Consumer Price Index, Australia

Latest release

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures household inflation and includes statistics about price change for categories of household expenditure.

Reference period

March 2026

Released

29/04/2026

Release date and time

29/04/2026 11:30am AEST

Key statistics

In the 12 months to March 2026:

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.6%, up from 3.7% in the 12 months to February 2026.
The largest contributors to annual inflation were Housing (+6.5%), Transport (+8.9%) and Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.1%).
Trimmed mean inflation was 3.3%, unchanged from 3.3% in the 12 months to February 2026.

In the month of March, the CPI rose 1.1% in original terms and rose 1.1% in seasonally adjusted terms.

Quarterly data available

Quarterly CPI data can be found in tables 17 and 18 in the Data downloads. Data for the most recent quarter will be added to tables 17 and 18 when the monthly CPI is published for the months of March, June, September and December.

Re-referencing the quarterly CPI data

The previously published quarterly data has been re-referenced and aligned to the new monthly CPI series. September 2025 serves as the link period where the index equals 100.00. While the level of the quarterly indexes has changed due to re-referencing, the percentage movements of the index have not been revised.

More information on re-referencing is available in Re-referencing the quarterly Consumer Price Index.

Quarterly Trimmed mean

The quarterly Trimmed mean based on pre-October 2025 methods is available in Appendix 1a. More information on the quarterly Trimmed mean is available in Quarterly Trimmed mean explanatory note.

A history of automotive fuel prices

An article is available that explains how automotive fuel prices are measured in the CPI and a summary is provided of some important events which have impacted fuel prices in Australia. For more information see A history of automotive fuel prices.

Main features

All groups CPI, Australia, monthly and annual movement (%)
	Change from previous month (%)	Annual change (%)
May-24	-0.2
Jun-24	0.4
Jul-24	0.3
Aug-24	-0.3
Sep-24	0.1
Oct-24	-0.2
Nov-24	0.4
Dec-24	0.7
Jan-25	0.3
Feb-25	0.1
Mar-25	0.3
Apr-25	0.7	2.4
May-25	-0.5	2.1
Jun-25	0.1	1.9
Jul-25	1.3	3.0
Aug-25	-0.1	3.2
Sep-25	0.5	3.6
Oct-25	0.0	3.8
Nov-25	0.0	3.4
Dec-25	1.0	3.8
Jan-26	0.4	3.8
Feb-26	0.0	3.7
Mar-26	1.1	4.6

All groups CPI, Australia, monthly and annual movement (%)

["","Change from previous month","Annual change"]

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Weighted average of eight capital cities
		Original		Seasonally adjusted
Weighted average of eight capital cities		Feb 26 to Mar 26 (% change)	Mar 25 to Mar 26 (% change)	Feb 26 to Mar 26 (% change)	Mar 25 to Mar 26 (% change)
All groups CPI		1.1	4.6	1.1	4.6
	Food and non-alcoholic beverages	0.7	3.1	0.4	3.1
	Alcohol and tobacco	0.8	4.4	0.4	4.4
	Clothing and footwear	-1.9	7.1	-0.3	7.0
	Housing	0.2	6.5	0.1	6.5
	Furnishings, household equipment and services	-0.2	1.4	-0.4	1.4
	Health	-0.2	3.0	0.3	3.0
	Transport	9.2	8.9	9.2	8.9
	Communication	0.5	1.4	0.4	1.4
	Recreation and culture	-0.7	2.8	-0.6	2.7
	Education	0.0	4.8	0.3	4.8
	Insurance and financial services	0.8	2.8	0.4	2.8
CPI analytical series
	All groups CPI, seasonally adjusted	n/a	n/a	1.1	4.6
	Trimmed mean	n/a	n/a	0.3	3.3
	Weighted median	n/a	n/a	0.3	3.5

All groups CPI and Groups, Australia, annual movement (%)
	Oct-25 (%)	Nov-25 (%)	Dec-25 (%)	Jan-26 (%)	Feb-26 (%)	Mar-26 (%)
All Group CPI	3.8	3.4	3.8	3.8	3.7	4.6
Food & non-alcoholic beverages	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.1	3.1	3.1
Alcohol & tobacco	4.4	4.3	4.9	5.0	4.3	4.4
Clothing & footwear	5.4	5.1	3.4	5.6	5.0	7.1
Housing	5.9	5.2	5.5	6.8	7.2	6.5
Furnishings, household equipment & services	2.1	1.3	2.0	1.4	1.3	1.4
Health	4.0	3.6	3.6	3.2	3.2	3.0
Transport	2.7	2.7	1.6	1.1	-0.2	8.9
Communications	0.8	1.3	1.1	1.4	0.8	1.4
Recreation & culture	3.2	2.0	4.4	3.7	4.1	2.8
Education	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	4.8	4.8
Insurance & financial services	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.8

All groups CPI and Groups, Australia, annual movement (%)

["","Oct-25","Nov-25","Dec-25","Jan-26","Feb-26","Mar-26"]

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This chart shows the annual contributions of the individual components summing to the total CPI annual movement. Any differences in the sum of the individual components and the total are due to rounding.

