6457.0 - International Trade Price Indexes, Australia, Jun 2007  
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PRICE INDEXES AND CONTRACT PRICE INDEXATION

JUNE QUARTER 2007 KEY FIGURES

Mar Qtr 07 to Jun Qtr 07
Jun Qtr 06 to Jun Qtr 07
% change
% change

Import Price Index all groups
0.1
-5.1
Food and live animals
-3.3
-4.9
Beverages and tobacco
-3.1
-7.6
Crude materials
1.1
0.1
Mineral fuels, etc.
12.8
-12.6
Animal and vegetable oils, etc.
-1.2
-10.3
Chemicals and related products
3.6
3.0
Manufactured goods by material
-1.6
0.5
Machinery and transport equipment
-2.4
-5.7
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
-3.2
-6.6
Commodities and transactions n.e.c.
-3.1
-4.4
Export Price Index all groups
0.3
2.4
Food and live animals
-2.7
0.9
Beverages and tobacco
-1.8
-1.6
Crude materials
5.3
23.4
Mineral fuels, etc.
-3.4
-16.7
Chemicals and related products
-4.1
-6.0
Manufactured goods by material
6.1
19.9
Machinery and transport equipment
-1.8
-3.0
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
-2.4
-3.3

IMPORT PRICE INDEX: all groups, Quarterly % change
Graph: Import Price Index all groups, Quarterly % change

EXPORT PRICE INDEX: all groups, Quarterly % change
Graph: Export Price Index all groups, Quarterly % change



JUNE KEY POINTS


IMPORT PRICE INDEX

  • The Import Price Index increased by 0.1% in the June quarter 2007, following a -1.7% decrease in March quarter 2007. The increase this quarter was driven by price rises in petroleum and related products, medicinal products and inorganic chemicals. These increases were partly offset by decreased cost of office and automatic data processing machines, telecommunications equipment and miscellaneous manufactured articles. The decreases were partially driven by the appreciation of the Australian dollar against most major currencies.


EXPORT PRICE INDEX
  • The Export Price Index increased by 0.3% in the June quarter 2007, following no change in March quarter 2007. The increase this quarter was driven by price rises in metal ores and scrap metal, non-ferrous metals and petroleum and petroleum products. These increases were partly offset by decreases in prices received for coal (including coke and briquettes), gas (natural and manufactured) and meat and meat preparations. The decreases were partially driven by the appreciation of the Australian dollar against most major currencies.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER) Release Date
September 2007 19 October 2007
December 2007 18 January 2008



CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.



ROUNDING

Any discrepancies between totals and sums of components in this publication are due to rounding.



RELATED STATISTICS

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INQUIRIES

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