CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)
Consumer price index, All groups |
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Period | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth | Hobart | Darwin | Canberra | Weighted average of Eight Capital Cities |
Annual (1989-90 = 100.0) |
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2005-06 | 152.1 | 150.2 | 153.2 | 155.2 | 150.1 | 151.8 | 146.5 | 151.9 | 151.7 |
2006-07 | 156.2 | 154.2 | 158.3 | 159.2 | 156.1 | 155.7 | 152.9 | 156.4 | 156.1 |
2007-08 | 160.9 | 159.6 | 164.8 | 164.4 | 161.7 | 160.3 | 158.3 | 162.0 | 161.4 |
Quarterly (1989-90 = 100.0) |
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2006-2007 | | | | | | | | | |
| March | 155.6 | 153.8 | 158.0 | 158.4 | 155.8 | 155.4 | 152.6 | 155.9 | 155.6 |
| June | 157.4 | 155.6 | 160.2 | 160.3 | 158.0 | 157.4 | 154.7 | 158.0 | 157.5 |
2007-2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| September | 158.1 | 156.9 | 161.7 | 161.5 | 158.9 | 157.9 | 156.6 | 159.2 | 158.6 |
| December | 159.5 | 158.5 | 163.4 | 163.1 | 160.2 | 159.2 | 157.1 | 160.8 | 160.1 |
| March | 161.7 | 160.6 | 165.6 | 165.5 | 162.5 | 161.3 | 158.5 | 163.0 | 162.2 |
| June | 164.1 | 162.5 | 168.4 | 167.6 | 165.1 | 162.9 | 160.8 | 165.0 | 164.6 |
2008-2009 | | | | | | | | | |
| September | 165.9 | 164.4 | 170.8 | 169.8 | 166.7 | 164.7 | 163.6 | 167.5 | 166.5 |
| December | 165.5 | 163.5 | 170.4 | 169.3 | 166.2 | 164.4 | 162.9 | 166.8 | 166.0 |
| March | 165.6 | 163.9 | 170.8 | 169.3 | 166.0 | 164.8 | 163.0 | 167.4 | 166.2 |
Percentage change from previous quarter |
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2007-2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| December | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| March | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| June | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
2008-2009 | | | | | | | | | |
| September | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| December | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
| March | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Percentage change from same quarter of previous year |
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2007-2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| December | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| March | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| June | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
2008-2009 | | | | | | | | | |
| September | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| December | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| March | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
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Source: Consumer Price Index, Australia, (cat. no. 6401.0) |