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Consumer Price Index (a)(b): Brisbane and weighted average of eight capital cities by group, 1998–99 to 2008–09

Group Region Financial year
1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
—  index number  —
 
Food Brisbane 125.4 127.5 134.7 143.6 149.0 153.1 155.7 163.5 174.4 179.3 188.0
Eight capital cities 126.5 129.2 135.6 142.7 147.9 152.3 154.8 162.3 172.4 177.8 186.5
 
Alcohol & tobacco Brisbane 168.9 174.7 194.3 202.3 207.3 214.1 221.7 228.6 235.3 243.6 259.8
Eight capital cities 168.7 175.2 194.7 203.1 208.9 217.8 225.4 233.1 240.6 249.8 263.6
 
Clothing & footwear Brisbane 105.2 103.4 107.5 106.5 106.6 105.7 104.5 102.4 103.1 106.5 107.2
Eight capital cities 106.7 105.5 112.5 112.4 113.3 112.7 110.8 109.2 108.4 109.3 110.2
 
Housing Brisbane 101.5 104.3 112.5 114.8 120.3 129.6 135.2 140.2 146.4 157.7 168.7
Eight capital cities 95.8 99.9 107.9 111.1 115.1 120.2 124.8 129.2 133.7 140.6 149.0
 
Household contents and services (c) Brisbane 116.1 115.0 120.4 122.3 122.7 122.4 123.4 124.7 128.0 127.1 130.2
Eight capital cities 113.7 113.3 117.3 119.7 121 121.1 120.7 122.2 124.6 123.4 125.1
 
Health Brisbane 158.7 152.6 158.4 165.5 181.2 195.4 206.7 216.1 227.5 237.9 250.4
Eight capital cities 163.4 158.7 164.3 169.9 181.5 193.9 204.3 213.5 223.5 233.4 245.4
 
Transportation Brisbane 121.1 127.3 135.1 136.9 139.2 140.2 145.0 153.8 157.0 164.8 165.1
Eight capital cities 122.1 128.9 137.0 137.3 140.6 142.0 146.7 155.5 158.0 165.2 163.7
 
Communication Brisbane 104.8 100.5 107.8 108.4 111.8 113.5 114.6 112.9 114.4 114.9 115.9
Eight capital cities 102.9 97.8 104.7 105.2 108.5 110.0 111.1 109.5 110.8 111.2 112.0
 
Recreation Brisbane 120.3 121.0 124.7 127.7 129.6 128.0 126.8 127.8 129.3 131.2 132.8
Eight capital cities 119.4 120.4 124.6 128.6 131.9 130.0 130.7 132.0 133.8 135.7 137.1
 
Education Brisbane 192.5 201.0 209.5 219.8 231.4 242.6 257.4 273.2 279.9 295.0 312.0
Eight capital cities 174.1 182.4 191.4 200.0 210.0 223.3 238.7 253.1 264.6 275.6 289.1
 
Miscellaneous (c) Brisbane 149.9 160.2 168.7 178.2 187.2 193.5 199.5 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Eight capital cities 143.5 153.2 166.0 171.8 178.6 183.4 188.8 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
 
Financial & insurance services (c) Brisbane n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 100.5 102.1 108.8 111.1
Eight capital cities n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 101.2 103.0 109.4 111.6
 
All groups Brisbane 122.9 125.0 132.4 136.3 140.7 144.8 148.5 153.2 158.3 164.8 171.0
Eight capital cities 121.8 124.7 132.2 136.0 140.2 143.5 146.9 151.7 156.1 161.4 166.4
n.a. not available
  
(a)  1989–90 = 100
(b)  Average of four quarters.
(c)  Since September quarter 2005, the 'Miscellaneous' group has been discontinued. The 'Insurance services' subgroup is now included in the 'Financial & Insurance services' group, while 'Toiletries and personal care products' expenditure class was reclassified to the 'Household supplies' subgroup in the 'Household contents and services' group and 'Hairdressing and personal care services' and 'Child care' expenditure classes have been reclassified to the 'Household services' subgroup in the 'Household contents and services' group. For further information, please refer to the ABS Information Paper: Introduction of the 15th Series Australian Consumer Price Index 2005 (cat no 6462.0) 
 
Source:  Australian Bureau of Statistics, Consumer Price Index, Australia, Cat. no. 6401.0
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