Compared with the prior month, the CPI rose by 0.1pc in November on a seasonally adjusted basis, slowing from 0.4pc in the two prior months and well off a peak of 1.3pc in June.
The Australia low-volatile premium hard coking coal price has fallen by over $64/t, or 21pc, from the start of the month to $247.45/t fob on 30 November.