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The annual rate of inflation increased a little in April to 3.6 per cent.
The monthly consumer price index (CPI) indicator rose by 0.1 percentage points last month, up from 3.5 per cent in March.
It means the annual rate of inflation has increased for the second month in a row, having been 3.4 per cent in February.
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show the most significant contributors to the April annual rise in prices were housing (+4.9 per cent), food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.8 per cent), alcohol and tobacco (+6.5 per cent), and transport (+4.2 per cent).
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