Producer Price Indexes, Australia, March 2025

What are the Producer Price Indexes?

What is Final demand?

What's new this quarter

From the March quarter 2025, the following indexes will be included in the Time Series Spreadsheets:

4900 Air and space transport (Table 21. Output of the Transport, postal and warehousing industries, group and class index numbers)
8101 Technical vocational education (Table 34. Output of the Education and training industries, group and class index numbers)

Quarterly overview

Final demand rose 0.9% this quarter and 3.7% through the year to March quarter 2025. Price growth for goods and services produced by most industries was lower compared to the same quarter last year, except for Manufacturing products. This was driven by the depreciation of the Australian dollar affecting imported goods destined for final consumption, leading to strongest growth in Manufacturing Final demand since September 2022.

Final demand, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar-20	112.6	0.2	1.3
Jun-20	111.2	-1.2	-0.4
Sep-20	111.7	0.4	-0.4
Dec-20	112.3	0.5	-0.1
Mar-21	112.8	0.4	0.2
Jun-21	113.6	0.7	2.2
Sep-21	114.9	1.1	2.9
Dec-21	116.4	1.3	3.7
Mar-22	118.3	1.6	4.9
Jun-22	120.0	1.4	5.6
Sep-22	122.3	1.9	6.4
Dec-22	123.2	0.7	5.8
Mar-23	124.1	0.7	4.9
Jun-23	124.7	0.5	3.9
Sep-23	127.0	1.8	3.8
Dec-23	128.2	0.9	4.1
Mar-24	129.4	0.9	4.3
Jun-24	130.7	1.0	4.8
Sep-24	132.0	1.0	3.9
Dec-24	133.0	0.8	3.7
Mar-25	134.2	0.9	3.7

Final demand, quarterly and annual percentage change and index

["Quarter","index no.","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

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The main contributors to quarterly growth in final demand were:

Property operators (+1.1%), due to high demand and rising rents for residential properties. While high rents have led to ongoing strength in this industry, the quarterly increases have been softening over the last year.
Other transport equipment manufacturing (+7.3%), due to price reviews reflecting the depreciation of the Australian dollar and higher labour costs.
Tertiary education (+3.5%), due to seasonal increases typically seen in a March quarter as fees are adjusted on an annual basis. Fee increases linked to inflation and wages were lower in size compared to 2024.

There were no significant negative price movements offsetting the price rises for the quarter.

Construction

Input to the house construction industry

Input prices to the house construction industry fell 0.1%

Prices for building materials used in House construction recorded the first quarterly price fall since March quarter 2012. The decrease this quarter was driven by discounting across key products, particularly timber and steel, in a competitive market, reflecting low demand conditions for residential construction in New South Wales and Victoria. Most building material prices were stable this quarter due to easing input cost growth and softening demand.

Over the past twelve months, Input prices to house construction rose 1.1%.

Input to house construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar 2020	118.8	0.3	0.8
Jun 2020	120.2	1.2	1.8
Sep 2020	120.4	0.2	1.7
Dec 2020	120.5	0.1	1.8
Mar 2021	121.8	1.1	2.5
Jun 2021	125.0	2.6	4.0
Sep 2021	130.0	4.0	8.0
Dec 2021	134.9	3.8	12.0
Mar 2022	140.5	4.2	15.4
Jun 2022	146.6	4.3	17.3
Sep 2022	150.8	2.9	16.0
Dec 2022	154.1	2.2	14.2
Mar 2023	156.5	1.6	11.4
Jun 2023	157.4	0.6	7.4
Sep 2023	157.4	0.0	4.4
Dec 2023	157.8	0.3	2.4
Mar 2024	158.5	0.4	1.3
Jun 2024	159.2	0.4	1.1
Sep 2024	159.6	0.3	1.4
Dec 2024	160.4	0.5	1.6
Mar 2025	160.3	-0.1	1.1

