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| | ... to persistent inflation and elevated interest rates which have raised the cost of living and resulted in declining real wages. Inflation eased to 5.4% in the third quarter of 2023, down from 7.8% in the fourth quarter of 2022, though it remains above ... |
| | | ... However, Mousina said it's essential to remember that the current high inflation rate will only last for a while. "So real wages growth will eventually improve as you see inflation come down. And that's why real wages growth becomes positive ... |
| | | ... unemployment levels. "In this environment, inflation remains our primary economic challenge. It drives rate rises; it erodes real wages. Which is why this Budget is carefully calibrated to alleviate inflationary pressures, not add to them," he said. ... |
| | | ... historical average of 0.6% per quarter since the early 1990s, ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. For retirees, falling real wages have meant that the Age Pension payments have not benefitted from adjustments linked to wage increases. "These ongoing ... |
| | | ... strategy is focused on the objectives of strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full employment, growing real wages, ensuring women's economic participation and equality, and improving living standards for all Australians. The immediate ... |
| | | ... highest annual rate of wages growth since 2014. However, Chalmers and Burke say there is no sugar-coating the fact that real wages have gone backwards. "The harsh reality is that even with this stronger outcome, real wages growth will take some time ... |
| | | ... facing Australia's economy and alluded to the fact that it had inherited rising inflation, rising rates, and falling real wages. Citi Index market analyst Tony Sycamore called the latest RBA decision a dovish surprise relative to expectations. However ... |
| | | ... dwellings." On today's move by the Fair Work Commission, AMP senior economist Diana Mousina said: "The fall in real wages which is currently at its lowest level could be boosted by the big lift in the minimum wage announced today." Mousina noted ... |
| | | ... growth. The Morrison missing in action on wages report shows that over the entire term of the Morrison government, real wages have fallen by 2.3%. This is the first time this century that workers' real incomes are lower as they head to the polls than ... |
| | | ... increased by 3.0% over the same period. In short, growth in nominal wages is being eaten up by inflation. Growth in real wages - nominal wages growth (2.2%) less headline inflation (3.0%) -- remains at a negative 0.8%. You guessed it! Australian consumers ... |
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