Business price indexes includes the producers price index (PPI), capital goods price index (CGPI), and farm expenses price index (FEPI).
Key facts
In the March 2024 quarter compared with the December 2023 quarter:
- output producers price index (PPI) rose 0.9 percent
- input PPI rose 0.7 percent
- farm expenses price index (FEPI) was flat (0.0 percent change)
- capital goods price index (CGPI) rose 0.5 percent.
| "Index" | "Percent" |
| "Prices received by producers (Output)" | 0.9 |
| "Prices paid by producers (Input)" | 0.7 |
| "Capital goods prices" | 0.5 |
| "Prices paid by farmers" | 0 |
| "Salary and wage rates including overtime" | 0.9 |
| "Consumer goods and services prices" | 0.6 |
| Index | Percent |
| Prices received by producers (Output) | 2.6 |
| Prices paid by producers (Input) | 2.6 |
| Capital goods prices | 3.2 |
| Prices paid by farmers | 1.2 |
| Salary and wage rates including overtime | 4.1 |
| Consumer goods and services prices | 4 |
In the March 2024 quarter, prices received by producers of goods and services (outputs) increased 0.9 percent compared with the December 2023 quarter. Prices paid by producers of goods and services (inputs) increased 0.7 percent over the same period.
| period ended | Producer price index ‒ outputs | Producer price index ‒ inputs |
| Mar-14 | 0.9 | 1 |
| Jun-14 | -0.5 | -1 |
| Sep-14 | -1.1 | -1.5 |
| Dec-14 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Mar-15 | -0.9 | -1.1 |
| Jun-15 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Sep-15 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Dec-15 | -0.8 | -1.2 |
| Mar-16 | -0.2 | -1 |
| Jun-16 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Sep-16 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Dec-16 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Mar-17 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Jun-17 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Sep-17 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Dec-17 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Mar-18 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Jun-18 | 0.9 | 1 |
| Sep-18 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Dec-18 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Mar-19 | -0.5 | -0.9 |
| Jun-19 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Sep-19 | 1.1 | 1 |
| Dec-19 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Mar-20 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Jun-20 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| Sep-20 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
| Dec-20 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Mar-21 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Jun-21 | 2.6 | 3 |
| Sep-21 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Dec-21 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Mar-22 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| Jun-22 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| Sep-22 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Dec-22 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Mar-23 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Jun-23 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Sep-23 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Dec-23 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Mar-24 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Key quarterly results
The largest output industry contributions were from:
- electricity and gas supply, up 8.8 percent
- dairy product manufacturing, up 2.3 percent
- ownership of owner-occupied dwellings, up 1.2 percent.
The largest input industry contributions were from:
- electricity and gas supply, up 11.6 percent
- meat and meat product manufacturing, down 3.8 percent
- insurance and superannuation funds, up 5.0 percent.
BPI data quality updates
In the March 2024 quarter, the overall response rate was 94.8 percent (target response rate of 96 percent). The response rate for key firms was 99.4 percent (target response rate of 100 percent).
The lower overall response rate has required higher levels of imputation where we carried forward previous prices for the relevant respondent that did not respond (that is, price change was zero).
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Subject category: Economic indicators
Group: Producers price index - PPI
Group: Capital goods price index - CEP
Subject category: Industry sectors
Group: Farm inputs - FPI
Definitions and metadata
Business price indexes - DataInfo+ gives the methodology used to produce business price indexes, including for the latest quarter.
Business price indexes concepts - DataInfo+ gives definitions of terms used in this release.
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Next release
Business price indexes: June 2024 quarter will be released on 16 August 2024.