Input to house construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index

["Quarter","index no.","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

[["Mar 2020","Jun 2020","Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023","Dec 2023","Mar 2024","Jun 2024","Sep 2024","Dec 2024","Mar 2025"],[[118.8],[120.2],[120.40000000000001],[120.5],[121.8],[125],[130],[134.90000000000001],[140.5],[146.59999999999999],[150.80000000000001],[154.09999999999999],[156.5],[157.40000000000001],[157.40000000000001],[157.80000000000001],[158.5],[159.19999999999999],[159.59999999999999],[160.40000000000001],[160.30000000000001]],[[0.29999999999999999],[1.2],[0.20000000000000001],[0.10000000000000001],[1.1000000000000001],[2.6000000000000001],[4],[3.7999999999999998],[4.2000000000000002],[4.2999999999999998],[2.8999999999999999],[2.2000000000000002],[1.6000000000000001],[0.59999999999999998],[0],[0.29999999999999999],[0.40000000000000002],[0.40000000000000002],[0.29999999999999999],[0.5],[-0.10000000000000001]],[[0.80000000000000004],[1.8],[1.7],[1.8],[2.5],[4],[8],[12],[15.4],[17.300000000000001],[16],[14.199999999999999],[11.4],[7.4000000000000004],[4.4000000000000004],[2.3999999999999999],[1.3],[1.1000000000000001],[1.3999999999999999],[1.6000000000000001],[1.1000000000000001]]]

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In building materials, the main contributors were:

Timber, board and joinery (-0.4%), driven by structural softwood (-2.9%) due to discounting amid soft demand.
Steel products (-1.8%), driven by steel beams and sections (-2.0%) due to easing steel prices throughout most of 2024 and discounting to increase sales.
Electrical equipment (-0.5%), driven by other electrical equipment (-12.0%) due to discounting.

Partially offsetting the fall were price rises in:

Ceramic products (+1.2%), driven by clay bricks (+2.0%) due to increased input costs including raw materials, labour, and transport.

Input to house construction prices main contributors, quarterly and annual percentage change (a)
Main contributors	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Timber, board and joinery	-0.4	0.4
Steel products	-1.8	-6.2
Electrical equipment	-0.5	5.1
Ceramic products	1.2	4.5

Input to house construction prices main contributors, quarterly and annual percentage change (a)

["Main contributors","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

[["Timber, board and joinery","Steel products","Electrical equipment","Ceramic products"],[[-0.40000000000000002],[-1.8],[-0.5],[1.2]],[[0.40000000000000002],[-6.2000000000000002],[5.0999999999999996],[4.5]]]

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a. Main contributors are ordered by quarterly contribution to index movement

Capital city price movements (Territory prices are not sampled):

Sydney (-0.1%), driven by Timber, board and joinery (-1.4%).
Melbourne (-0.2%), driven by Timber, board and joinery (-0.2%).
Brisbane (-0.1%), driven by Other materials (-0.7%).
Adelaide (+0.2%), driven by Other metal products (+1.4%).
Perth (+0.3%), driven by Concrete, cement and sand (+2.3%).
Hobart (+0.4%), driven by Timber, board and joinery (+1.1%).

Input to house construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change, by city
City	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
AUST	-0.1	1.1
SYD	-0.1	0.3
MEL	-0.2	1.2
BRI	-0.1	1.0
ADE	0.2	1.2
PER	0.3	3.0
HOB	0.4	1.5

Input to house construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change, by city

["City","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

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Output of the construction industry

Building construction prices rose 0.2% this quarter and 2.9% over the past twelve months

Price growth in Building construction output prices continued to be driven by increased labour costs, although to a lesser extent than recent quarters as labour shortages gradually ease and the impact of enterprise bargaining outcomes moderate. High demand for concrete trades and electrical services impacted output prices this quarter. Ongoing activity in the non-residential market, coupled with pressure from the infrastructure sector continued to drive competition for limited resources such as labour and concrete, maintaining prices at elevated levels. Quarterly rises in Building construction prices have continued to decline since December 2023.

This quarter's rise in Building construction has continued to be offset by a fall in House construction prices due to new and raised bonus offers to attract customers and increase demand in an environment of elevated prices and cost of living pressures.

The quarterly price movements by class were:

House construction (-0.7%).
Other residential building construction (+0.6%).
Non-residential building construction (+0.8%).

Output of building construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar 2020	116.0	0.0	0.6
Jun 2020	116.2	0.2	0.3
Sep 2020	116.2	0.0	0.3
Dec 2020	116.9	0.6	0.8
Mar 2021	117.8	0.8	1.6
Jun 2021	120.0	1.9	3.3
Sep 2021	122.5	2.1	5.4
Dec 2021	126.0	2.9	7.8
Mar 2022	129.7	2.9	10.1
Jun 2022	134.6	3.8	12.2
Sep 2022	138.2	2.7	12.8
Dec 2022	140.4	1.6	11.4
Mar 2023	141.9	1.1	9.4
Jun 2023	143.3	1.0	6.5
Sep 2023	145.2	1.3	5.1
Dec 2023	148.0	1.9	5.4
Mar 2024	150.3	1.6	5.9
Jun 2024	152.3	1.3	6.3
Sep 2024	153.7	0.9	5.9
Dec 2024	154.3	0.4	4.3
Mar 2025	154.6	0.2	2.9

Output of building construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index

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House construction prices fell 0.7%

House construction prices fell for the second consecutive quarter, driven by decreases in Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Affordability concerns caused by high interest rates, and elevated construction costs have negatively affected demand for house construction. To attract customers, builders have increased bonus offers, reducing prices.

