Consumers Price Index: June 2009 quarter

• The consumers price index (CPI) rose 0.6 percent.
• Food prices rose 0.9 percent, with the main contribution coming from higher prices for vegetables, partly offset by lower prices for fruit.
• Transport prices rose 0.6 percent, due mainly to higher prices for petrol and the purchase of second-hand cars.
• Housing and household utilities rose 0.4 percent due mainly to higher prices for electricity.
• Recreation and culture fell 1.2 percent due mainly to lower prices for overseas package holidays.

From the June 2008 quarter to the June 2009 quarter:

• The CPI increased 1.9 percent. This is the smallest annual increase since the September 2007 quarter.