Australia Third Quarter Consumer Prices: Summary (Table)

By Daniel Petrie

Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Following is a summary of Australia's consumer prices in the third quarter as provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in Sydney.

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                          3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q
                        2008   2008   2008   2007   2007   2007   2007   2006
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                       ------------------------ QoQ% ------------------------
Overall QoQ%             1.2%   1.5%   1.3%   0.9%   0.7%   1.2%   0.1%  -0.1%
ex housing              0.7%   1.3%   1.1%   0.7%   0.2%   1.4%  -0.1%  -0.3%
ex volatile items       1.1%   1.3%   1.2%   1.0%   0.7%   0.7%   0.6%   0.5%
Market Prices, ex volatile items
Total                    1.0%   1.4%   0.8%   1.1%   0.8%   0.7%   0.3%   0.7%
Goods                   0.5%   1.2%   0.5%   0.9%   0.3%   0.8%   0.3%   0.3%
Services                1.8%   1.7%   1.1%   1.5%   1.6%   0.6%   0.1%   1.1%
Tradables*               0.7%   1.5%   0.8%   0.3%   0.2%   2.0%  -1.0%  -1.4%
Non-tradables*           1.6%   1.4%   1.7%   1.3%   1.1%   0.7%   0.9%   0.8%

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                          3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q
                        2008   2008   2008   2007   2007   2007   2007   2006
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                       ------------------------ YoY% ------------------------
Overall YoY%             5.0%   4.5%   4.2%   3.0%   1.9%   2.1%   2.4%   3.3%
ex housing              3.8%   3.3%   3.5%   2.2%   1.1%   1.8%   2.3%   3.6%
ex volatile items       4.6%   4.2%   3.6%   3.0%   2.6%   2.6%   2.5%   2.7%
Market Prices, ex volatile items
Total                    4.4%   4.2%   3.5%   3.0%   2.5%   2.4%   2.2%   2.3%
Goods                   3.2%   2.9%   2.6%   2.4%   1.8%   2.1%   1.8%   1.7%
Services                6.2%   6.1%   4.9%   3.9%   3.5%   2.7%   2.8%   3.2%
Tradables*               3.4%   2.9%   3.3%   1.4%  -0.3%   0.3%   1.0%   2.9%
Non-tradables*           6.1%   5.6%   5.0%   4.1%   3.5%   3.4%   3.5%   3.5%

                       ------------------- Index Levels ---------------------
Overall                 166.5  164.6  162.2  160.1  158.6  157.5  155.6  155.5
ex housing             167.7  166.6  164.5  162.7  161.5  161.2  159.0  159.2
ex volatile items      172.0  170.2  168.0  166.0  164.4  163.3  162.1  161.1
Market Prices, ex volatile items
Total                   164.1  162.4  160.2  159.0  157.2  155.9  154.8  154.4
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                          3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q     3Q     2Q     1Q     4Q
                        2008   2008   2008   2007   2007   2007   2007   2006
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                       ------------------- Index Levels ---------------------
Goods                  154.7  153.9  152.1  151.3  149.9  149.5  148.3  147.8
Services               184.9  181.7  178.6  176.7  174.1  171.3  170.3  170.1
Tradables*              123.4  122.6  120.8  119.8  119.4  119.2  116.9  118.1
Non-tradables*          150.4  148.1  146.1  143.6  141.7  140.2  139.2  138.0
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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