6413.0.55.001 - Experimental Price Indexes for Financial Services, Jun 2005  
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Consumer Price Index, Australia June Quarter 2005 - 6401.0
Appendix - Explaining the 15th series - March Quarter 2005 - 6401.0

ABOUT THESE STATISTICS

This publication provides the next update of the experimental price indexes for financial services which were published in ABS Cat. no. 6413.0 Information Paper: Experimental Price Indexes for Financial Services, 1998 to 2003. Latest June Quarter 2005 has been added to the time series.

June Quarter 2005 is the final issue of this publication. In September Quarter 2005, Financial Services will be introduced into the Consumer Price Index. For further information please see the Appendix in the March Quarter 2005 issues of Consumer Price Index, Australia (Cat. no. 6401.0).


NOTES

CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

This issue presents for the first time the major components of the Financial services price index: Deposit and loan facilities, and Other financial services. The time series for these two indexes have been backcast to September quarter 1998.

INQUIRIES


For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070, or Val Tot on Canberra 02 6252 6424.


ANALYSES AND COMMENTS


EXPERIMENTAL PRICE INDEXES FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • Financial services price index rose 2.2% in the June quarter 2005; rose 1.5% through the year
  • Deposit and loan facilities price index rose 3.2% in the June quarter 2005; rose 3.3% through the year.
  • Other financial services price index rose 0.3% in the June quarter 2005; fell 2.0% through the year.




INDEX NUMBERS, Weighted average of eight capital cities
Graph: INDEX NUMBERS, Weighted average of eight capital cities

(a) CPI converted to a base of September quarter 1998 = 100.0

TABLE 1. FINANCIAL SERVICES, Index Numbers(a)
Weighted
average of
eight capital
Period
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Darwin
Canberra
cities

2002-03
112.5
115.0
120.3
114.0
118.7
116.2
116.5
116.2
115.0
2003-04
117.6
119.5
126.1
118.5
124.8
122.1
122.1
121.4
120.0
2004-05
117.8
121.2
128.3
120.5
127.0
124.5
124.7
122.4
121.3

2004
June
119.3
120.5
128.1
120.2
128.7
124.4
124.1
122.4
121.8
September
116.3
120.1
126.5
119.4
127.7
122.5
123.1
122.4
120.2
December
117.0
120.3
127.4
119.7
126.7
123.7
124.1
121.2
120.5
2005
March
117.6
120.9
128.1
120.2
125.4
124.2
124.5
121.7
120.9
June
120.2
123.5
131.1
122.8
128.1
127.7
127.0
124.4
123.6

(a) Base of each index: September Quarter 1998 = 100.0

TABLE 2. FINANCIAL SERVICES, Percentage changes

Weighted
average of
eight capital
Period
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Darwin
Canberra
cities


PERCENTAGE CHANGE (from previous financial year)

2002-03
2.9
4.5
5.1
4.8
5.1
5.5
5.2
5.7
4.2
2003-04
4.5
3.9
4.8
3.9
5.1
5.1
4.8
4.5
4.3
2004-05
0.2
1.4
1.7
1.7
1.8
2.0
2.1
0.8
1.1

PERCENTAGE CHANGE (from corresponding quarter of previous year)

2004
June
3.7
2.7
4.3
3.4
6.1
4.5
4.3
2.8
3.7
September
0.6
1.6
2.3
2.2
4.6
2.3
2.6
2.1
1.7
December
0.3
1.4
2.1
2.0
3.1
2.4
2.8
0.4
1.3
2005
March
-0.9
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.6
0.9
-0.7
-0.2
June
0.8
2.5
2.3
2.2
-0.5
2.7
2.3
1.6
1.5

PERCENTAGE CHANGE (from previous quarter)

2004
June
0.5
0.0
0.4
0.4
2.7
0.8
0.6
-0.2
0.6
September
-2.5
-0.3
-1.2
-0.7
-0.8
-1.5
-0.8
0.0
-1.3
December
0.6
0.2
0.7
0.3
-0.8
1.0
0.8
-1.0
0.2
2005
March
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
-1.0
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
June
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.8
2.0
2.2
2.2


TABLE 3. DEPOSIT AND LOAN FACILITIES, Index Numbers(a)
Weighted
average of
eight capital
Period
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Darwin
Canberra
cities