CPI Groups, contribution to annual CPI movement (percentage points)
	All groups CPI annual movement (%) (%)	Food & non-alcoholic beverages (Percentage points)	Alcohol & tobacco (Percentage points)	Housing (Percentage points)	Transport (Percentage points)	Recreation & culture (Percentage points)	Health and Education (Percentage points)	Other (a) (Percentage points)
Apr-25	2.4	0.5533	0.3796	0.4629	-0.3771	0.4188	0.5461	0.3889
May-25	2.1	0.4978	0.3942	0.4091	-0.2695	0.1597	0.5251	0.3870
Jun-25	1.9	0.5967	0.3786	0.3346	-0.2424	-0.1207	0.5201	0.4213
Jul-25	3.0	0.5372	0.4294	0.7999	-0.0403	0.3000	0.5232	0.4071
Aug-25	3.2	0.5211	0.4029	0.9699	0.1048	0.1659	0.5320	0.4749
Sep-25	3.6	0.5583	0.3636	1.2171	0.2528	0.2234	0.5362	0.4345
Oct-25	3.8	0.5610	0.2919	1.2485	0.3041	0.3926	0.5277	0.4928
Nov-25	3.4	0.5754	0.2787	1.1200	0.3006	0.2399	0.4981	0.4331
Dec-25	3.8	0.5979	0.3169	1.1729	0.1853	0.5731	0.4900	0.4269
Jan-26	3.8	0.5442	0.3281	1.4572	0.1252	0.4639	0.4722	0.4501
Feb-26	3.7	0.5422	0.2829	1.5497	-0.0215	0.5047	0.4534	0.4226
Mar-26	4.6	0.5444	0.2934	1.4064	1.0216	0.3502	0.4416	0.5213

CPI Groups, contribution to annual CPI movement (percentage points)

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'Other' includes Clothing and footwear, Furnishings, household equipment and services, Communication and Insurance and financial services

Overview

CPI annual inflation rose, while Trimmed mean inflation was unchanged

CPI annual inflation was 4.6 per cent in the 12 months to March 2026, up from 3.7 per cent in the 12 months to February 2026.

Trimmed mean inflation was 3.3 per cent in the 12 months to March 2026, unchanged from the 12 months to February 2026.

All groups CPI and Trimmed mean, Australia, annual movement (%)
	All groups CPI (%)	Trimmed mean (%)
Mar-22	5.1	3.8


Jun-22	6.2	4.9


Sep-22	7.3	6.0


Dec-22	7.9	6.8


Mar-23	7.0	6.5


Jun-23	6.0	5.8


Sep-23	5.3	5.1


Dec-23	4.1	4.2


Mar-24	3.6	4.1


Jun-24	3.8	4.1


Sep-24	2.9	3.6


Dec-24	2.4	3.3


Mar-25	2.4	2.9
Apr-25	2.4	3.1
May-25	2.1	3.0
Jun-25	1.9	2.8
Jul-25	3.0	3.0
Aug-25	3.2	3.0
Sep-25	3.6	3.2
Oct-25	3.8	3.3
Nov-25	3.4	3.2
Dec-25	3.8	3.3
Jan-26	3.8	3.3
Feb-26	3.7	3.3
Mar-26	4.6	3.3

All groups CPI and Trimmed mean, Australia, annual movement (%)

["","All groups CPI","Trimmed mean"]

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Annual movements prior to April 2025 are calculated by comparing each quarter to the same quarter in the previous year. From April 2025 these movements are calculated by comparing each month to the same month in the previous year.

Annual inflation for Goods rose off the back of higher automotive fuel prices

Annual Goods inflation was 5.5 per cent in the 12 months to March 2026, up from 3.5 per cent to February 2026. The main contributor was Automotive fuel, which rose 24.2 per cent in the 12 months to March 2026. Automotive fuel was also the main contributor in monthly terms, rising 32.8 per cent in the month of March 2026, which is the strongest monthly increase since the series began in 2017.

