Consumers Price Index: June 2008 quarter

Highlights

The Consumers Price Index (CPI) rose 1.6 percent in the June 2008 quarter.
Transport prices increased 4.9 percent, driven by higher prices for petrol.
Food prices rose 2.2 percent, driven by higher prices for grocery food.
Housing and household utilities prices rose 1.2 percent, with the main contribution coming from higher prices for electricity.
Prices for recreation and culture fell 0.5 percent.
The CPI increased 4.0 percent for the year to the June 2008 quarter.

Graph, Quarterly Percentage Change.

Graph, Annual Percentage Change.

Geoff Bascand	15 July 2008
Government Statistician	ISSN 1178-0452