Over the past twelve months, House construction prices have risen 1.1%.

Output of house construction prices quarterly and annual percentage change, by state
State	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
AUST	-0.7	1.1
NSW	-0.9	-0.8
VIC	-1.9	-1.9
QLD	0.1	3.2
SA	1.5	2.8
WA	0.4	10.7
TAS	1.1	-1.2
NT	0.0	0.0
ACT	-1.9	-3.0

Output of house construction prices quarterly and annual percentage change, by state

["State","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

[["AUST","NSW","VIC","QLD","SA","WA","TAS","NT","ACT"],[[-0.69999999999999996],[-0.90000000000000002],[-1.8999999999999999],[0.10000000000000001],[1.5],[0.40000000000000002],[1.1000000000000001],[0],[-1.8999999999999999]],[[1.1000000000000001],[-0.80000000000000004],[-1.8999999999999999],[3.2000000000000002],[2.7999999999999998],[10.699999999999999],[-1.2],[0],[-3]]]

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Other residential building construction prices rose 0.6%

Growth in Other residential construction prices was primarily driven by New South Wales, as activity increased due to the recent rise in Build-to-Rent projects there. Competing demand for skilled workers from non-residential and infrastructure projects continues to place upward pressure on labour costs. Concrete and electrical services recorded price increases due to strong demand, contractor insolvencies, and increased material and labour costs.

Over the past twelve months, Other residential building construction prices rose 3.8%.

Output of other residential construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change, by state
State	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
AUST	0.6	3.8
NSW	1.1	4.8
VIC	0.3	2.6
QLD	0.0	4.4
SA	0.5	4.6
WA	1.3	5.9
TAS	0.7	3.8
NT	1.7	3.1
ACT	0.2	1.0

Output of other residential construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change, by state

["State","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

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Non-residential construction prices rose 0.8%

Non-residential construction prices were driven by rises in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. The price rise was due to ongoing labour shortages and the continued high demand for government-led school, education, health and infrastructure projects. Concrete and electrical services saw price increases due to strong demand, contractor insolvencies, and increased material and labour costs.

Over the past twelve months, Non-residential building construction prices rose 3.9%.

Output of non-residential construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change, by state
State	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
AUST	0.8	3.9
NSW	1.2	5.4
VIC	0.4	2.9
QLD	0.3	2.6
SA	0.6	3.8
WA	0.9	5.4
TAS	0.5	4.3
NT	3.5	5.1
ACT	0.2	1.1

Output of non-residential construction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change, by state

["State","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

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Heavy and civil engineering construction prices rose 0.3%

Other heavy and civil engineering construction (+0.3%), prices rose due to increased input costs impacted by rising fuel prices, depreciation of the Australian Dollar and wage increases.
Road and bridge construction (+0.4%), prices rose due to increases in input costs including diesel and concrete.

Over the past twelve months, Heavy and civil engineering construction prices rose 1.6% .

Output of heavy and civil engineering construction prices, quarterly percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	Other heavy & civil (% change)	Road and bridge (% change)
Mar-20	117.0	0.3	-0.3
Jun-20	117.1	0.3	-0.8
Sep-20	117.2	0.1	0.3
Dec-20	117.6	0.2	0.6
Mar-21	117.9	0.4	-0.2
Jun-21	119.9	1.7	1.7
Sep-21	122.5	2.3	1.4
Dec-21	124.2	1.4	1.3
Mar-22	127.1	2.3	2.7
Jun-22	130.7	2.7	3.0
Sep-22	134.2	2.7	2.7
Dec-22	136.1	1.3	2.1
Mar-23	136.5	0.1	0.9
Jun-23	137.7	1.0	0.4
Sep-23	138.9	0.8	1.4
Dec-23	139.7	0.5	0.9
Mar-24	141.6	1.3	1.5
Jun-24	142.4	0.6	0.2
Sep-24	143.0	0.4	0.8
Dec-24	143.5	0.1	0.8
Mar-25	143.9	0.3	0.4

Output of heavy and civil engineering construction prices, quarterly percentage change and index

