date:Jan 30, 2013
ions intensive industries.
Ai Groups estimated cost increases have not been reflected in the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Producer Price Index (PPI) data on electricity prices to date, which show an increase of 6.7 per cent in the September quarter of 2012 when carbon pricing was introduced. However the PPI data does highlight the role of pressures beyond carbon, with electricity prices for manufacturers increasing by a total of 17.2 per cent over the year to the end of September 2012