1998-99
100.3
100.3
100.3
100.2
100.5
100.1
100.3
100.2
100.3
1999-2000
104.8
104.5
104.8
104.7
105.8
103.6
105.1
104.3
104.8
2000-01
114.5
114.3
114.7
114.6
115.2
113.4
114.8
114.0
114.5
2001-02
107.3
109.0
113.4
108.7
109.3
108.1
109.1
108.8
108.9
2002-03
111.5
115.5
120.7
115.1
115.5
114.5
115.3
115.4
114.6
2003-04
117.6
121.6
127.0
121.1
121.7
120.4
121.4
121.5
120.7
2004-05
119.9
124.1
129.2
123.7
123.9
123.4
123.9
124.1
123.1

1998
September
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
December
100.7
100.7
100.7
100.5
100.8
100.4
100.6
100.6
100.7
1999
March
100.0
99.9
99.8
99.6
100.2
99.5
99.9
99.9
99.9
June
100.5
100.5
100.6
100.7
100.9
100.3
100.7
100.4
100.6
September
102.3
102.2
102.4
102.6
102.8
102.0
102.5
102.1
102.4
December
103.7
103.4
103.5
103.2
104.6
102.4
103.8
103.1
103.6
2000
March
105.0
104.7
104.9
104.8
106.1
103.6
105.2
104.3
105.0
June
108.3
107.8
108.2
108.0
109.6
106.5
108.7
107.5
108.2
September
111.4
111.0
111.4
111.1
112.6
109.8
111.8
110.7
111.4
December
114.5
114.3
114.7
114.6
115.3
113.7
114.8
114.2
114.6
2001
March
117.3
117.2
117.6
117.5
117.9
116.4
117.6
117.0
117.4
June
114.6
114.5
114.9
115.1
115.1
113.6
114.9
114.2
114.7
September
110.0
110.0
113.3
110.1
110.3
109.4
110.2
109.8
110.4
December
109.3
109.4
114.2
108.9
109.7
108.5
109.5
109.2
109.9
2002
March
104.6
107.2
111.9
106.5
107.7
106.1
107.3
107.0
106.8
June
105.2
109.3
114.3
109.1
109.5
108.4
109.3
109.1
108.4
September
109.7
113.8
118.9
113.5
113.7
112.9
113.6
113.6
112.8
December
109.8
113.9
119.0
113.4
113.9
112.8
113.7
113.7
112.9
2003
March
111.8
115.8
121.0
115.4
115.8
115.0
115.6
115.7
114.9
June
114.6
118.6
123.8
117.9
118.7
117.3
118.3
118.5
117.7
September
115.6
119.5
124.7
118.6
119.7
118.0
119.2
119.4
118.6
December
116.4
120.3
125.6
119.5
120.5
118.9
120.0
120.2
119.4
2004
March
119.1
123.1
128.7
122.8
123.1
122.0
122.9
123.0
122.3
June
119.4
123.5
129.0
123.3
123.3
122.8
123.3
123.5
122.6
September
117.8
122.1
127.4
121.9
121.8
121.6
121.9
122.1
121.1
December
118.8
123.1
128.1
122.9
122.7
122.6
122.8
123.1
122.0
2005
March
119.5
123.7
128.7
123.3
123.5
123.0
123.5
123.7
122.7
June
123.5
127.5
132.6
126.8
127.6
126.4
127.3
127.5
126.6

(a) Base of each index: September Quarter 1998 = 100.0

TABLE 4. DEPOSIT AND LOAN FACILITIES, Percentage changes

Weighted
average of
eight capital
Period
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Darwin
Canberra
cities


PERCENTAGE CHANGE (from previous financial year)

1999-2000
4.5
4.2
4.5
4.5
5.3
3.5
4.8
4.1
4.5
2000-01
9.3
9.4
9.4
9.5
8.9
9.5
9.2
9.3
9.3
2001-02
-6.3
-4.6
-1.1
-5.1
-5.1
-4.7
-5.0
-4.6
-4.9
2002-03
3.9
6.0
6.4
5.9
5.7
5.9
5.7
6.1
5.2
2003-04
5.5
5.3
5.2
5.2
5.4
5.2
5.3
5.3
5.3
2004-05
2.0
2.1
1.7
2.1
1.8
2.5
2.1
2.1
2.0

PERCENTAGE CHANGE (from corresponding quarter of previous year)

