ABS data shows inflation still too high but tracking lower than anticipated
Australian mortgage-holders have “dodged a bullet’, with the Reserve Bank now less likely to hike rates next month after new data showed inflation unexpectedly eased to 3.8%, in the year to June, from 4%.
The hotly anticipated consumer price report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics had been seen by some economists as a “make-or-break” moment ahead of the RBA’s interest rate decision on 11 August.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/29/cpi-rate-inflation-rba-reserve-bank-australia-interest-rates
Author : Patrick Commins Economics editor
Publish date : 2026-07-29 04:21:00
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