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Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... these items from the headline CPI to provide a view of underlying inflation," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. "When excluding these volatile items from the monthly CPI indicator, the annual rise in November was 4.8%, lower than ...

Inflation rises to 5.2%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... changes like automotive fuel, fruit and vegetables, and holiday travel," explained ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt. "It can be helpful to exclude these items from the headline CPI to provide a view of underlying inflation. When excluding ...

Inflation drops to 5.6%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... 6.5% recorded in April and down from a peak of 7.3% in December 2022," explained ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt. Marquardt added the most significant contributors driving inflation were housing which was up 8.4%, food and non-alcoholic ...

Inflation rises to 6.8%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... change such as automotive fuel, fruit and vegetables and holiday travel," said ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt. Alongside this, HSBC chief economist Australia and New Zealand Paul Bloxham said local fuel prices rose by 2.9% month on ...

March inflation drops to 7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... inflation, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) falling to 7% in the March quarter. ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt attributed the decrease in inflation to a fall in prices for goods such as furniture, household appliances, and clothing ...

Inflation beats forecasts, hits 7.8%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... driving price growth in this area, with signs of material cost pressures easing," ABS head of price statistics Michelle Marquardt said. "Slowing demand for new dwelling construction was reflected in a lower quarterly rate of inflation for new dwellings ...

CPI rises, IMF lowers global outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... construction activity combined with ongoing shortages of materials and labour. ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt commented: "Shortages of building supplies and labour, high freight costs and ongoing high levels of construction activity ...

CPI sees greatest jump since 2000

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... similar state-based housing construction programs also contributed to the rise," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. "The CPI's automotive fuel series reached a record level for the third consecutive quarter, with fuel price rises ...

Wage growth remains low

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... one of the lowest rates recorded for the series," Australian Bureau of Statistics head of price statistics Michelle Marquardt said. The lowest quarterly wage growth by industry was 0.1% for the electricity, gas, water and waste services, transport, postal ...

Chief economist update: How do you solve a problem like Australia's housing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... in Australia was $779,000 up from $739,900 in the December quarter 2020". Duh! ABS head of price statistics Michelle Marquardt said: "The total value of residential dwellings in Australia surpassed $8 trillion for the first time. NSW accounted for approximately ...
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