1999
September
2.3
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.8
2.0
2.5
2.1
2.4
December
3.0
2.7
2.8
2.7
3.8
2.0
3.2
2.5
2.9
2000
March
5.0
4.8
5.1
5.2
5.9
4.1
5.3
4.4
5.1
June
7.8
7.3
7.6
7.2
8.6
6.2
7.9
7.1
7.6
September
8.9
8.6
8.8
8.3
9.5
7.6
9.1
8.4
8.8
December
10.4
10.5
10.8
11.0
10.2
11.0
10.6
10.8
10.6
2001
March
11.7
11.9
12.1
12.1
11.1
12.4
11.8
12.2
11.8
June
5.8
6.2
6.2
6.6
5.0
6.7
5.7
6.2
6.0
September
-1.3
-0.9
1.7
-0.9
-2.0
-0.4
-1.4
-0.8
-0.9
December
-4.5
-4.3
-0.4
-5.0
-4.9
-4.6
-4.6
-4.4
-4.1
2002
March
-10.8
-8.5
-4.8
-9.4
-8.7
-8.8
-8.8
-8.5
-9.0
June
-8.2
-4.5
-0.5
-5.2
-4.9
-4.6
-4.9
-4.5
-5.5
September
-0.3
3.5
4.9
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.1
3.5
2.2
December
0.5
4.1
4.2
4.1
3.8
4.0
3.8
4.1
2.7
2003
March
6.9
8.0
8.1
8.4
7.5
8.4
7.7
8.1
7.6
June
8.9
8.5
8.3
8.1
8.4
8.2
8.2
8.6
8.6
September
5.4
5.0
4.9
4.5
5.3
4.5
4.9
5.1
5.1
December
6.0
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.8
5.4
5.5
5.7
5.8
2004
March
6.5
6.3
6.4
6.4
6.3
6.1
6.3
6.3
6.4
June
4.2
4.1
4.2
4.6
3.9
4.7
4.2
4.2
4.2
September
1.9
2.2
2.2
2.8
1.8
3.1
2.3
2.3
2.1
December
2.1
2.3
2.0
2.8
1.8
3.1
2.3
2.4
2.2
2005
March
0.3
0.5
0.0
0.4
0.3
0.8
0.5
0.6
0.3
June
3.4
3.2
2.8
2.8
3.5
2.9
3.2
3.2
3.3

PERCENTAGE CHANGE (from previous quarter)

1998
December
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.8
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.7
1999
March
-0.7
-0.8
-0.9
-0.9
-0.6
-0.9
-0.7
-0.7
-0.8
June
0.5
0.6
0.8
1.1
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.7
September
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.8
December
1.4
1.2
1.1
0.6
1.8
0.4
1.3
1.0
1.2
2000
March
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.4
June
3.1
3.0
3.1
3.1
3.3
2.8
3.3
3.1
3.0
September
2.9
3.0
3.0
2.9
2.7
3.1
2.9
3.0
3.0
December
2.8
3.0
3.0
3.2
2.4
3.6
2.7
3.2
2.9
2001
March
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.4
June
-2.3
-2.3
-2.3
-2.0
-2.4
-2.4
-2.3
-2.4
-2.3
September
-4.0
-3.9
-1.4
-4.3
-4.2
-3.7
-4.1
-3.9
-3.7
December
-0.6
-0.5
0.8
-1.1
-0.5
-0.8
-0.6
-0.5
-0.5
2002
March
-4.3
-2.0
-2.0
-2.2
-1.8
-2.2
-2.0
-2.0
-2.8
June
0.6
2.0
2.1
2.4
1.7
2.2
1.9
2.0
1.5
September
4.3
4.1
4.0
4.0
3.8
4.2
3.9
4.1
4.1
December
0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
2003
March
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.7
2.0
1.7
1.8
1.8
June
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.5
2.0
2.3
2.4
2.4
September
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.8
0.6
0.8
0.8
0.8
December
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
2004
March
2.3
2.3
2.5
2.8
2.2
2.6
2.4
2.3
2.4
June
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.2
September
-1.3
-1.1
-1.2
-1.1
-1.2
-1.0
-1.1
-1.1
-1.2
December
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.7
2005
March
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.7
0.3
0.6
0.5
0.6
June
3.3
3.1
3.0
2.8
3.3
2.8
3.1
3.1
3.2



TABLE 5. OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES, Index Numbers(a)
Weighted
average of
eight capital
Period
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Darwin
Canberra
cities