Annual Services inflation was 3.6 per cent in the 12 months to March 2026, down from 3.9 per cent to February 2026. The main contributors were Rents (+3.7 per cent) and Medical and hospital services (+3.8 per cent).

CPI Goods and Services components, annual movement (%)
	Goods (%)	Services (%)
Mar-22	6.6	3.0


Jun-22	8.3	3.3


Sep-22	9.5	4.2


Dec-22	9.5	5.6


Mar-23	7.6	6.1


Jun-23	5.8	6.3


Sep-23	5.0	5.7


Dec-23	3.7	4.5


Mar-24	3.1	4.3


Jun-24	3.3	4.5


Sep-24	1.4	4.6


Dec-24	0.8	4.3


Mar-25	1.3	3.7
Apr-25	0.9	4.1
May-25	1.0	3.4
Jun-25	1.2	2.7
Jul-25	2.4	3.7
Aug-25	3.0	3.4
Sep-25	3.7	3.5
Oct-25	3.8	3.9
Nov-25	3.3	3.6
Dec-25	3.4	4.1
Jan-26	3.8	3.9
Feb-26	3.5	3.9
Mar-26	5.5	3.6

CPI Goods and Services components, annual movement (%)

["","Goods","Services"]

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Annual movements prior to April 2025 are calculated by comparing each quarter to the same quarter in the previous year. From April 2025 these movements are calculated by comparing each month to the same month in the previous year

Tradables annual inflation also pushed up by higher fuel prices

The Tradables and Non-tradables series measure the contribution of goods and services that are highly exposed to international trade influences (tradables), and those that are mostly influenced by domestic factors (non-tradables), to overall household inflation. Examples of tradables include automotive fuel, most food items, and clothing and footwear. Examples of non-tradables include housing and education.

Annual Tradables inflation was 4.5 per cent in the 12 months to March 2026, up from 1.3 per cent to February 2026. The main contributors were Automotive fuel (+24.2 per cent), Accessories (+18.6 per cent) and Audio, visual and computing media and services (+9.2 per cent).

Annual Non-tradables inflation was 4.6 per cent in the 12 months to March 2026, down from 5.0 per cent to February 2026. The main contributors were Electricity (+25.4 per cent), New dwellings (+4.5 per cent) and Rents (+3.7 per cent).

CPI Tradables and Non-tradables components, annual movement (%)
	Tradables (%)	Non-tradables (%)
Mar-22	6.8	4.3


Jun-22	7.9	5.4


Sep-22	8.7	6.6


Dec-22	8.7	7.5


Mar-23	6.0	7.6


Jun-23	4.4	6.9


Sep-23	3.7	6.1


Dec-23	1.5	5.4


Mar-24	1.0	5.0


Jun-24	1.6	5.0


Sep-24	0.6	4.1


Dec-24	1.0	3.1


Mar-25	0.9	3.2
Apr-25	0.2	3.5
May-25	0.0	3.2
Jun-25	0.0	2.9
Jul-25	1.1	4.0
Aug-25	1.2	4.2
Sep-25	1.9	4.5
Oct-25	2.0	4.8
Nov-25	1.8	4.3
Dec-25	2.1	4.6
Jan-26	1.9	4.9
Feb-26	1.3	5.0
Mar-26	4.5	4.6

CPI Tradables and Non-tradables components, annual movement (%)

["","Tradables","Non-tradables"]

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Annual movements prior to April 2025 are calculated by comparing each quarter to the same quarter in the previous year. From April 2025 these movements are calculated by comparing each month to the same month in the previous year

CPI groups

All groups CPI and Groups, monthly and annual movements (%)
	Monthly movement (%)	Annual movement (%)
All groups CPI	1.1	4.6
Food & non-alcoholic beverages	0.7	3.1
Alcohol & tobacco	0.8	4.4
Clothing & footwear	-1.9	7.1
Housing	0.2	6.5
Furnishings, household equipment & services	-0.2	1.4
Health	-0.2	3.0
Transport	9.2	8.9
Communications	0.5	1.4
Recreation & culture	-0.7	2.8
Education	0.0	4.8
Insurance & financial services	0.8	2.8

All groups CPI and Groups, monthly and annual movements (%)

["","Monthly movement","Annual movement"]

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Food and non-alcoholic beverages group (+3.1%)

Annual inflation for Food and non-alcoholic beverages was 3.1% in the 12 months to March 2026, unchanged from February 2026.