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Mining

Input to the coal mining industry

Input to coal mining industry prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar 2020	109.7	0.1	1.5
Jun 2020	106.3	-3.1	-2.3
Sep 2020	107.3	0.9	-1.6
Dec 2020	107.0	-0.3	-2.4
Mar 2021	107.6	0.6	-1.9
Jun 2021	109.2	1.5	2.7
Sep 2021	111.9	2.5	4.3
Dec 2021	115.4	3.1	7.9
Mar 2022	117.4	1.7	9.1
Jun 2022	121.9	3.8	11.6
Sep 2022	125.1	2.6	11.8
Dec 2022	127.1	1.6	10.1
Mar 2023	126.8	-0.2	8.0
Jun 2023	127.3	0.4	4.4
Sep 2023	131.0	2.9	4.7
Dec 2023	133.8	2.1	5.3
Mar 2024	132.4	-1.0	4.4
Jun 2024	133.3	0.7	4.7
Sep 2024	134.1	0.6	2.4
Dec 2024	132.1	-1.5	-1.3
Mar 2025	135.6	2.6	2.4

Output of the mining industry

Output of gas extraction prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar-20	154.8	4.0	5.3
Jun-20	146.6	-5.3	-3.4
Sep-20	132.2	-9.8	-14.7
Dec-20	137.8	4.2	-7.4
Mar-21	144.1	4.6	-6.9
Jun-21	151.1	4.9	3.1
Sep-21	165.5	9.5	25.2
Dec-21	173.8	5.0	26.1
Mar-22	190.0	9.3	31.9
Jun-22	215.5	13.4	42.6
Sep-22	262.3	21.7	58.5
Dec-22	215.9	-17.7	24.2
Mar-23	219.3	1.6	15.4
Jun-23	228.4	4.1	6.0
Sep-23	237.5	4.0	-9.5
Dec-23	234.5	-1.3	8.6
Mar-24	235.6	0.5	7.4
Jun-24	241.4	2.5	5.7
Sep-24	245.7	1.8	3.5
Dec-24	240.3	-2.2	2.5
Mar-25	247.8	3.1	5.2

Output of gas extraction prices quarterly percentage change, by market (a)
Quarter	East coast (% change)	West coast (% change)
Jun-19	3.5	1.8
Sep-19	2.1	1.9
Dec-19	-4.4	-1.8
Mar-20	4.7	0.6
Jun-20	-6.6	2.4
Sep-20	-10.0	-9.2
Dec-20	4.9	1.1
Mar-21	5.4	0.3
Jun-21	5.5	0.8
Sep-21	10.4	4.7
Dec-21	6.3	-3.0
Mar-22	11.6	0.4
Jun-22	15.9	2.9
Sep-22	25.8	2.4
Dec-22	-21.7	5.6
Mar-23	3.9	-8.4
Jun-23	4.8	1.3
Sep-23	4.6	0.8
Dec-23	-3.3	9.5
Mar-24	0.1	2.0
Jun-24	3.0	0.0
Sep-24	2.0	1.0
Dec-24	-2.8	0.6
Mar-25	3.6	1.1

Manufacturing

Input to the manufacturing industry

Metal ore prices and depreciation of the AUD drove the rise in quarterly input prices to Manufacturing

Input prices to the manufacturing industries rose 3.9% over March quarter 2025 and rose 8.2% over the past twelve months.

Input to manufacturing prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar 2020	115.5	1.5	4.6
Jun 2020	114.5	-0.9	1.5
Sep 2020	114.7	0.2	-0.3
Dec 2020	115.1	0.3	1.1
Mar 2021	117.6	2.2	1.8
Jun 2021	122.0	3.7	6.6
Sep 2021	127.6	4.6	11.2
Dec 2021	131.2	2.8	14.0
Mar 2022	139.3	6.2	18.5
Jun 2022	143.6	3.1	17.7
Sep 2022	145.8	1.5	14.3
Dec 2022	145.4	-0.3	10.8
Mar 2023	144.9	-0.3	4.0
Jun 2023	144.6	-0.2	0.7
Sep 2023	142.1	-1.7	-2.5
Dec 2023	142.5	0.3	-2.0
Mar 2024	143.6	0.8	-0.9
Jun 2024	146.8	2.2	1.5
Sep 2024	147.5	0.5	3.8
Dec 2024	149.6	1.4	5.0
Mar 2025	155.4	3.9	8.2

Input to manufacturing prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index

["Quarter","index no.","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

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The main contributors to the input price rise in the manufacturing industries were:

Metal ore mining (+8.5%), driven by strong gold demand amid economic uncertainty and shifting interest rate expectations.
Agriculture to manufacturing (+4.5%), due to strong export demand for beef and limited supply of cattle. The rise was also supported by seasonal increases for untreated milk.
Oil and gas extraction to manufacturing (+3.4%), due to tightening supply and depreciation of the Australian dollar.

