Australia is facing 'ongoing inflationary pressures' with new figures revealing just how much prices rose across the nation in the latest reporting period.
"The housing group was the main contributor to the annual increase in the November monthly CPI indicator," Ms Marquardt said.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages increased up 9.4 per cent amid a 7.3 per cent rise in meals out and takeaway food, with transport up nine per cent. "In the Transport group we saw some flow-on impact from the restoration of the Australian Government's fuel excise in November's higher automotive fuel prices.
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