Inflation, RBA
At 2.7%, Australian inflation is back within the RBA zone. Here’s why that matters
Australia’s inflation rate was pushed down by a 17.9% fall in electricity prices, but even the Reserve Bank’s preferred measure of “underlying inflation” is falling.
Australia: Inflation falls within the target range
The headline inflation rate has fallen within the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) target range for the first time since October 2021. We do not think this merits an immediate re-think of the rate outlook. There are a lot of moving parts to this set of data, any one of which could reverse in the coming months.
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