Key statistics • The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.8% this quarter. • Over the twelve months to the June 2021 quarter, the CPI rose 3.8%. • The most significant price rise was Automotive fuel (+6.5%). {chart} {tables} Annual CPI inflation increased to 3.8% in the June quarter The increase in annual CPI inflation includes some 'base effects' following the introduction of free child care and a record fall in fuel prices in the June 2020 quarter. The Trimmed mean and Weighted median are measures of underlying inflation which exclude large, one-off price impacts. Trimmed mean annual inflation was 1.6% in the June ... (full story)