There were no significant negative price movements offsetting the price rises for the quarter.

Input to manufacturing prices main contributors, quarterly and annual percentage change (a)
Main contributors	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Metal ore mining	8.5	33.1
Agriculture to Manufacturing	4.5	5.2
Oil & gas extraction	3.4	-4.9

Input to manufacturing prices main contributors, quarterly and annual percentage change (a)

["Main contributors","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

[["Metal ore mining","Agriculture to Manufacturing","Oil & gas extraction"],[[8.5],[4.5],[3.3999999999999999]],[[33.100000000000001],[5.2000000000000002],[-4.9000000000000004]]]

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Main contributors are ordered by quarterly contribution to index movement.

Output of the manufacturing industry

Sustained increases for refined gold continue to drive Manufacturing output prices

Output of the manufacturing industries rose 2.5% over the March 2025 quarter and 7.4% over the past twelve months.

Output of manufacturing prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar 2020	118.2	0.8	3.2
Jun 2020	116.9	-1.1	1.1
Sep 2020	116.6	-0.3	-0.3
Dec 2020	117.0	0.3	-0.3
Mar 2021	118.2	1.0	0.0
Jun 2021	121.0	2.4	3.5
Sep 2021	125.7	3.9	7.8
Dec 2021	130.7	4.0	11.7
Mar 2022	136.0	4.1	15.1
Jun 2022	142.9	5.1	18.1
Sep 2022	143.5	0.4	14.2
Dec 2022	144.9	1.0	10.9
Mar 2023	144.1	-0.6	6.0
Jun 2023	145.0	0.6	1.5
Sep 2023	146.2	0.8	1.9
Dec 2023	146.7	0.3	1.2
Mar 2024	147.1	0.3	2.1
Jun 2024	149.9	1.9	3.4
Sep 2024	150.7	0.5	3.1
Dec 2024	154.2	2.3	5.1
Mar 2025	158.0	2.5	7.4

Output of manufacturing prices, quarterly and annual percentage change and index

["Quarter","index no.","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

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The main contributors to output price rises of the manufacturing industries were:

Basic non-ferrous metal manufacturing (+7.4%), driven by strong gold demand amid economic uncertainty and shifting interest rate expectations. Supported by rises in aluminium prices amid strong Chinese demand and supply disruptions.
Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (+5.7%), largely driven by the increase in diesel and unleaded fuel prices amid strong crude oil prices and tightening supply.
Meat product manufacturing (+3.5%), driven by strong export demand for beef following a shortage in North America, supported by the depreciation of the Australian dollar.

There were no significant negative price movements offsetting the price rises for the quarter.

Output manufacturing prices main contributors, quarterly and annual percentage change (a)
Main contributors	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Basic non-ferrous metal manufacturing	7.4	42.0
Petroleum and coal product manufacturing	5.7	-6.7
Meat and meat product manufacturing	3.5	10.7

 Output manufacturing prices main contributors, quarterly and annual percentage change (a)

["Main contributors","quarter (% change)","annual (% change)"]

[["Basic non-ferrous metal manufacturing","Petroleum and coal product manufacturing","Meat and meat product manufacturing"],[[7.4000000000000004],[5.7000000000000002],[3.5]],[[42],[-6.7000000000000002],[10.699999999999999]]]

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Main contributors are ordered by quarterly contribution to index movement

Services

Output of the services industries

Transport, postal and warehousing services rose due to annual port charges and rising input costs

Transport, postal and warehousing services prices rose, driven by:

Water transport support services (+9.8%), due to increased annual port fees and charges for all vessels.
Road freight transport (+0.8%) due to annual price increases, rises in labour costs and diesel price rises during January.
Rail freight transport (+2.9%), due to rises in labour and fuel costs.

This was partially offset by:

Air and space transport (-11.1%), due to a fall in demand following the holiday peak period.

Over the past twelve months:

Water transport and support services rose 11.6%.
Road freight transport fell 0.7%.
Rail freight transport rose 5.6%.
Air and space transport fell 5.1%.

