE INDEX: all groups, Quarterly % change

EXPORT PRICE INDEX: all groups, Quarterly % change
Graph: EXPORT PRICE INDEX: all groups, Quarterly % change




MARCH KEY POINTS


IMPORT PRICE INDEX
  • The Import Price Index fell 0.2% in the March quarter 2015. Through the year to the March quarter 2015, the Import Price Index fell 3.0%.


EXPORT PRICE INDEX
  • The Export Price Index fell 0.8% in the March quarter 2015. Through the year to the March quarter 2015, the Export Price Index fell 12.2%.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER) Release Date
June 2015 30 July 2015
September 2015 29 October 2015
December 2015 28 January 2016
March 2016 28 April 2016



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

From the December quarter 2014 the International Trade Price Indexes, Australia (cat. no. 6457.0) is available from the ABS website in electronic format only. The September quarter 2014 release was the final issue that contains a pdf version of the publication. There will be no change to the suite of International Trade Price Indexes published.


INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.