The given table illustrates the pricing information of a cup of coffee in six different cities in Australia, including Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth during the years 2010 to 2014.
A noticeable trend is the overall increase in coffee prices across all cities, with Melbourne experiencing a drastic change. It is also clear that while Sydney had the highest coffee price in 2014, Canberra remained the lowest cost for a cup of coffee during the timeframe.
In terms of higher pricing and more substantial changes, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are significant instances. Specifically, Sydney’s cost of coffee saw a 13.2% increase from $2.9 in 2010 to $3.17 in 2014, standing out as the highest coffee price among all cities. Melbourne noticed the largest percentage rise in coffee costs, a 20.8% increase from $2.4 in 2010 to $2.9 in 2014. Brisbane, however, remained unchanged at $2.25 for a cup of coffee throughout the timeframe.
Focusing on cities with lower prices and smaller changes, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth are notable examples. Perth’s coffee cost saw a marginal increase from $2.1 in 2010 to $2.25 in 2014, as high as Brisbane’s price during five years. Similarly, Adelaide also witnessed a modest rise, from $1.87 to $2 in 2014. Canberra maintained the lowest coffee price from 2010 to 2014, with $1.5 and $1.7 for a cup of coffee respectively, even though its coffee cost rose minimally by 6.25% during this period.