CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

Between June quarter 2010 and September quarter 2010, the All groups Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Melbourne increased by 0.6%. The groups that recorded the largest increases were: Alcohol and tobacco (3.0%), Housing (1.9%) and Household contents and services (1.2%). The groups that recorded the largest decreases were Transportation (-1.0%) and Food (-0.6%).

Between September quarter 2009 and September quarter 2010, the All groups CPI for Melbourne rose by 3.1%. The All groups CPI weighted average of the eight capital cities rose by 2.8% over the same period. The biggest annual increases for Melbourne were recorded in Alcohol and tobacco (11.6%), Education (8.5%), Housing (6.5%), Health (5.7%) and Financial and insurance services (3.9%). The group that recorded the largest decrease for the year was Clothing and footwear (-3.6%), while small decreases were also recorded in Recreation (-0.6%) and Communication (-0.5%).

View underlying table as an Excel spreadsheet: Download Consumer price index, By Group, Melbourne and Weighted average of eight capital cities from the Downloads Page.

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