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6401.0 - Consumer Price Index, Australia, Mar 2012 Quality Declaration 
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1 ALL GROUPS CPI, Index numbers(a)
Period
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Darwin
Canberra
Weighted average of eight capital cities
2007-08
160.9
159.6
164.8
164.4
161.7
160.3
158.3
162.0
161.4
2008-09
165.8
164.1
171.0
169.7
166.6
164.9
163.6
167.5
166.4
2009-10
169.7
167.5
175.5
173.4
170.8
169.3
168.7
171.1
170.3
2010-11
174.8
173.0
181.4
178.9
175.7
174.1
173.2
175.8
175.6
2008
March
161.7
160.6
165.6
165.5
162.5
161.3
158.5
163.0
162.2
June
164.1
162.5
168.4
167.6
165.1
162.9
160.8
165.0
164.6
September
165.9
164.4
170.8
169.8
166.7
164.7
163.6
167.5
166.5
December
165.5
163.5
170.4
169.3
166.2
164.4
162.9
166.8
166.0
2009
March
165.6
163.9
170.8
169.3
166.0
164.8
163.0
167.4
166.2
June
166.3
164.4
171.8
170.3
167.4
165.7
164.8
168.4
167.0
September
168.1
165.4
174.1
172.1
168.7
167.7
168.0
169.9
168.6
December
169.1
166.4
174.7
172.7
169.7
168.7
167.8
170.6
169.5
2010
March
170.5
168.5
176.0
173.7
171.6
170.0
168.7
171.7
171.0
June
171.1
169.5
177.3
175.0
173.2
170.7
170.1
172.3
172.1
September
172.5
170.5
179.1
176.6
174.0
172.4
171.9
173.4
173.3
December
173.1
171.5
180.0
177.1
174.1
172.6
171.8
174.2
174.0
2011
March
175.9
174.4
182.3
180.0
176.1
174.9
173.7
176.8
176.7
June
177.6
175.6
184.1
181.8
178.4
176.5
175.4
178.7
178.3
September
178.8
176.7
184.7
183.6
178.8
177.9
176.7
179.9
179.4
December
178.7
176.8
184.4
183.5
179.1
178.1
176.0
180.4
179.4
2012
March
178.8
176.8
184.7
183.3
179.5
178.6
176.6
179.7
179.5
(a) Unless otherwise specified, base of each index: 1989-90 = 100.0.

2 ALL GROUPS CPI, Percentage changes
Period
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Darwin
Canberra
Weighted average of eight capital cities
Percentage Change (from Previous Financial Year)
2007-08
3.0
3.5
4.1
3.3
3.6
3.0
3.5
3.6
3.4
2008-09
3.0
2.8
3.8
3.2
3.0
2.9
3.3
3.4
3.1
2009-10
2.4
2.1
2.6
2.2
2.5
2.7
3.1
2.1
2.3
2010-11
3.0
3.3
3.4
3.2
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.7
3.1
Percentage Change (from Corresponding Quarter of Previous Year)
2008
March
3.9
4.4
4.8
4.5
4.3
3.8
3.9
4.6
4.2
June
4.3
4.4
5.1
4.6
4.5
3.5
3.9
4.4
4.5
September
4.9
4.8
5.6
5.1
4.9
4.3
4.5
5.2
5.0
December
3.8
3.2
4.3
3.8
3.7
3.3
3.7
3.7
3.7
2009
March
2.4
2.1
3.1
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.8
2.7
2.5
June
1.3
1.2
2.0
1.6
1.4
1.7
2.5
2.1
1.5
September
1.3
0.6
1.9
1.4
1.2
1.8
2.7
1.4
1.3
December
2.2
1.8
2.5
2.0
2.1
2.6
3.0
2.3
2.1
2010
March
3.0
2.8
3.0
2.6
3.4
3.2
3.5
2.6
2.9
June
2.9
3.1
3.2
2.8
3.5
3.0
3.2
2.3
3.1
September
2.6
3.1
2.9
2.6
3.1
2.8
2.3
2.1
2.8
December
2.4
3.1
3.0
2.5
2.6
2.3
2.4
2.1
2.7
2011
March
3.2
3.5
3.6
3.6
2.6
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.3
June
3.8
3.6
3.8
3.9
3.0
3.4
3.1
3.7
3.6
September
3.7
3.6
3.1
4.0
2.8
3.2
2.8
3.7
3.5
December
3.2
3.1
2.4
3.6
2.9
3.2
2.4
3.6
3.1
2012
March
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.8
1.9
2.1
1.7
1.6
1.6
Percentage Change (From Previous quarter)
2008
March
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.3
0.9
1.4
1.3
June
1.5
1.2
1.7
1.3
1.6
1.0
1.5
1.2
1.5
September
1.1
1.2
1.4
1.3
1.0
1.1
1.7
1.5
1.2
December
-0.2
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
-0.3
-0.2
-0.4
-0.4
-0.3
2009
March
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.1
June
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.6
0.8
0.5
1.1
0.6
0.5
September
1.1
0.6
1.3
1.1
0.8
1.2
1.9
0.9
1.0
December
0.6
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.6
-0.1
0.4
0.5
2010
March
0.8
1.3
0.7
0.6
1.1
0.8
0.5
0.6
0.9
June
0.4
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.9
0.4
0.8
0.3
0.6
September
0.8
0.6
1.0
0.9
0.5
1.0
1.1
0.6
0.7
December
0.3
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.5
0.4
2011
March
1.6
1.7
1.3
1.6
1.1
1.3
1.1
1.5
1.6
June
1.0
0.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
0.9
1.0
1.1
0.9
September
0.7
0.6
0.3
1.0
0.2
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
December
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.1
-0.4
0.3
0.0
2012
March
0.1
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
-0.4
0.1

3 LONGER TERM SERIES: CPI All Groups, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities, Index Numbers
Quarter ending
Year
31 March
30 June
30 September
31 December
1985
68.1
69.7
71.3
72.7
1986
74.4
75.6
77.6
79.8
1987
81.4
82.6
84.0
85.5
1988
87.0
88.5
90.2
92.0
1989
92.9
95.2
97.4
99.2
1990
100.9
102.5
103.3
106.0
1991
105.8
106.0
106.6
107.6
1992
107.6
107.3
107.4
107.9
1993
108.9
109.3
109.8
110.0
1994
110.4
111.2
111.9
112.8
1995
114.7
116.2
117.6
118.5
1996
119.0
119.8
120.1
120.3
1997
120.5
120.2
119.7
120.0
1998
120.3
121.0
121.3
121.9
1999
121.8
122.3
123.4
124.1
2000
125.2
126.2
130.9
131.3
2001
132.7
133.8
134.2
135.4
2002
136.6
137.6
138.5
139.5
2003
141.3
141.3
142.1
142.8
2004
144.1
144.8
145.4
146.5
2005
147.5
148.4
149.8
150.6
2006
151.9
154.3
155.7
155.5
2007
155.6
157.5
158.6
160.1
2008
162.2
164.6
166.5
166.0
2009
166.2
167.0
168.6
169.5
2010
171.0
172.1
173.3
174.0
2011
176.7
178.3
179.4
179.4
2012
179.5
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