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Consumers price index: June 2018 quarter
Inflation rates for the June 2018 quarter: • quarter: 0.4 percent • annual: 1.5 percent. Annual change From the June 2017 quarter to the June 2018 quarter, the CPI increased 1.5 percent. • Housing and household utilities increased 3.1 percent; rentals for housing were up 2.5 percent; and construction was up 3.9 percent. • Transport increased 2.0 percent, with prices for petrol up 10 percent. • Miscellaneous goods and services increased 3.1 percent, with insurance prices up 5.7 percent. Quarterly change In the June 2018 quarter compared with the March 2018 quarter, the CPI rose 0.4 percent (up 0.3 percent ... (full story)