Output of Transport, postal and warehousing prices quarterly percentage change, by selected group or class
Quarter	Water transport support services (% change)	Road freight transport (% change)	Rail freight transport (% change)	Air and space transport (% change)
Mar-22	-3.7	1.6	-2.7	-1.4
Jun-22	0.7	4.1	1.0	4.7
Sep-22	0.9	5.9	8.3	3.0
Dec-22	1.3	0.7	-1.0	-5.7
Mar-23	2.3	-0.5	0.7	-8.6
Jun-23	0.3	-1.8	-3.5	-15.3
Sep-23	-0.6	-0.8	3.7	-3.0
Dec-23	1.4	5.5	5.9	-4.9
Mar-24	2.1	0.1	-3.6	-24.8
Jun-24	0.0	-0.1	-3.5	-1.2
Sep-24	1.4	0.0	4.6	-2.7
Dec-24	0.2	-1.5	1.7	10.9
Mar-25	9.8	0.8	2.9	-11.1

Output of Transport, postal and warehousing prices quarterly percentage change, by selected group or class

["Quarter","Water transport support services","Road freight transport","Rail freight transport","Air and space transport"]

[["Mar-22","Jun-22","Sep-22","Dec-22","Mar-23","Jun-23","Sep-23","Dec-23","Mar-24","Jun-24","Sep-24","Dec-24","Mar-25"],[[-3.7000000000000002],[0.69999999999999996],[0.90000000000000002],[1.3],[2.2999999999999998],[0.29999999999999999],[-0.59999999999999998],[1.3999999999999999],[2.1000000000000001],[0],[1.3999999999999999],[0.20000000000000001],[9.8000000000000007]],[[1.6000000000000001],[4.0999999999999996],[5.9000000000000004],[0.69999999999999996],[-0.5],[-1.8],[-0.80000000000000004],[5.5],[0.10000000000000001],[-0.10000000000000001],[0],[-1.5],[0.80000000000000004]],[[-2.7000000000000002],[1],[8.3000000000000007],[-1],[0.69999999999999996],[-3.5],[3.7000000000000002],[5.9000000000000004],[-3.6000000000000001],[-3.5],[4.5999999999999996],[1.7],[2.8999999999999999]],[[-1.3999999999999999],[4.7000000000000002],[3],[-5.7000000000000002],[-8.5999999999999996],[-15.300000000000001],[-3],[-4.9000000000000004],[-24.800000000000001],[-1.2],[-2.7000000000000002],[10.9],[-11.1]]]

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Rental, hiring and real estate services rose due to continued demand for industrial premises

Rental, hiring and real estate services prices rose, driven by:

Non-residential property operators (+1.3%), due to further rises in industrial rents as demand for warehouses and distribution centres continued to exceed supply. Office rents also strengthened across most states this quarter.

This was partially offset by:

Passenger car rental hire (-10.6%), driven by reductions in household car hire rates due to subdued overall demand and excess fleet capacity.
Real estate services (-1.5%), driven by a softening in house values and a reduced flow-on to fees collected as a percentage of sale prices.

Over the past twelve months:

Non-residential property operators rose 4.6%.
Passenger car rental and hiring fell 16.1%.
Real estate services rose 1.9%.

Output of Rental, hiring and real estate services prices quarterly percentage change, by selected group or class
Quarter	Non-residential property operators (% change)	Passenger car rental and hiring (% change)	Real estate services (% change)
Mar-22	1.5	16.2	4.2
Jun-22	2.0	17.5	2.8
Sep-22	2.8	-9.9	0.1
Dec-22	1.5	5.7	0.9
Mar-23	2.4	-5.5	-2.8
Jun-23	1.6	-7.5	-0.6
Sep-23	2.1	-1.3	-0.4
Dec-23	1.0	-6.8	-1.2
Mar-24	1.9	-0.1	1.5
Jun-24	0.9	-5.9	1.4
Sep-24	1.5	4.0	1.7
Dec-24	0.8	-4.1	0.2
Mar-25	1.3	-10.6	-1.5

Output of Rental, hiring and real estate services prices quarterly percentage change, by selected group or class

["Quarter","Non-residential property operators","Passenger car rental and hiring","Real estate services"]

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Education and training services prices rose due to rising operating costs

Education and training services prices rose in the March quarter 2025 as tuition fees across a range of course levels increased due to indexation clauses and higher operating costs. Price rises were recorded in:

Higher education, domestic (+4.2%)
Higher education, exports (+4.9%)
Technical, vocational education and training, domestic (+1.7%)

This was partially offset by:

Technical, vocational education and training, exports (-0.2%), due to falls in enrolment numbers from English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS).

Over the past twelve months:

Higher education, domestic rose 4.2%.
Higher education, exports rose 4.9%.
Technical, vocational education and training, domestic rose 2.9%.
Technical, vocational education and training, exports rose 3.4%.

