CPI posts annual growth of 3.0 per cent
CHANGES TO CONSUMER PRICE INDEX IN SEPTEMBER QUARTER:
Quarterly change (annual change)
* Consumer Price Index - up 0.8 per cent in quarter (up 3.0 per cent annually)
* Food and non-alcoholic beverages - up 0.3 per cent (up 1.3 per cent)
* Alcohol and tobacco - down 0.5 per cent (up 4.4 per cent)
* Clothing and footwear - down 3.8 per cent (down 3.9 per cent)
* Housing - up 1.7 per cent (up 1.6 per cent)
* Furnishings, household equipment and services - up 1.6 per cent (up 6.0 per cent)
* Health - unchanged (up 4.9 per cent)
* Transport - up 3.2 per cent (up 10.4 per cent)
* Communication - down 0.5 per cent (down 1.0 per cent)
* Recreation and culture - up 0.9 per cent (up 2.3 per cent)
* Education - up 0.1 per cent (up 1.7 per cent)
* Insurance and financial services - up 0.6 per cent (up 1.1 per cent)
(Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics)