1998-99
100.5
99.1
100.3
100.5
104.9
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.6
1999-2000
101.8
100.0
102.0
98.0
106.3
101.4
101.8
101.4
101.6
2000-01
109.0
106.9
111.4
103.7
114.4
109.9
108.6
108.7
108.8
2001-02
112.5
112.2
116.9
109.1
120.1
118.5
114.6
112.6
113.5
2002-03
114.2
114.0
119.5
110.9
124.9
123.4
119.5
118.2
115.8
2003-04
117.4
115.2
123.8
110.7
131.0
129.1
123.9
121.1
118.6
2004-05
114.3
115.6
126.0
110.7
133.1
129.2
126.7
118.2
117.8

1998
September
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
December
100.7
98.0
100.5
101.2
106.2
100.6
100.6
100.6
100.5
1999
March
100.6
98.8
100.4
101.0
106.5
100.8
100.8
100.8
100.7
June
100.8
99.5
100.4
99.7
106.8
101.0
101.1
101.1
101.0
September
100.8
99.6
101.0
98.3
105.9
100.8
101.1
100.8
100.9
December
101.5
99.8
101.8
97.9
106.4
101.2
101.5
101.3
101.4
2000
March
102.3
99.8
102.3
97.9
106.2
101.5
101.9
101.6
101.7
June
102.7
100.6
102.9
97.9
106.7
101.9
102.5
102.0
102.2
September
103.1
100.9
103.8
98.2
107.2
102.1
103.0
102.3
102.6
December
109.2
107.7
112.2
104.4
114.8
110.5
109.3
109.5
109.4
2001
March
110.8
108.4
113.8
105.2
116.2
112.1
110.2
110.6
110.6
June
112.7
110.5
115.7
106.9
119.3
114.7
111.8
112.4
112.7
September
113.9
113.0
117.5
108.8
122.4
116.4
113.0
114.5
114.6
December
111.6
111.0
116.4
108.5
119.8
118.2
114.1
111.3
112.6
2002
March
111.9
112.0
116.6
109.2
119.3
119.3
114.6
111.8
113.0
June
112.5
112.7
117.0
109.9
118.9
120.2
116.7
112.7
113.6
September
112.9
113.3
118.2
109.8
120.6
120.0
117.7
113.9
114.2
December
113.7
113.8
119.2
111.2
126.1
122.2
119.1
118.5
115.6
2003
March
114.5
114.2
120.0
111.0
126.5
124.4
120.4
119.5
116.2
June
115.6
114.8
120.5
111.5
126.5
126.9
120.8
120.7
117.0
September
115.7
115.7
121.2
111.3
126.9
127.3
122.0
121.3
117.4
December
116.9
115.3
122.9
110.5
127.7
128.6
122.5
122.1
118.0
2004
March
118.0
115.3
125.0
110.1
129.7
129.3
124.8
121.6
118.9
June
119.1
114.5
125.9
110.8
139.6
131.1
126.3
119.4
120.2
September
113.9
116.2
124.2
111.5
139.5
126.2
126.0
123.2
118.4
December
114.0
114.8
125.7
109.9
134.8
128.0
127.2
116.4
117.5
2005
March
114.5
115.6
126.5
110.5
129.2
129.3
127.0
116.8
117.4
June
114.8
115.9
127.6
110.7
129.0
133.3
126.4
116.5
117.8

(a) Base of each index: September Quarter 1998 = 100.0

TABLE 6. OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES, Percentage changes

Weighted
average of
eight capital
Period
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Darwin
Canberra
cities


PERCENTAGE CHANGE (from previous financial year)

1999-2000
1.3
0.9
1.7
-2.5
1.3
0.8
1.2
0.8
1.0
2000-01
7.1
6.9
9.2
5.8
7.6
8.4
6.7
7.2
7.1
2001-02
3.2
5.0
4.9
5.2
5.0
7.8
5.5
3.6
4.3
2002-03
1.5
1.6
2.2
1.6
4.0
4.1
4.3
5.0
2.0
2003-04
2.8
1.1
3.6
-0.2
4.9
4.6
3.7
2.5
2.4
2004-05
-2.6
0.3
1.8
0.0
1.6
0.1
2.3
-2.4
-0.7

PERCENTAGE CHANGE (from corresponding quarter of previous year)

