CPI: Biggest petrol price surge since 1990 pumps inflation

By Mark Mulligan
Updated July 28 2015 - 10:08am, first published July 22 2015 - 12:42pm
Pain at the pump: Petrol prices jumped more than at any time in the past 25 years in the June quarter. Photo: Supplied
Pain at the pump: Petrol prices jumped more than at any time in the past 25 years in the June quarter. Photo: Supplied
Petrol prices graph.
Petrol prices graph.

Headline inflation jumped from 0.2 to 0.7 per cent in the June quarter, as the biggest three-month surge in petrol prices in 25 years help push up the cost of a basket of goods.

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