Output of Education and training services prices quarterly percentage change, by selected group or class
Quarter	Higher education, Domestic (% change)	Higher education, Exports (% change)	Technical vocational education, Domestic (% change)	Technical vocational education, Exports (% change)
Mar-22	0.5	4.3
Jun-22	0.0	0.0
Sep-22	0.0	0.0
Dec-22	0.0	0.0
Mar-23	2.9	2.7
Jun-23	0.0	0.0
Sep-23	0.0	0.0
Dec-23	0.0	0.0
Mar-24	6.9	5.2	1.3	2.5
Jun-24	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
Sep-24	0.0	0.0	1.1	3.6
Dec-24	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mar-25	4.2	4.9	1.7	-0.2

Output of Education and training services prices quarterly percentage change, by selected group or class

["Quarter","Higher education, Domestic","Higher education, Exports","Technical vocational education, Domestic","Technical vocational education, Exports"]

[["Mar-22","Jun-22","Sep-22","Dec-22","Mar-23","Jun-23","Sep-23","Dec-23","Mar-24","Jun-24","Sep-24","Dec-24","Mar-25"],[[0.5],[0],[0],[0],[2.8999999999999999],[0],[0],[0],[6.9000000000000004],[0],[0],[0],[4.2000000000000002]],[[4.2999999999999998],[0],[0],[0],[2.7000000000000002],[0],[0],[0],[5.2000000000000002],[0],[0],[0],[4.9000000000000004]],[[null],[null],[null],[null],[null],[null],[null],[null],[1.3],[0.10000000000000001],[1.1000000000000001],[0],[1.7]],[[null],[null],[null],[null],[null],[null],[null],[null],[2.5],[0],[3.6000000000000001],[0],[-0.20000000000000001]]]

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Analytical series

Childcare Services Cost Index

This new analytical series measures changes in prices paid by childcare providers for the goods, services and labour required to provide childcare services to households. This index measures these costs from the perspective of businesses providing childcare services.

The index rose 0.3% in the March quarter 2025, and 3.5% through the year. The quarterly rise was driven by increases in labour costs (comprising wages, and other labour costs such as superannuation payments and payroll taxes). March quarter 2025 is the first quarter in which Early Childhood Education and Care workers were eligible to receive payments from the Australian Government Worker Retention Payment program.

As noted in the information paper below, increases in wages funded by the Government through the Worker Retention Payment program have been treated as a reduction in costs for providers, and have been netted off from the associated wage increases.

This index is supplementary to the Producer Price indexes (PPI) and does not contribute to the PPI Final demand index. Childcare prices in the PPIs are represented by the Output price index for childcare services (Table 35). The Output price index measures changes in prices received by childcare providers for providing childcare services. The price received by childcare providers includes both fees paid by households and any subsidies received by providers.

For more information on how this index is compiled see the information paper Introducing a new Childcare Services Cost Index.

Childcare Services Cost Index, quarterly and annual percentage change and index
Quarter	index no.	quarter (% change)	annual (% change)
Mar-22	102.3	0.7	2.9
Jun-22	103.0	0.7	3.2
Sep-22	106.6	3.5	5.1
Dec-22	107.3	0.7	5.6
Mar-23	108.1	0.7	5.7
Jun-23	108.6	0.5	5.4
Sep-23	113.0	4.1	6.0
Dec-23	113.3	0.3	5.6
Mar-24	113.6	0.3	5.1
Jun-24	113.9	0.3	4.9
Sep-24	117.0	2.7	3.5
Dec-24	117.2	0.2	3.4
Mar-25	117.6	0.3	3.5

Childcare Services Cost Index, quarterly and annual percentage change and index

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Table 1. Final demand, Index Numbers and Percentage Changes.
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Table 11. Input to the Coal mining industry, index numbers and percentage changes
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Table 12. Output of the Manufacturing industries, division, subdivision, group and class index numbers
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Table 13. Inputs from selected Subdivisions and Groups to the Manufacturing Division, index numbers and percentage changes
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Table 14. Input to the Manufacturing industries, subdivision index numbers
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Table 17. Output of the Construction industries, subdivision and class index numbers
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Table 18. Input to the House construction industry, six state capital cities, weighted average and city, index numbers and percentage changes
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Table 20. Output of the Accommodation and food services industries, group index numbers
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Table 21. Output of the Transport, postal and warehousing industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 22. Output of the Information media and telecommunications industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 23. Output of the Rental, hiring and real estate services industries, subdivision, group and class index numbers
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Table 24. Output of the Professional, scientific and technical services industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 25. Output of the Administrative and support services industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 26. Output of the Public administration and safety industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 27. Output of the Other services industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 34. Output of the Education and training industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 35. Output of the Health care and social assistance industries, group and class index numbers
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Table 36. Output of the Mining industries, index numbers
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Table 37. Childcare Services Cost Index, Australia, quarterly
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Table 5 Final demand: contribution to final demand index by industry - index points
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Table 28 Contribution to input to the manufacturing industries index, subdivision and index points
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Table 29 Contribution to output of the manufacturing industries index, group and index points
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Table 30 Contribution to input to the house construction industry index, weighted average of six state capital cities, index points
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Final demand

