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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

2.2d Consumer Price Index

Treasury underlying rate: annual change (a) - per cent

September

quarter

December

quarter

March

quarter

June

quarter

Annual average

1972-73

5.7

1973-74

7.0

8.8

10.0

12.5

9.6

1974-75

17.4

20.8

21.9

21.4

20.4

1975-76

17.4

15.1

14.2

13.1

14.9

1976-77

12.0

10.7

11.0

11.3

11.2

1977-78

10.7

10.5

9.1

7.3

9.3

1978-79

7.1

6.0

5.9

6.1

6.3

1979-80

6.2

7.3

7.9

8.9

7.6

1980-81

9.4

9.6

9.9

9.2

9.5

1981-82

9.4

9.4

9.6

10.9

9.8

1982-83

10.7

10.6

10.5

8.8

10.1

1983-84

7.9

7.3

6.3

6.2

6.9

1984-85

5.8

5.2

5.3

6.1

5.6

1985-86

7.4

8.9

9.8

9.9

9.0

1986-87

9.6

9.5

9.1

9.0

9.3

1987-88

8.5

7.5

7.1

6.8

7.5

1988-89

6.8

7.2

6.9

6.1

6.7

1989-90

5.7

5.6

6.0

6.4

6.0

1990-91

5.7

5.3

4.5

3.9

4.8

1991-92

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.7

3.2

1992-93

2.4

1.9

2.0

1.8

2.0

1993-94

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

1994-95

2.0

2.1

1.9

2.5

2.1

1995-96

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.1

3.2

1996-97

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.7

2.1

1997-98

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.5

1998-99

1.6

(a) Annual percentage change in Treasury underlying rate. Base: 1989-90 = 100.0.

Source: Consumer Price Index, ABS (6401.0)

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