Meals out and takeaway food prices rose 3.9% in the 12 months to March 2026, driven by elevated costs for wages and ingredients.

Prices for Meat and seafood rose 4.8% in the 12 months to March 2026. The annual rise was driven by Beef and veal (+11.8%) and Lamb and goat (+15.5%) due to strong overseas demand for Australian red meat.

Food products n.e.c. prices rose 2.9% in the 12 months to March 2026, driven by Snacks and confectionery (+5.7%) with higher prices for chocolate.

Fruit and vegetable prices rose 1.8% in the 12 months to March 2026, driven by Fruit (+4.3%) due to higher prices for strawberries, blueberries and apples.

Food and non-alcoholic beverages, annual movement (%)
	October (%)	November (%)	December (%)	January (%)	February (%)	March (%)
Food and non-alcoholic beverages	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.1	3.1	3.1
Bread and cereal products	0.7	1.2	1.5	0.9	1.0	0.6
Meat and seafoods	3.8	3.9	4.4	3.9	4.5	4.8
Dairy and related products	3.0	3.2	2.9	2.6	2.7	2.5
Fruit and vegetables	1.8	2.7	4.0	1.4	1.9	1.8
Food products n.e.c.	3.8	3.6	3.2	2.9	3.1	2.9
Non-alcoholic beverages	4.8	4.7	4.0	3.4	2.0	2.2
Meals out & take away foods	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.9	3.7	3.9

Food and non-alcoholic beverages, annual movement (%)

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Alcohol and tobacco group (+4.4%)

Clothing and footwear group (+7.1%)

Housing group (+6.5%)

Electricity, Australia, monthly and annual movement
	Monthly (%)	Annual (%)
Mar-23	-0.1	15.6
Apr-23	-1.0	15.1
May-23	-0.8	14.0
Jun-23	-0.8	10.2
Jul-23	6.0	15.6
Aug-23	-1.3	12.6
Sep-23	0.2	18.0
Oct-23	3.4	10.1
Nov-23	0.4	10.7
Dec-23	-5.7	0.4
Jan-24	0.9	0.8
Feb-24	-0.6	0.2
Mar-24	4.9	5.2
Apr-24	-1.9	4.2
May-24	1.4	6.6
Jun-24	0.0	7.4
Jul-24	-6.4	-5.1
Aug-24	-14.6	-17.9
Sep-24	-7.3	-24.1
Oct-24	-12.3	-35.6
Nov-24	22.2	-21.5
Dec-24	-1.4	-17.9
Jan-25	8.9	-11.4
Feb-25	-2.5	-13.2
Mar-25	9.2	-9.6
Apr-25	1.5	-6.5
May-25	2.0	-5.9
Jun-25	-0.4	-6.3
Jul-25	13.5	13.6
Aug-25	-6.3	24.6
Sep-25	-0.4	33.9
Oct-25	-10.2	37.1
Nov-25	6.8	19.7
Dec-25	0.0	21.5
Jan-26	18.5	32.2
Feb-26	1.0	37.0
Mar-26	0.0	25.4

New dwellings, Australia, monthly and annual movement (%)
	Annual (RHS) (%)	Monthly (LHS) (%)
Mar-22	15.8	1.9
Apr-22	19.3	2.2
May-22	19.3	1.3
Jun-22	20.7	1.9
Jul-22	21.7	1.3
Aug-22	20.5	1.1
Sep-22	20.0	0.6
Oct-22	20.3	0.4
Nov-22	17.9	0.1
Dec-22	16.0	0.9
Jan-23	14.8	0.5
Feb-23	13.0	0.2
Mar-23	11.1	0.2
Apr-23	9.3	0.5
May-23	8.3	0.5
Jun-23	6.6	0.2
Jul-23	5.9	0.6
Aug-23	4.8	0.1
Sep-23	4.9	0.7
Oct-23	4.7	0.2
Nov-23	5.5	0.9
Dec-23	5.1	0.5
Jan-24	4.8	0.2
Feb-24	4.8	0.2
Mar-24	5.2	0.5
Apr-24	5.0	0.3
May-24	5.0	0.5
Jun-24	5.3	0.5
Jul-24	5.1	0.4
Aug-24	5.2	0.2
Sep-24	4.3	-0.2
Oct-24	4.3	0.2
Nov-24	2.8	-0.6
Dec-24	2.3	0.0
Jan-25	2.0	-0.1
Feb-25	1.7	-0.1
Mar-25	1.0	-0.3
Apr-25	1.2	0.6
May-25	0.8	0.0
Jun-25	0.4	0.2
Jul-25	0.5	0.5
Aug-25	0.7	0.4
Sep-25	1.5	0.7
Oct-25	1.7	0.4
Nov-25	2.8	0.5
Dec-25	3.0	0.2
Jan-26	3.5	0.4
Feb-26	3.7	0.1
Mar-26	4.5	0.5