Construction

Mining industries

Manufacturing

Services

Analytical series

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 6427.0.

Using price indexes

Price indexes in contracts

Price indexes published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) provide summary measures of the movements in various categories of prices over time. They are published primarily for use in Government economic analysis. Price indexes are also often used in contracts by businesses and government to adjust payments and/or charges to take account of changes in categories of prices (Indexation Clauses).

Use of Price Indexes in Contracts sets out a range of issues that should be taken into account by parties considering including an Indexation Clause in a contract using an ABS published price index.

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Producer Price Indexes, Australia

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Key statistics

What are the Producer Price Indexes?

What is Final demand?

What's new this quarter

Quarterly overview

Construction

Input to the house construction industry

Input prices to the house construction industry fell 0.1%

Capital city price movements (Territory prices are not sampled):

Output of the construction industry

Building construction prices rose 0.2% this quarter and 2.9% over the past twelve months

House construction prices fell 0.7%

Other residential building construction prices rose 0.6%

Non-residential construction prices rose 0.8%

Heavy and civil engineering construction prices rose 0.3%

Mining

Input to the coal mining industry

Input to the coal mining industry rose 2.6% this quarter

Output of the mining industry

Gas extraction, domestic, rose 3.1% in March Quarter 2025

Manufacturing

Input to the manufacturing industry

Metal ore prices and depreciation of the AUD drove the rise in quarterly input prices to Manufacturing

Output of the manufacturing industry

Sustained increases for refined gold continue to drive Manufacturing output prices

Services

Output of the services industries

Transport, postal and warehousing services rose due to annual port charges and rising input costs

Rental, hiring and real estate services rose due to continued demand for industrial premises

Education and training services prices rose due to rising operating costs

Analytical series

Childcare Services Cost Index

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Time series

Table 1. Final demand, Index Numbers and Percentage Changes.

Table 11. Input to the Coal mining industry, index numbers and percentage changes

Table 12. Output of the Manufacturing industries, division, subdivision, group and class index numbers

Table 13. Inputs from selected Subdivisions and Groups to the Manufacturing Division, index numbers and percentage changes

Table 14. Input to the Manufacturing industries, subdivision index numbers

Table 17. Output of the Construction industries, subdivision and class index numbers

Table 18. Input to the House construction industry, six state capital cities, weighted average and city, index numbers and percentage changes

Table 20. Output of the Accommodation and food services industries, group index numbers

Table 21. Output of the Transport, postal and warehousing industries, group and class index numbers

Table 22. Output of the Information media and telecommunications industries, group and class index numbers

Table 23. Output of the Rental, hiring and real estate services industries, subdivision, group and class index numbers

Table 24. Output of the Professional, scientific and technical services industries, group and class index numbers

Table 25. Output of the Administrative and support services industries, group and class index numbers

Table 26. Output of the Public administration and safety industries, group and class index numbers

Table 27. Output of the Other services industries, group and class index numbers

Table 34. Output of the Education and training industries, group and class index numbers

Table 35. Output of the Health care and social assistance industries, group and class index numbers

Table 36. Output of the Mining industries, index numbers

Table 37. Childcare Services Cost Index, Australia, quarterly

Datacubes

Table 5 Final demand: contribution to final demand index by industry - index points

Table 28 Contribution to input to the manufacturing industries index, subdivision and index points

Table 29 Contribution to output of the manufacturing industries index, group and index points

Table 30 Contribution to input to the house construction industry index, weighted average of six state capital cities, index points

Data Explorer datasets

Final demand

Construction

Input to the house construction industry

Output of the construction industry

Mining industries

Input to the coal mining industry

Output of the mining industry

Manufacturing

Input to the manufacturing industry

Output of the manufacturing industry

Services

Analytical series

Childcare Services Cost Index

Previous catalogue number

Using price indexes

Price indexes in contracts

Methodology

Scope