4 Changes to the seasonally adjusted series do not affect the original CPI index series.
5 Please refer to the Explanatory notes of this issue or the Information Paper: Seasonal Adjustment of Consumer Price Indexes, 2011 (cat. no. 6401.0.55.003) for more details on the seasonal adjustment of the CPI.
Table 1 - Seasonal adjustment of CPI expenditure classes |
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 | CPI expenditure classes | Seasonally adjusted prior to 2013 Annual Seasonal Reanalysis (ASR) | Seasonally adjusted following 2013 ASR |
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| Bread | n | n |
| Cakes and biscuits | y | y |
| Breakfast cereals | y | y |
| Other cereal products | y | y |
| Beef and veal | y | y |
| Pork | y | y |
| Lamb and goat | y | y |
| Poultry | n | n |
| Other meats | y | y |
| Fish and other seafood | y | y |
| Milk | n | n |
| Cheese | n | n |
| Ice cream and other dairy products | y | y |
| Fruit | y | y |
| Vegetables | y | y |
| Eggs | n | n |
| Jams, honey and spreads | n | n |
| Food additives and condiments | y | y |
| Oils and fats | n | n |
| Snacks and confectionery | y | y |
| Other food products n.e.c. | y | y |
| Coffee, tea and cocoa | n | n |
| Waters, soft drinks and juices | y | y |
| Restaurant meals | n | n |
| Take away and fast foods | y | y |
| Spirits | n | n |
| Wine | n | n |
| Beer | n | n |
| Tobacco | y | y |
| Garments for men | y | y |
| Garments for women | y | y |
| Garments for infants and children | y | y |
| Footwear for men | n | n |
| Footwear for women | y | y |
| Footwear for infants and children | y | y |
| Accessories | y | y |
| Cleaning, repair and hire of clothing and footwear | n | n |
| Rents | y | y |
| New dwelling purchase by owner-occupiers | n | n |
| Maintenance and repair of the dwelling | y | y |
| Property rates and charges | y | y |
| Water and sewerage | y | y |
| Electricity | y | y |
| Gas and other household fuels | y | y |
| Furniture | y | y |
| Carpets and other floor coverings | y | y |
| Household textiles | y | y |
| Major household appliances | n | n |
| Small electric household appliances | y | y |
| Glassware, tableware and household utensils | y | y |
| Tools and equipment for house and garden | y | y |
| Cleaning and maintenance products | y | n |
| Personal care products | y | y |
| Other non-durable household products | y | y |
| Child care | y | y |
| Hairdressing and personal grooming services | n | n |
| Other household services | n | n |
| Pharmaceutical products | y | y |
| Therapeutic appliances and equipment | n | n |
| Medical and hospital services | y | y |
| Dental services | y | y |
| Motor vehicles | n | n |
| Spare parts and accessories for motor vehicles | n | n |
| Automotive fuel | y | y (a) |
| Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | n | n |
| Other services in respect of motor vehicles | y | y |
| Urban transport fares | y | y |
| Postal services | n | n |
| Telecommunication equipment and services | n | n |
| Audio, visual and computing equipment | n | n |
| Audio, visual and computing media and services | n | n |
| Books | y | y(a) |
| Newspapers, magazines and stationery | y | y |
| Domestic holiday travel and accommodation | y | y |
| International holiday travel and accommodation | y | y |
| Equipment for sports, camping and open-air recreation | n | n |
| Games, toys and hobbies | y | y |
| Pets and related products | y | y |
| Veterinary and other services for pets | y | y |
| Sports participation | y | y |
| Other recreational, sporting and cultural services | y | y |
| Preschool and primary education | y | y |
| Secondary education | y | y |
| Tertiary education | y | y |
| Insurance | y | y |
| Deposit and loan facilities (direct charges) | n | n |
| Other financial services | n | n |
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| (a) In using this seasonally adjusted series, care should be exercised because of the difficulties associated with reliably estimating the seasonal pattern |
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