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Statistical Information - Regional Prices Index
Statistical Information
Regional Prices Index 2007
The 2007 Regional Prices Index was produced by the Department of Local Government and Regional Development. The aim of the project was to price a basket of 250 goods and services in Perth and contrast the cost of purchasing the same goods at 21 regional locations around Western Australia. All nine non-metropolitan regions are represented in the project.

Regional Prices Index - 2007PDF 1.30Mb
RPI Basket of Goods and Services - 2007PDF 135.13Kb
RPI Commodity Weights - 2007PDF 152.69Kb
RPI Methodology - 2007PDF 118.91Kb

Regional Prices Index 1998, 1999, 2000
The Regional Prices Index is a Western Australian project undertaken as a joint initiative of the Department of Local Government and Regional Development, the Regional Development Council, and the nine Regional Development Commissions. The project commenced in 1998, with a collection of regional and Perth prices, and was subsequently followed by a second collection in 1999. This report presents the outcomes of the third prices collection in November/December 2000.

Regional Prices Index - Executive SummaryPDF 55.26Kb

 Regional Prices Index 1998, 1999, 2000 - Full Report

Section 1 - IntroductionPDF 33.93Kb
Section 2 - State And Commodity AnalysisPDF 489.24Kb
Section 3 - Perth Metropolitan RegionPDF 60.85Kb
Section 4 - Location and Annual Comparisons for Commodity Groups and Sub-Groups – RegionsPDF 75.51Kb
Section 5 - Location and Annual Comparisons For Commodity Groups and Sub-Groups – TownsPDF 88.44Kb
Section 6 - MethodologyPDF 79.05Kb
Section 7 - Regional Prices Index - Basket Of GoodsPDF 76.42Kb
Section 8 - Commodity WeightsPDF 64.45Kb

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