1999
September
0.8
-0.4
1.0
-1.7
5.9
0.8
1.1
0.8
0.9
December
0.8
1.8
1.3
-3.3
0.2
0.6
0.9
0.7
0.9
2000
March
1.7
1.0
1.9
-3.1
-0.3
0.7
1.1
0.8
1.0
June
1.9
1.1
2.5
-1.8
-0.1
0.9
1.4
0.9
1.2
September
2.3
1.3
2.8
-0.1
1.2
1.3
1.9
1.5
1.7
December
7.6
7.9
10.2
6.6
7.9
9.2
7.7
8.1
7.9
2001
March
8.3
8.6
11.2
7.5
9.4
10.4
8.1
8.9
8.8
June
9.7
9.8
12.4
9.2
11.8
12.6
9.1
10.2
10.3
September
10.5
12.0
13.2
10.8
14.2
14.0
9.7
11.9
11.7
December
2.2
3.1
3.7
3.9
4.4
7.0
4.4
1.6
2.9
2002
March
1.0
3.3
2.5
3.8
2.7
6.4
4.0
1.1
2.2
June
-0.2
2.0
1.1
2.8
-0.3
4.8
4.4
0.3
0.8
September
-0.9
0.3
0.6
0.9
-1.5
3.1
4.2
-0.5
-0.3
December
1.9
2.5
2.4
2.5
5.3
3.4
4.4
6.5
2.7
2003
March
2.3
2.0
2.9
1.6
6.0
4.3
5.1
6.9
2.8
June
2.8
1.9
3.0
1.5
6.4
5.6
3.5
7.1
3.0
September
2.5
2.1
2.5
1.4
5.2
6.1
3.7
6.5
2.8
December
2.8
1.3
3.1
-0.6
1.3
5.2
2.9
3.0
2.1
2004
March
3.1
1.0
4.2
-0.8
2.5
3.9
3.7
1.8
2.3
June
3.0
-0.3
4.5
-0.6
10.4
3.3
4.6
-1.1
2.7
September
-1.6
0.4
2.5
0.2
9.9
-0.9
3.3
1.6
0.9
December
-2.5
-0.4
2.3
-0.5
5.6
-0.5
3.8
-4.7
-0.4
2005
March
-3.0
0.3
1.2
0.4
-0.4
0.0
1.8
-3.9
-1.3
June
-3.6
1.2
1.4
-0.1
-7.6
1.7
0.1
-2.4
-2.0

PERCENTAGE CHANGE (from previous quarter)

1998
December
0.7
-2.0
0.5
1.2
6.2
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
1999
March
-0.1
0.8
-0.1
-0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
June
0.2
0.7
0.0
-1.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
September
0.0
0.1
0.6
-1.4
-0.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
-0.1
December
0.7
0.2
0.8
-0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
2000
March
0.8
0.0
0.5
0.0
-0.2
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
June
0.4
0.8
0.6
0.0
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.5
September
0.4
0.3
0.9
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.4
December
5.9
6.7
8.1
6.3
7.1
8.2
6.1
7.0
6.6
2001
March
1.5
0.6
1.4
0.8
1.2
1.4
0.8
1.0
1.1
June
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.6
2.7
2.3
1.5
1.6
1.9
September
1.1
2.3
1.6
1.8
2.6
1.5
1.1
1.9
1.7
December
-2.0
-1.8
-0.9
-0.3
-2.1
1.5
1.0
-2.8
-1.7
2002
March
0.3
0.9
0.2
0.6
-0.4
0.9
0.4
0.4
0.4
June
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.6
-0.3
0.8
1.8
0.8
0.5
September
0.4
0.5
1.0
-0.1
1.4
-0.2
0.9
1.1
0.5
December
0.7
0.4
0.8
1.3
4.6
1.8
1.2
4.0
1.2
2003
March
0.7
0.4
0.7
-0.2
0.3
1.8
1.1
0.8
0.5
June
1.0
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.0
2.0
0.3
1.0
0.7
September
0.1
0.8
0.6
-0.2
0.3
0.3
1.0
0.5
0.3
December
1.0
-0.3
1.4
-0.7
0.6
1.0
0.4
0.7
0.5
2004
March
0.9
0.0
1.7
-0.4
1.6
0.5
1.9
-0.4
0.8
June
0.9
-0.7
0.7
0.6
7.6
1.4
1.2
-1.8
1.1
September
-4.4
1.5
-1.4
0.6
-0.1
-3.7
-0.2
3.2
-1.5
December
0.1
-1.2
1.2
-1.4
-3.4
1.4
1.0
-5.5
-0.8
2005
March
0.4
0.7
0.6
0.5
-4.2
1.0
-0.2
0.3
-0.1
June
0.3
0.3
0.9
0.2
-0.2
3.1
-0.5
-0.3
0.3