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RBA Glossary definition for Index of Commodity Prices
Index of Commodity Prices – A Reserve Bank of Australia-compiled index which provides a measure of price movements in rural and non-rural (including base metals) commodities in Australian Dollars (AUD), Special Drawing Rights (SDR) and United States Dollars (USD).
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The Economy and Economic Policies in 1976/77
26 Jun 2023
RBA Annual Report
– 1977
There was, however, some progress in reducing inflation in 1976/77. Broadly based price indexes (other than the consumer price index, movements in which have been heavily affected by special factors ... Both exports and imports were buoyant in 1976/77.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1977/eco-eco-policies.html
Problems of Economic Management
26 Jun 2023
RBA Annual Report
– 1976
In the first three quarters of 1975/6, a strong nexus continued between movements in the consumer price index and adjustments in award wage rates. ... A continuing rate of inflation faster than that of our trading partners would tend, in the absence of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1976/problems-of-economic-management.html
The Australian Economy
24 Jul 2023
RBA Annual Report
– 1975
The small rise in the volume of imports of goods during the year was combined with rapidly rising prices, so that in current price terms imports rose by 34 per cent ... The Sydney index of ordinary share prices fell by 5 per cent over 1974/75 as a whole;
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1975/australian-economy.html
Missing Growth from Creative Destruction Philippe Aghion, Antonin Bergeaud ...
20 Nov 2018
Research Workshop
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U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI), over 3% of items exit the market each month. ... Bils and Klenow, 2004). In the Producer Price Index (PPI) the figure is over 2%.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/workshops/research/2018/pdf/rba-workshop-2018-huiyu-li.pdf
Competition, Markups, and the Gains from International Trade
12 Dec 2011
Research Workshop
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Reserve Bank of Australia Workshop 2011
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/workshops/research/2011/pdf/edmond.pdf
Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2021
29 Sep 2022
RBA Annual Report
2021
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2021/pdf/2021-report.pdf
Economic Developments
9 Mar 2023
RBA Annual Report
– 1980
Other factors pushing the consumer price index upwards were increases in oil prices and a change in arrangements for health insurance. ... Important developments in the world economy in 1979/80 were an acceleration in inflation; a further sharp increase
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1980/economic-developments.html
Optimal Automatic Stabilizers
17 Jan 2017
Research Workshop
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/workshops/research/2016/pdf/rba-workshop-2016-mckay.pdf
Financial Developments
9 Mar 2023
RBA Annual Report
– 1980
The increases over these months were associated with increased capital inflow and high commodity prices. ... Against the background of buoyant share trading and prices, new equity issues increased very strongly.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1980/financial-developments.html
Economic Developments | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report - 1983
30 Jun 1983
Annual Report
As measured by the “Economist” index, commodity prices, in US dollars, were about 11 per cent higher in June 1983 than in June 1982. ... In contrast, for rural exports there was little change in average prices (increases for some commodities were
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1983/eco-developments.html