CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, ALL GROUPS EXCLUDING HOUSING(a) (1989-1990 = 100.0) |
| Period | United
States | Japan | Germany | Canada | United
Kingdom | Hong
Kong | Republic of Korea | Taiwan | New Zealand(b) | Australia |
ANNUAL |
| 1996-1997 | 124.3 | 108.2 | 118.2 | 118.8 | 131.5 | 167.6 | 151.3 | 125.7 | 113.7 | 123.9 |
| 1997-1998 | 125.8 | 112.4 | 120.3 | 120.6 | 134.6 | 173.9 | 162.1 | 127.2 | 114.9 | 125.4 |
| 1998-1999 | 127.2 | 112.4 | 120.7 | 122.0 | 137.2 | 172.0 | 169.0 | 128.2 | 116.9 | 126.9 |
| 1999-2000 | 130.9 | 111.6 | 121.8 | 125.0 | 139.3 | 166.6 | 172.1 | 129.3 | 118.7 | 129.4 |
| 2000-2001 | 135.3 | 111.0 | 124.2 | 128.1 | 141.4 | 164.8 | 179.2 | 130.9 | 123.5 | 136.4 |
| 2001-2002 | 136.4 | 107.7 | 126.6 | 130.3 | 143.5 | 162.5 | 185.0 | 130.6 | 127.0 | 140.4 |
QUARTERLY |
| 2000-2001 | | | | | | | | | | |
| March | 135.7 | 110.9 | 124.5 | 127.9 | 140.9 | 163.7 | 180.6 | 129.8 | 123.8 | 137.0 |
| June | 137.1 | 110.8 | 125.9 | 129.8 | 143.0 | 164.4 | 182.5 | 129.9 | 125.1 | 138.4 |
| 2001-2002 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| September | 136.7 | 108.8 | 126.0 | 130.1 | 142.9 | 164.0 | 183.7 | 130.4 | 125.8 | 138.4 |
| December | 135.8 | 108.3 | 125.4 | 128.7 | 143.2 | 163.4 | 183.3 | 131.6 | 126.5 | 139.8 |
| March | 135.7 | 107.0 | 127.3 | 129.9 | 143.4 | 161.4 | 185.1 | 130.1 | 127.1 | 141.1 |
| June | 137.3 | 106.8 | 127.7 | 132.5 | 144.6 | 161.2 | 187.7 | 130.4 | 128.5 | 142.1 |
| 2002-2003 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| September | 137.7 | n.y.a. | 127.7 | n.y.a. | 144.5 | n.y.a. | 188.2 | 130.5 | 129.0 | 142.8 |
(a) Because of the may differences in the structure of the housing sector in different countries and in the way that housing is treated in their Consumer Price Indexes, and index which excludes housing is used for the purpose of international comparisons of consumer price indexes.
(b) From March quarter 1994 the statistics for New Zealand refer to ‘all groups excluding housing and credit services’. |
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). |
This page last updated 20 January 2006