DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | Sep Qtr 15 to Dec Qtr 15 | Dec Qtr 14 to Dec Qtr 15 |
 | % change | % change |
|
| Import Price Index all groups | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| Food and live animals | 3.7 | 7.3 |
| Beverages and tobacco | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | -2.0 | -1.4 |
| Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | -9.6 | -30.7 |
| Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | -1.1 | 10.2 |
| Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. | -0.9 | 4.6 |
| Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| Machinery and transport equipment | 0.9 | 9.8 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1.8 | 12.1 |
| Commodities and transactions, n.e.s. | -0.8 | -4.6 |
| Export Price Index all groups | -5.4 | -10.3 |
| Food and live animals | -4.0 | 0.8 |
| Beverages and tobacco | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | -7.6 | -16.3 |
| Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | -6.9 | -17.6 |
| Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 4.2 | -1.4 |
| Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. | -2.1 | 2.1 |
| Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | -8.1 | -14.9 |
| Machinery and transport equipment | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | -0.2 | 8.8 |
| Commodities and transactions, n.e.s. | -1.3 | 0.2 |
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IMPORT PRICE INDEX: all groups, Quarterly % change

| EXPORT PRICE INDEX: all groups, Quarterly % change

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DECEMBER KEY POINTS
IMPORT PRICE INDEX
- The Import Price Index fell 0.3% in the December quarter 2015. Through the year to the December quarter 2015, the Import Price Index rose 2.4%.
EXPORT PRICE INDEX
- The Export Price Index fell 5.4% in the December quarter 2015. Through the year to the December quarter 2015, the Export Price Index fell 10.3%.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| March 2016 | 28 April 2016 |
| June 2016 | 28 July 2016 |
| September 2016 | 27 October 2016 |
| December 2016 | 27 January 2017 |
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