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RBA Glossary definition for inflation target
inflation target – A tool to guide monetary policy expressed as a preferred range or figure for the rate of increase in prices over a period. In Australia, the inflation target is between 2 and 3 per cent per annum on average over the course of the business cycle.
RBA Glossary definition for inflation
inflation – A measure of the change (increase) in the general level of prices.
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The Implications of Recent Changes to the Consumer Price Index for Monetary Policy and the Inflation Target
10 Oct 1998
Bulletin
– October 1998
Bulletin – October 1998 The Implications of Recent Changes to the Consumer Price Index for Monetary Policy and the Inflation Target. ... Download 35. KB. Since 1993, the conduct of monetary policy in Australia has been based on an inflation target.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/oct/1.html
Inflation Expectations and Economic Literacy
25 Jan 2024
Bulletin
– January 2024
The level of community awareness and understanding of basic economic issues can influence a central bank’s ability to achieve its goals, such as by anchoring the public’s inflation expectations in line with its inflation target.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/inflation-expectations-and-economic-literacy.html
Bulletin
18 Apr 2024
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/
Inflation Expectations in Advanced Economies
16 Mar 2017
Bulletin
– March 2017
Anchored inflation expectations are important for price stability because expectations affect current actions. Although all inflation expectations measures provide some information about future inflation, professional forecasters have been the most
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/mar/4.html
Measures of Inflation Expectations in Australia
15 Dec 2016
Bulletin
– December 2016
Inflation expectations have an important influence on wage growth and price inflation. Expectations differ across agents and time and, accordingly, the Reserve Bank monitors a range of measures. This article discusses why inflation expectations are
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/dec/3.html
January | 2024
25 Jan 2024
Bulletin
Insights into the economy and financial system from teams throughout the Reserve Bank of Australia
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/
Monetary Policy and Inflation Targeting
10 Oct 1997
Bulletin
– October 1997
The adoption of inflation targets has played an important role in anchoring inflation expectations. ... Unlike in some other countries, the Australian inflation target was implemented only after inflation had been reduced.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/oct/3.html
Data Availability
25 Mar 2024
Chart Pack
Data availability for graphs included in the Bank's monthly ‘Chart Pack’
https://www.rba.gov.au/chart-pack/data-availability.html
Inflation and the Cost of Living
20 Mar 2014
Bulletin
– March 2014
This article looks at increases in the cost of living for Australian households over the past decade. Inflation as measured by changes in the consumer price index (CPI) overstates ‘true’ increases in the cost of living due to a number of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/mar/4.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1997
Bulletin
– November 1997
Inflation had begun to decline to rates much more consistent with the Bank's medium-term inflation target, having been slightly above target for a year or so previously. ... While current rates of growth of wages and salaries are still consistent with
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/nov/2.html