Cpi March Quarter 2024. The march quarter cpi lifted 1.0%qtr, stronger than both the markets’ and westpac’s expectation for a 0.8%qtr increase with the annual pace easing back to. The consumer price index (cpi) rates have been updated to include the june 2024 quarter figure.

The headline cpi began at 2.3% in february 2020, fell to 5.1% in may 2020 and rose to 9.1% by june 2022, its highest level since the pandemic. The consumer price index (cpi) rose 1.0% this quarter.