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CPI: Living costs for aged pensioners are outstripping the CPI
Feb 17 2011
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Sky rocketing utility bills, high fruit and vegetable prices and bigger medical costs are taking a toll on pensioners. According to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics seniors got thumped with a 3.1% rise. The official CPI grew 2.7 per cent.

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