SYDNEY - Australia's consumer price index rose 0.9 per cent in the September quarter, for an annual rate of 3.9 per cent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.
In the June quarter, the CPI rose 1.6 per cent.
The median market forecast for the headline CPI was for a rise of 0.8 per cent in the CPI in the September quarter, which would bring the annual pace to 3.8 per cent.
The CPI for market goods and services excluding volatile items showed a rise of 0.7 per cent in the September quarter from an unrevised rise of 0.6 per cent in the June quarter.
In annual terms, the CPI for market goods and services excluding volatile items rose by 2.1 per cent.
- AAP
Aust CPI rose 0.9 per cent in September quarter
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