The capital goods price index (CGPI) rose 0.4 percent in the December 2011 quarter.
The largest contributions to this rise came from the following asset groups:
- residential buildings price index, up 0.4 percent
- civil construction price index, up 1.0 percent
- plant, machinery, and equipment price index, up 0.3 percent.
In the year to the December 2011 quarter, the CGPI rose 1.1 percent. This is the largest annual movement since a rise of 2.3 percent in the year to the September 2009 quarter.
Geoff Bascand
Government Statistician |
20 February 2012
ISSN 1178-0444
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