6401.0 - Consumer Price Index, Australia, Sep 2014 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 22/10/2014   
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CAPITAL CITIES COMPARISON




ALL GROUPS CPI

All Groups CPI, Percentage change from previous quarter
Graph: All Groups CPI, Percentage change from previous quarter


At the All groups level, the CPI rose in all eight capital cities during the September quarter 2014.

The food and non-alcoholic beverages group was the most significant positive contributor to the All groups quarterly movement. The group recorded rises in all eight capital cities. Hobart (+2.3%) recorded the largest movement, mainly driven by increases in fruit.

At the eight capital cities level, the housing group was the second most significant contributor to the All groups quarterly movement (+0.5%), recording rises in five capital cities. The largest city movement was recorded by Adelaide (+2.0%), driven by the removal of a government Emergency Services Levy remission for non-concession ratepayers. Brisbane (+1.4%) recorded rises, mainly due to increases in electricity network charges.

The most significant negative contributors to the quarterly movement were the communication group (-1.4%) and the clothing and footwear group (-1.0%). The communication group recorded decreases in all eight capital cities, mainly due to falls in telecommunication equipment and services. The clothing and footwear group recorded falls in all cities with the exception of Brisbane where the most significant positive contributor was garments for men. The largest decreases for the clothing and footwear group was recorded in Darwin (-3.2%), mainly driven by falls in footwear.

Over the twelve months to the September quarter 2014, the All groups CPI rose in all capital cities with the largest positive movements recorded in Darwin (+2.7%) and Perth (+2.6%). Hobart (+1.9%) recorded the smallest rise over the twelve months to the September quarter 2014.

All Groups CPI, All groups index numbers and percentage changes
Index number(a)
Percentage change
Sep Qtr 2014
Jun Qtr 2014 to Sep Qtr 2014
Sep Qtr 2013 to Sep Qtr 2014
Sydney
106.6
0.6
2.2
Melbourne
106.1
0.2
2.0
Brisbane
106.5
0.7
2.6
Adelaide
105.9
0.4
2.1
Perth
106.9
0.5
2.6
Hobart
104.6
0.1
1.9
Darwin
108.3
0.2
2.7
Canberra
105.2
0.4
2.0
Weighted average of eight capital cities
106.4
0.5
2.3
(a) Index reference period: 2011-12 = 100.0.