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Australia's CPI to June 2008 is 4.5% |
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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 |
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Australia's Reserve Bank reported Australia's Consumer Price Index (CPI) to be 4.5% for the year to June 2008. See the following for more detail.
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Year-ended percentage change
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Date
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Consumer price index
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Private
consumption
chain price
index
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Other consumer price
measures
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All
groups
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Excluding
volatile
items
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Market prices excluding
volatile items
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Based on seasonally
adjusted quarterly
price changes
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Weighted
median
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Trimmed
mean
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Goods
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Services
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Total
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2005/06
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Sep
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3.0
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2.4
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1.9
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2.2
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2.0
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2.2
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2.4
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2.6
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Dec
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2.8
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2.3
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1.5
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2.2
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1.8
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2.2
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2.4
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2.3
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Mar
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3.0
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2.2
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1.6
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1.9
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1.7
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2.6
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2.7
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2.6
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Jun
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4.0
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2.4
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1.5
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2.7
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2.0
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3.3
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2.9
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2.8
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2006/07
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Sep
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3.9
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2.6
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1.7
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2.9
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2.1
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3.1
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3.0
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2.9
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Dec
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3.3
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2.7
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1.7
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3.2
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2.3
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2.8
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2.9
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2.9
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Mar
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2.4
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2.5
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1.8
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2.8
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2.2
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2.5
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2.9
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2.7
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Jun
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2.1
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2.6
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2.1
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2.7
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2.4
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2.6
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2.9
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2.7
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2007/08
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Sep
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1.9
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2.6
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1.8
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3.5
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2.5
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2.5
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3.2
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2.9
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Dec
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3.0
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3.0
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2.4
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3.9
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3.0
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2.8
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3.8
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3.4
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Mar
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4.2
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3.6
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2.6
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4.9
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3.5
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3.4
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4.4
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4.0
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Jun
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4.5
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4.2
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2.9
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6.1
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4.2
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4.5
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4.3
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Quarterly percentage change
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Date
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Consumer price index
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Private
consumption
chain price
index
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Other consumer price
measures
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All
groups
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Excluding
volatile
items
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Market prices excluding
volatile items
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Based on seasonally
adjusted quarterly
price changes
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Weighted
median
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Trimmed
mean
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Goods
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Services
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Total
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2005/06
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Sep
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0.9
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0.6
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0.5
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0.6
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0.6
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0.7
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0.6
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0.6
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Dec
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0.5
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0.4
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0.3
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0.9
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0.5
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0.4
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0.6
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0.5
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Mar
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0.9
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0.8
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0.3
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0.5
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0.3
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1.1
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0.8
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0.8
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Jun
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1.6
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0.6
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0.5
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0.7
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0.6
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1.0
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0.9
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0.9
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2006/07
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Sep
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0.9
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0.8
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0.6
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0.8
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0.7
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0.6
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0.7
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0.7
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Dec
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-0.1
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0.5
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0.3
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1.1
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0.7
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0.1
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0.5
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0.5
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Mar
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0.1
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0.6
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0.3
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0.1
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0.3
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0.7
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0.7
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0.6
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Jun
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1.2
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0.7
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0.8
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0.6
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0.7
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1.1
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1.0
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0.9
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2007/08
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Sep
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0.7
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0.7
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0.3
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1.6
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0.8
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0.5
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1.0
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0.9
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Dec
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0.9
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1.0
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0.9
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1.5
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1.1
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0.5
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1.1
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1.0
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Mar
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1.3
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1.2
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0.5
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1.1
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0.8
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1.2
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1.3
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1.2
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Jun
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1.5
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1.3
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1.2
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1.7
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1.4
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1.0
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1.2
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Calculations are based on published Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indices.
Estimates of CPI 'all groups' inflation rates excluding the effects of tax changes in 1999/2000 are also available.
Sources: ABS Cat Nos 5206.0 and 6401.0 and RBA.
For further information about the data contained in these tables refer to the 'Prices and Output (G Tables)' section of the RBA Bulletin Statistical Tables' Explanatory Notes.
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