Rents, Australia, monthly and annual movement (%)
	Annual (RHS) (%)	Monthly (LHS) (%)
Aug-23	7.8	0.7
Sep-23	7.5	0.2⁽¹⁾
Oct-23	6.6	-0.3⁽²⁾
Nov-23	7.1	0.7
Dec-23	7.4	0.8
Jan-24	7.5	0.7
Feb-24	7.5	0.8
Mar-24	7.7	0.6
Apr-24	7.5	0.5
May-24	7.4	0.8
Jun-24	7.1	0.6
Jul-24	6.9	0.6
Aug-24	6.7	0.6
Sep-24	6.6	0.1⁽³⁾
Oct-24	6.8	-0.2⁽⁴⁾
Nov-24	6.6	0.6
Dec-24	6.2	0.3
Jan-25	5.8	0.4
Feb-25	5.5	0.5
Mar-25	5.2	0.3
Apr-25	4.9	0.3
May-25	4.5	0.4
Jun-25	4.2	0.3
Jul-25	3.9	0.3
Aug-25	3.7	0.3
Sep-25	3.8	0.2
Oct-25	4.2	0.2
Nov-25	4.0	0.4
Dec-25	3.9	0.2
Jan-26	3.9	0.3
Feb-26	3.8	0.4
Mar-26	3.7	0.2

Furnishings, household equipment and services group (+1.4%)

Health group (+3.0%)

Transport group (+8.9%)

Automotive Fuel, Australia, monthly and annual movement (%)
	Monthly (%)	Annual (%)
Mar-22	12.5	40.8
Apr-22	-13.8	19.5
May-22	11.0	33.7
Jun-22	6.8	43.3
Jul-22	-3.4	29.2
Aug-22	-11.6	15.0
Sep-22	-1.8	10.1
Oct-22	7.1	11.9
Nov-22	5.6	16.6
Dec-22	-8.1	10.8
Jan-23	1.1	7.4
Feb-23	4.1	5.5
Mar-23	-2.2	-8.2
Apr-23	2.9	9.5
May-23	-6.7	-8.0
Jun-23	3.9	-10.6
Jul-23	-0.2	-7.7
Aug-23	9.1	13.9
Sep-23	3.3	19.8
Oct-23	-3.0	8.5
Nov-23	-0.5	2.3
Dec-23	-5.5	5.3
Jan-24	-0.9	3.1
Feb-24	5.2	4.2
Mar-24	1.5	8.2
Apr-24	2.2	7.5
May-24	-5.1	9.3
Jun-24	1.2	6.5
Jul-24	-2.6	4.1
Aug-24	-3.1	-7.6
Sep-24	-3.9	-14.1
Oct-24	0.0	-11.5
Nov-24	0.9	-10.3
Dec-24	3.8	-1.4
Jan-25	-1.4	-1.9
Feb-25	1.2	-5.5
Mar-25	-0.8	-7.7
Apr-25	-2.5	-12.0
May-25	-3.0	-10.0
Jun-25	3.6	-7.9
Jul-25	0.0	-5.5
Aug-25	0.7	-1.7
Sep-25	0.5	2.8
Oct-25	-0.9	1.9
Nov-25	2.5	3.5
Dec-25	-0.5	-0.8
Jan-26	-3.2	-2.7
Feb-26	-3.4	-7.2
Mar-26	32.8	24.2

Communication group (+1.4%)

Recreation and culture group (+2.8%)

Education group (+4.8%)

Insurance and financial services group (+2.8%)

Analytical series

Analytical series, monthly and annual movements
Analytical series	Feb 26 to Mar 26 (% change)	Mar 25 to Mar 26 (% change)
Trimmed mean	0.3	3.3
Weighted median	0.3	3.5
CPI excluding volatile items*	0.1	3.9
CPI excluding volatile items* and holiday travel	0.2	4.1
Tradables	3.0	4.5
Non-tradables	0.2	4.6
Goods	2.1	5.5
Services	0.0	3.6
Discretionary	-0.2	3.2
Non-discretionary	2.0	5.5
All groups CPI, seasonally adjusted	1.1	4.6

