In the March quarter, the typical Australian household’s transport costs rose by 4.5 per cent (3.9 per cent for the typical capital city household and 5.3 per cent for the typical regional household).
read moreOver the course of 2023 typical Australian household transport costs rose by 13%, far outpacing the year’s Consumer Price Index increase of 4.1%.
read moreThe latest AAA Transport Affordability Index reveals transport cost rises exceeded the consumer price index not only in the September 2023 quarter but also over the 12 months to the end of September.
read moreThe latest AAA Transport Affordability Index shows that Australia’s transport cost inflation eased in the June quarter, falling below the consumer price index rate.
read moreThe latest AAA Transport Affordability Index shows that even as Australia’s overall inflation rate eased slightly in the March quarter, transport cost rises accelerated.
read moreAustralia’s peak motoring body has released its latest Transport Affordability Index showing household transport costs continued to rise throughout the December 2022 quarter with Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane remaining Australia’s most expensive cities.
read moreHousehold transport costs continued to rise throughout the September quarter with Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane remaining Australia’s most expensive capital cities and Alice Springs and Geelong the most expensive of the regional cities analysed.
read moreThe typical weekly household transport cost in capital city households is now $412.21 and $342.98 in regional households.
read moreAverage weekly household transport costs have increased by as much as $70.18 in capital city households to $413.71 a week and by $70.17 in regional households to average $341.68 per week.
read moreAustralia’s peak motoring body says the Federal government’s Future Fuels and Vehicle Strategy contains some welcome co-investments in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, but it appears to fall short of delivering the policies required to move the dial for Australian consumers.
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