Australia Second Quarter Consumer Prices: Summary (Table)

By Daniel Petrie

July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Following is a summary of Australia's consumer prices in the second quarter as provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in Sydney.

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                          2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q
                        2008   2008   2007   2007   2007   2007   2006   2006
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                       ------------------------ QoQ% ------------------------
[bn:WBTKR=AUCPICHG:IND] Overall QoQ% []             1.5%   1.3%   0.9%   0.7%   1.2%   0.1%  -0.1%   0.9%
ex housing              1.3%   1.1%   0.7%   0.2%   1.4%  -0.1%  -0.3%   0.8%
ex volatile items       1.3%   1.2%   1.0%   0.7%   0.7%   0.6%   0.5%   0.8%
Market Prices, ex volatile items
Total                    1.4%   0.8%   1.1%   0.8%   0.7%   0.3%   0.7%   0.7%
Goods                   1.2%   0.5%   0.9%   0.3%   0.8%   0.3%   0.3%   0.6%
Services                1.7%   1.1%   1.5%   1.6%   0.6%   0.1%   1.1%   0.8%
Tradables*               1.5%   0.8%   0.3%   0.2%   2.0%  -1.0%  -1.4%   0.8%
Non-tradables*           1.4%   1.7%   1.3%   1.1%   0.7%   0.9%   0.8%   1.0%

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                          2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q
                        2008   2008   2007   2007   2007   2007   2006   2006
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                       ------------------------ YoY% ------------------------
[bn:WBTKR=AUCPIYOY:IND] Overall YoY% []             4.5%   4.2%   3.0%   1.9%   2.1%   2.4%   3.3%   3.9%
ex housing              3.3%   3.5%   2.2%   1.1%   1.8%   2.3%   3.6%   4.2%
ex volatile items       4.2%   3.6%   3.0%   2.6%   2.6%   2.5%   2.7%   2.6%
Market Prices, ex volatile items
Total                    4.2%   3.5%   3.0%   2.5%   2.4%   2.2%   2.3%   2.1%
Goods                   2.9%   2.6%   2.4%   1.8%   2.1%   1.8%   1.7%   1.7%
Services                6.1%   4.9%   3.9%   3.5%   2.7%   2.8%   3.2%   2.9%
Tradables*               2.9%   3.3%   1.4%  -0.3%   0.3%   1.0%   2.9%   4.4%
Non-tradables*           5.6%   5.0%   4.1%   3.5%   3.4%   3.5%   3.5%   3.6%

                       ------------------- Index Levels ---------------------
Overall                 164.6  162.2  160.1  158.6  157.5  155.6  155.5  155.7
ex housing             166.6  164.5  162.7  161.5  161.2  159.0  159.2  159.7
ex volatile items      170.2  168.0  166.0  164.4  163.3  162.1  161.1  160.3
Market Prices, ex volatile items
Total                   162.4  160.2  159.0  157.2  155.9  154.8  154.4  153.4
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                          2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q
                        2008   2008   2007   2007   2007   2007   2006   2006
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                       ------------------- Index Levels ---------------------
Goods                  153.9  152.1  151.3  149.9  149.5  148.3  147.8  147.3
Services               181.7  178.6  176.7  174.1  171.3  170.3  170.1  168.2
Tradables*              122.6  120.8  119.8  119.4  119.2  116.9  118.1  119.8
Non-tradables*          148.1  146.1  143.6  141.7  140.2  139.2  138.0  136.9
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Note: Figures are based at 1989-90 = 100, except for those marked with

an asterisk, which is based at June quarter 1998 = 100.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

To contact the reporter on this story: Daniel Petrie in Sydney at dpetrie5@bloomberg.net