6463.0 - Analytical Living Cost Indexes for Selected Australian Household Types, Jun 2007  
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LIVING COST INDEXES AND THE CPI


LIVING COST INDEXES AND THE CPI(a)

Quarter
Employee
Age
pensioner
Other government
transfer recipient
Self-funded
retiree
CPI(b)

Index Numbers

1998
Jun-98
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Sep-98
100.3
100.5
100.4
100.3
100.2
Dec-98
100.6
100.9
100.8
100.7
100.7
1999
Mar-99
100.3
100.8
100.9
100.0
100.7
Jun-99
100.7
101.2
101.4
100.4
101.1
Sep-99
101.5
102.0
102.1
101.4
102.0
Dec-99
101.9
102.4
102.7
101.8
102.6
2000
Mar-00
103.0
103.4
103.9
102.4
103.5
Jun-00
104.1
104.1
104.8
103.2
104.3
Sep-00
107.9
107.8
108.1
107.2
108.2
Dec-00
108.5
108.2
108.7
107.4
108.5
2001
Mar-01
109.7
109.7
110.2
108.5
109.7
Jun-01
110.0
110.5
111.0
109.4
110.6
Sep-01
110.2
110.9
111.1
109.7
110.9
Dec-01
110.8
112.3
112.0
111.1
111.9
2002
Mar-02
111.8
113.5
113.0
112.2
112.9
Jun-02
112.4
114.0
113.5
113.0
113.7
Sep-02
113.6
114.8
114.4
113.9
114.5
Dec-02
114.4
115.7
115.2
114.8
115.3
2003
Mar-03
115.9
117.6
117.1
116.1
116.8
Jun-03
115.8
117.2
116.7
116.1
116.8
Sep-03
116.6
117.7
117.3
116.6
117.4
Dec-03
117.3
118.5
117.9
117.4
118.0
2004
Mar-04
118.8
119.8
119.4
118.1
119.1
Jun-04
119.6
120.0
119.7
118.6
119.7
Sep-04
120.3
120.3
120.2
119.1
120.2
Dec-04
121.2
121.4
121.2
120.1
121.1
2005
Mar-05
122.0
122.4
122.1
120.7
121.9
Jun-05
123.1
123.0
123.0
121.3
122.6
Sep-05
124.5
124.3
124.3
122.8
123.8
Dec-05
125.0
125.1
125.1
123.2
124.5
2006
Mar-06
126.4
126.6
126.4
124.5
125.5
Jun-06
128.6
129.2
128.7
126.9
127.5
Sep-06
130.2
131.0
130.3
128.5
128.7
Dec-06
130.4
130.8
130.3
128.2
128.5
2007
Mar-07
130.9
130.5
130.6
127.7
128.6
Jun-07
132.6
132.0
132.3
129.3
130.2

Percent Change from Previous Quarter

1998
Sep-98
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
Dec-98
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
1999
Mar-99
-0.3
-0.1
0.1
-0.7
-0.1
Jun-99
0.4
0.4
1.0
0.4
0.4
Sep-99
0.8
0.8
0.7
1.0
0.9
Dec-99
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.6
2000
Mar-00
1.1
1.0
1.2
0.6
0.9
Jun-00
1.1
0.7
0.9
0.8
0.8
Sep-00
3.7
3.6
3.1
3.9
3.7
Dec-00
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.2
0.3
2001
Mar-01
1.1
1.4
1.4
1.0
1.1
Jun-01
0.3
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
Sep-01
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.3
Dec-01
0.5
1.3
0.8
1.3
0.9
2002
Mar-02
0.9
1.1
0.9
1.0
0.9
Jun-02
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.7
0.7
Sep-02
1.1
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.7
Dec-02
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.7
2003
Mar-03
1.3
1.6
1.6
1.1
1.3
Jun-03
-0.1
-0.3
-0.3
-
-
Sep-03
0.7
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.6
Dec-03
0.6
0.7
0.5
0.7
0.5
2004
Mar-04
1.3
1.1
1.3
0.6
0.9
Jun-04
0.7
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
Sep-04
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
Dec-04
0.7
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
2005
Mar-05
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.7
Jun-05
0.9
0.5
0.7
0.5
0.6
Sep-05
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.2
0.9
Dec-05
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.5
2006
Mar-06
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
0.9
Jun-06
1.7
2.1
1.8
1.9
1.6
Sep-06
1.3
1.4
1.2
1.3
0.9
Dec-06
0.1
-0.1
-
-0.2
-0.1
2007
Mar-07
0.4
-0.3
0.2
-0.4
0.1
Jun-07
1.4
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.2

Percent Change from Corresponding Quarter of Previous Year

1999
Sep-99
1.2
1.5
1.7
1.1
1.8
Dec-99
1.3
1.5
1.9
1.1
1.9
2000
Mar-00
2.7
2.6
3.0
2.4
2.8
Jun-00
3.4
2.9
3.4
2.8
3.2
Sep-00
6.3
5.7
5.9
5.7
6.1
Dec-00
6.5
5.7
5.8
5.5
5.8
2001
Mar-01
6.5
6.1
6.1
6.0
6.0
Jun-01
5.7
6.1
5.9
6.0
6.0
Sep-01
2.1
2.9
2.8
2.3
2.5
Dec-01
2.1
3.8
3.0
3.4
3.1
2002
Mar-02
1.9
3.5
2.5
3.4
2.9
Jun-02
2.2
3.2
2.3
3.3
2.8
Sep-02
3.1
3.5
3.0
3.8
3.2
Dec-02
3.2
3.0
2.9
3.3
3.0
2003
Mar-03
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.5
Jun-03
3.0
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.7
Sep-03
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.5
Dec-03
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2004
Mar-04
2.5
1.9
2.0
1.7
2.0
Jun-04
3.3
2.4
2.6
2.2
2.5
Sep-04
3.2
2.2
2.5
2.1
2.4
Dec-04
3.3
2.4
2.8
2.3
2.6
2005
Mar-05
2.7
2.2
2.3
2.2
2.4
Jun-05
2.9
2.5
2.8
2.3
2.4
Sep-05
3.5
3.3
3.4
3.1
3.0
Dec-05
3.1
3.0
3.2
2.6
2.8
2006
Mar-06
3.6
3.4
3.5
3.1
3.0
Jun-06
4.5
5.0
4.6
4.6
4.0
Sep-06
4.6
5.4
4.8
4.6
4.0
Dec-06
4.3
4.6
4.2
4.1
3.2
2007
Mar-07
3.6
3.1
3.3
2.6
2.5
Jun-07
3.1
2.2
2.8
1.9
2.1

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Base of each index: June quarter 1998 = 100.0.
(b) CPI re-referenced to base of June quarter 1998 = 100.0 to facilitate longer-term comparisons with living cost indexes.