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Producer Price Indexes, Australia September 2023
Key statistics: Final demand (excluding exports) • Rose 1.8% this quarter. • Rose 3.8% over the past twelve months. Quarterly overview Final demand increased 1.8% this quarter with rises across most industries. Higher prices for construction outputs, petroleum and energy were compounded by broad-based price increases in services, particularly health and child care services. New financial year contract negotiations, indexation clauses, annual wage cost reviews and increasing operating costs contributed to price rises across services industries. chart table The main contributors to quarterly growth in Final ... (full story)