6427.0 - Producer Price Indexes, Australia, Dec 2004  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 24/01/2005   
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Series Starts - Sep.1979

Series Ends - Jun.2004
        June quarter 2004 was the last quarter that the Price Index of Materials Used in Building Other than House Building has been compiled. This data appears in the electronic tables 19 and 20 and 33 - 42 of Producer Price Indexes, Australia (cat. no. 6427.0) on the ABS web site. Users of this index who are interested in discussing alternative indicators of price change for these commodities can contact Steve Whennan on Canberra (02) 6252 6251, or email steve.whennan@abs.gov.au.
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        Sep.2003
        Dec.2003
        Mar.2004
        Table 39. Materials used in Building Other Than House building (a) (b):
        Special Series, Index Numbers - Weighted Average of Six State Capital Cities

        All groups excluding electrical materials and mechanical



        services
        128
        128.4
        129
        Conductors
        129.1
        130.2
        124.4
        Conduit and accessories
        165.1
        165.9
        166.9
        Switchboards and switchgear
        137.2
        138.4
        138.4
        Lamps and light fittings
        106
        106.6
        107.1
        All electrical materials
        125.6
        126.4
        126.4
        All electrical materials excluding lamps and light fittings
        136.4
        137.5
        136.9
        Air conditioning
        119.7
        119.9
        120.4
        Fire protection
        133.8
        133.6
        134.1
        Elevators, escalators and travelators
        109.4
        110.7
        110.5
        All mechanical services
        121.5
        121.9
        122.2
        Hydraulic plumbing
        140.9
        142.9
        144.3
        Drainage
        148.6
        148
        148.8
        Roof plumbing
        130.5
        130.4
        130.6
        All plumbing materials
        140.5
        142.1
        143.3

        (a) Reference base of each index: 1989-90 = 100.0



        (b) Series discontinued from June quarter 2004