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Sixteenth series review of the Consumer Price Index
  

Sixteenth series review of the Consumer Price Index

Background
On 15 December 2009, Brian Pink, Australian Statistician, announced the 16th series review of the Consumer Price Index. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a main economic indicator, measuring inflation faced by Australian households for goods and services.

This major review of the CPI is focussed around the following topics:

  • Principal purpose of the CPI;
  • Compilation frequency of the CPI;
  • Evaluation of the deposit and loan facilities index;
  • Maintaining the relevance of the CPI;
  • Commodity classification;
  • Analytical series; and
  • Other issues.

Consultation
As part of the review process, the ABS invited user involvement in the evolution of the CPI. Organisations and individuals were asked to contribute to any topic of the CPI review. View submissions

Information paper
To find out more about the review, please refer to Information Paper: Issues to be considered during the 16th series Australian Consumer Price Index review

Contacts
For more information on the nature and content of the review and the consultation, email the review team at cpi.review@abs.gov.au, or phone Michael Abbondante on 02 6252 7124.

For the latest CPI information, phone the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.

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