Measures changes in the selling prices received by producers. Because PPI analyzes changes in price that occur before the good reaches the retail level, it gives an early indication of inflationary pressures consumers will later face for finished goods. The PPI reports data broken into stages of production, thereby tracking how manufacturers pass on increased costs or efficiency gains to the final consumer. The index may therefore be used as a detailed picture of how inflationary pressures feed through production lines and as a leading indicator for inflation pressures.

The headline is the percentage change in the index from the previous quarter and year.

Relevance : Moderate market impact
Release schedule : 1:30 (GMT); quarterly, on approximately the 20 th of the month following the end of the reporting quarter
Source of report : Australian Bureau of Statistics
Web Address : http://www.abs.gov.au/
Address of release : http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6427.0