Australia

RBA rate decisions, Australian CPI, GDP, inflation, and trade data.

🇦🇺 Australia Inflation Hits 4% as Housing Costs Drive Price Surge

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🇦🇺 Australia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Australia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 4.0% in the year to August 2026, with housing identified as the largest contributor – Kalkine, October 2, 2026. CommBank reported that inflation rises to 4% driven by climbing fuel and housing costs … Read more

🇦🇺 August Inflation Hits 4% as Housing Costs Drive Pressure, RBA Rate Hike Speculation Grows

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🇦🇺 Australia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Headline inflation rose to 4% in the year to August 2026, with housing being the largest contributor (Kalkine, Oct 4, 2026). Food inflation eased to 3% in August, providing some relief for household budgets (Grocery Trade News, Sept 30, 2026). … Read more

🇦🇺 Australia’s Economy Slows to 0.4% Growth as Cyclical Downturn Hits Households

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🇦🇺 Australia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways GDP rose by just 0.4% in Q2 2026, signaling a distinct cyclical slowdown (Fibre2Fashion, 2026-09-05). The Reserve Bank of Australia faces pressure to hike rates again while the IMF urges spending cuts (The Guardian, 2026-09-16). Household demand is curbing growth … Read more

🇦🇺 Australia Inflation Jumps to 3.5% in July, Beating Forecasts and Raising RBA Rate Hike Risk

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🇦🇺 Australia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Australia’s CPI inflation rose to 3.5% year-over-year in July 2026, above the 3.2% forecast, according to FXStreet on August 26, 2026. Markets repriced rate hike risk after the hotter-than-expected inflation reading, Reuters reported on August 25, 2026. Australia’s economy grew … Read more

🇦🇺 Australia’s Inflation Accelerates to 3.5% as Housing Slump Deepens and RBA Rate Hike Looms

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🇦🇺 Australia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Australia’s CPI rose 3.5% in the year to July 2026, according to Fibre2Fashion on 2026-08-27. 93% of capital city suburbs recorded property price declines, per ABC News on 2026-08-31. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) warned a rate hike is expected … Read more

🇦🇺 Australia’s Economy Grows 2.5% as RBA Holds Rates, Warns of Inflation Risks

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🇦🇺 Australia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Australia’s GDP grew 2.5% year-on-year, according to Noosa Today reporting on 2026-08-17. The Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates unchanged, as reported by equiti.com on 2026-08-18. RBA’s Hauser warned that higher rates are possible if inflation risks crystallise, per … Read more

🇦🇺 Australia’s Per Capita Economy Falls Behind Canada as Rate Hikes Bite Households

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🇦🇺 Australia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Australia’s per capita economy underperformed Canada’s growthless figure as of August 4, 2026, per MacroBusiness. New Zealand workers are migrating to Australia for jobs, reported by MacroBusiness on August 5, 2026. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate rises have increased … Read more

🇦🇺 Australia Inflation Slows to 3.8%, Easing Pressure on Mortgage Holders

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🇦🇺 Australia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Annual inflation slowed to 3.8% in the year to June 2026, below market forecasts, according to Reuters on July 29, 2026. The trimmed mean measure of core inflation held steady at 3.6%, per IndexBox on July 29, 2026. Markets have … Read more

🇦🇺 Australia’s Real Unemployment Hits 11.7% as Interest Rate Uncertainty Grows

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🇦🇺 Australia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Real unemployment in Australia rose 1% to 11.7% in June 2026 — Roy Morgan Research, July 14 A fourth interest rate rise is more likely if the Trump-Iran conflict is not resolved within a week — The Guardian, July 14 … Read more

Australia’s Inflation Stays Stubborn at 3.6%, RBA Holds Rates at 4.10%

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Australia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Inflation: Australia CPI 3.6% in Q1 2026, still above RBA target. Source: ABS, April 2026 Central Bank Rate: 4.10% (held). Next decision: RBA 6 August 2026. Source: Reserve Bank of Australia GDP: 0.8% Q1 2026 quarterly. 2.3% (2025) annual. Focus: Mining … Read more