Automated High Impact News Updates: Consumer Price Index, Australia, March 2020

March Key Statistics The All groups CPI rose 0.3% in the March 2020 quarter, compared to a rise of 0.7% in the December 2019 quarter. rose 2.2% over the twelve months to the March 2020 quarter, compared to a rise of 1.8% over the twelve months to the December 2019 quarter. Overview of CPI movements The most significant price rises in the March quarter were vegetables (+9.1%), tobacco (+2.0%), secondary education (+3.4%), and pharmaceutical products (+5.1%). The most significant price falls in the March quarter were automotive fuel (-6.0%), domestic holiday travel and accommodation (-3.1%) and international holiday ... (full story)