Quarterly change (annual change)

* Consumer Price Index - up 0.8 per cent in quarter (up 3.0 per cent annually)

* Food and non-alcoholic beverages - up 0.3 per cent (up 1.3 per cent)

* Alcohol and tobacco - down 0.5 per cent (up 4.4 per cent)

* Clothing and footwear - down 3.8 per cent (down 3.9 per cent)

* Housing - up 1.7 per cent (up 1.6 per cent)

* Furnishings, household equipment and services - up 1.6 per cent (up 6.0 per cent)

* Health - unchanged (up 4.9 per cent)

* Transport - up 3.2 per cent (up 10.4 per cent)

* Communication - down 0.5 per cent (down 1.0 per cent)

* Recreation and culture - up 0.9 per cent (up 2.3 per cent)

* Education - up 0.1 per cent (up 1.7 per cent)

* Insurance and financial services - up 0.6 per cent (up 1.1 per cent)

(Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics)

Australian Associated Press