*Volatile items are Fruit and vegetables and Automotive fuel

Capital cities comparison

All groups CPI

All groups CPI, annual movement (%)
	Percentage change from corresponding month of previous year (%)	Weighted average of eight capital cities percentage change from corresponding month of previous year (%)
Weighted average of eight capital cities		4.6
Sydney	4.4
Melbourne	4.6
Brisbane	4.7
Adelaide	4.9
Perth	4.6
Hobart	5.1
Darwin	4.2
Canberra	4.2

All groups CPI, annual movement (%)

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All groups CPI, index numbers and percentage changes
	Index number(a)	Percentage change (%)
	Mar-26	Feb 2026 to Mar 2026	Mar 2025 to Mar 2026
Sydney	102.41	1.0	4.4
Melbourne	102.57	1.2	4.6
Brisbane	102.14	1.1	4.7
Adelaide	102.70	1.3	4.9
Perth	102.45	1.2	4.6
Hobart	102.82	1.3	5.1
Darwin	102.08	1.2	4.2
Canberra	102.25	0.8	4.2
Weighted average of eight capital cities	102.44	1.1	4.6

Index reference period: September 2025 = 100.0.

Group by capital city, annual percentage change
Group	Sydney	Melbourne	Brisbane	Adelaide	Perth	Hobart	Darwin	Canberra	Weighted average of eight capital cities
All groups	4.4	4.6	4.7	4.9	4.6	5.1	4.2	4.2	4.6
Food & non-alcoholic beverages	3.4	3.2	2.6	2.6	2.9	4.3	2.9	3.0	3.1
Alcohol & tobacco	3.3	5.1	4.7	5.8	4.0	8.2	4.6	4.3	4.4
Clothing & footwear	7.2	7.4	7.5	5.8	7.0	7.6	6.2	5.9	7.1
Housing	6.6	5.9	7.7	6.7	6.7	5.4	5.5	5.1	6.5
Furnishings, household equipment and services	0.9	1.2	2.3	1.7	1.3	1.4	2.8	2.7	1.4
Health	2.8	3.4	3.0	3.5	2.8	2.6	0.4	3.3	3.0
Transport	7.3	9.8	8.8	10.9	10.4	9.6	8.5	7.3	8.9
Communication	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.4
Recreation & culture	3.1	2.2	2.5	2.7	4.0	3.6	3.6	3.0	2.8
Education	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.2	5.3	3.8	3.4	5.9	4.8
Insurance & financial services	3.2	3.6	1.9	4.1	0.3	4.2	2.9	1.4	2.8

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CPI annual inflation rose, while Trimmed mean inflation was unchanged

Annual inflation for Goods rose off the back of higher automotive fuel prices

Tradables annual inflation also pushed up by higher fuel prices

CPI groups

Food and non-alcoholic beverages group (+3.1%)

Alcohol and tobacco group (+4.4%)

Clothing and footwear group (+7.1%)

Housing group (+6.5%)

Electricity

New dwellings

Rents

Furnishings, household equipment and services group (+1.4%)

Health group (+3.0%)

Transport group (+8.9%)

Communication group (+1.4%)

Recreation and culture group (+2.8%)

Education group (+4.8%)

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TABLE 1. CPI: All Groups, Index numbers and Percentage change

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TABLE 3. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities

TABLE 4. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class Contribution to All Groups Annual percentage change, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities

TABLE 5. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class Contribution to All Groups Monthly percentage change, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities

TABLE 6. CPI: Analytical Series, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities

TABLE 7. CPI: Group, Expenditure Class and Selected Analytical Series Index numbers, Seasonally adjusted, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities

TABLE 8. CPI: Expenditure Class, Combined seasonal adjustment factors, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities

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TABLE 9. CPI: Groups, Index Numbers by Capital City

TABLE 10. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Index Numbers by Capital City

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TABLE 12. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Monthly percentage change by Capital City

TABLE 13. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Index points contribution, by Capital City

TABLE 14. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Contribution to All Groups Annual percentage change, by Capital City

TABLE 15. CPI: Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Contribution to All Groups Monthly percentage change, by Capital City

TABLE 16. CPI: Analytical Series, by Capital City

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TABLE 17. CPI: Quarterly All Groups, Index numbers and Percentage change

TABLE 18. CPI: Quarterly Group, Sub-group and Expenditure Class, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities

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