Main Feature
Consumer Price Index Rebase
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been reviewed and now has a new expression
base of December quarter 2006=100. The March quarter 2007 CPI is the first
quarter to be released on the new base. As part of the review, the basket of
goods and services has been updated to ensure that the index represents current
household expenditure patterns.
The most significant difference in the new weights when compared to the 1998 base
were the Housing group, from 7.0%
in 1998 to 13.2% in 2006 and similarly with Tobacco & Alcohol, from 15.9% of the
total basket to 8.1%.
The weights for the CPI expenditure basket are derived principally from the Household Expenditure Survey (HES). Some expenditure such as investments is considered outside the scope of the CPI and is excluded. Other expenditure items for which price change is too difficult to measure, e.g. housie and raffle tickets are also excluded.
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Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for March quarter 2008 was 106.1, up by 5.9% over March quarter 2007.
Population Estimates & Vital Statistics
Resident population estimate for December Quarter 2007 stood at 11,900 showing a decrease of 4.8% when compared to December Quarter 2006.
Trade statistics
The balance of trade for December quarter 2007 stood at $67.3 million.
Tourism Migration
Total visitor arrivals for December quarter 2007 (25,065) decreased by 12.7% when compared to the previous quarter (28,706).
Taxation statistics
Gross Turnover for September quarter 2007 increased by 10.8% when compared to the previous quarter and a further increase of 2.6% when compared to September quarter 2006.
Banking Statistics
Total lending for December quarter 2007 has improved by 8.3% over the previous quarter.
Miscellaneous Statistics
Total building permits issued for December quarter 2007 stood at 32.
Date this website was last updated: 14 April, 2008