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MARCH KEY FIGURES

	Dec Qtr 18 to Mar Qtr 19	Mar Qtr 18 to Mar Qtr 19
	% change	% change
Import Price Index all groups	-0.5	5.2
Food and live animals	-1.2	2.7
Beverages and tobacco	2.6	1.8
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels	-0.9	-2.6
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials	-5.9	9.0
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes	3.2	-9.6
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.	-2.2	1.4
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material	0.8	8.8
Machinery and transport equipment	0.8	4.5
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	0.5	5.1
Commodities and transactions, n.e.s.	6.8	8.1
Export Price Index all groups	4.5	15.3
Food and live animals	2.1	11.5
Beverages and tobacco	0.6	6.1
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels	11.7	22.7
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials	-0.3	16.9
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes	-0.2	0.6
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.	-0.3	6.8
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material	1.3	-0.6
Machinery and transport equipment	0.9	3.2
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	1.3	6.7
Commodities and transactions, n.e.s.	6.5	8.8

IMPORT PRICE INDEX: all groups, Quarterly % change

EXPORT PRICE INDEX: all groups, Quarterly % change

• The Import Price Index fell 0.5% in the March quarter 2019. This follows a rise in the December quarter 2018 of 0.5%.
• The main contributors to the fall this quarter are Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (-6.8%), Inorganic chemicals (-15.3%), and Medicinal and pharmaceutical products (-3.1%).
• Through the year to the March quarter 2019, the Import Price Index rose 5.2%. The main contributors to the rise are Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (+5.6%), and General industrial machinery and equipment, n.e.s., and machine parts, n.e.s. (+8.6%).

• The Export Price Index rose 4.5% in the March quarter 2019. This follows a rise in the December quarter 2018 of 4.4%.
• The main contributors to the rise this quarter are Metalliferous ores and metal scrap (+12.9%), Gold, non-monetary (excluding gold ores and concentrates) (+6.6%), Cereals and cereal preparations (+4.3%), Gas, natural and manufactured (+0.9%), and Non-ferrous metals (+3.3%).
• Through the year to the March quarter 2019, the Export Price Index rose 15.3%. The main contributors to the rise are Metalliferous ores and metal scrap (+25.4%), Gas, natural and manufactured (+37.1%), and Coal, coke and briquettes (+9.0%).

• The depreciation of the Australian dollar against the United States dollar had an upward effect on import and export prices in the March quarter 2019.