Capital Goods Price Index: June 2010 quarter

Embargoed until 10:45am  –  19 August 2010

Highlights

In the June 2010 quarter compared with the March 2010 quarter:

  • The capital goods price index (CGPI) rose 0.1 percent.
  • The residential buildings index rose 0.3 percent.
  • The other construction index rose 0.1 percent.
  • The plant, machinery, and equipment index fell 0.1 percent.

From the June 2009 quarter to the June 2010 quarter:

  • The CGPI fell 0.6 percent, following a 0.4 percent fall in the year to the March 2010 quarter. 

 Graph, Capital goods price index all groups, index

Geoff Bascand 19 August 2010
Government Statistician ISSN 1178-0444