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RBA Glossary definition for CPI
CPI – Consumer Price Index. A general measure of price inflation for the household sector compiled and published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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Inflation and Disinflation in Australia: 1950–91 | Conference – 1992
31 Dec 1950
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rises in award wages had amounted to only about 80 per cent on average of the relevant CPI increases. ... It was an experiment with the market. But State industrial tribunals continued to award across the board increases related to CPI movements.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1992/stevens.html
The Real Exchange Rate in Sticky Price Models: Does Investment Matter?
2 Dec 2008
Research Workshop
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Reserve Bank of Australia Workshop 2008: Monetary Policy in Open Economies
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/workshops/research/2008/sondergaard.pdf
The Case for Inflation Targeting in East Asian Countries | Conference – 2001
24 Jul 2001
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Share in. CPI. Emerging market economies. Malaysia. 3.7. 0.9. 35. 5.1. ... the definition of the target inflation rate – that is, whether the targeted rate is the CPI inflation rate published by the statistical bureau or another underlying rate;.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2001/debelle.html
The Debate on Alternatives for Monetary Policy in Australia | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
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keeping the level of the CPI constant. ... The argument is that this would provide an automatic mechanism guaranteeing general price stability – in effect, whenever the CPI was above its target level, the public would have the right to
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/edey.html
Discussion | Conference – 2018
12 Apr 2018
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variables, (ii) for prices, and (iii) also for consumer price index (CPI) inflation. ... This is the case for the real and nominal variables, and also for the common component of CPI inflation.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/hartigan-morley-disc.html
Evaluating Simple Monetary-policy Rules for Australia | Conference – 1997
21 Jul 1997
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RBA Annual Conference – 1997 Evaluating Simple Monetary-policy Rules for Australia Gordon de Brouwer and James O'Regan. Generally, the ultimate objectives of monetary policy are low and stable inflation and maximum sustainable economic growth.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1997/de-brouwer-oregan.html
Trade, Multinationals and Labour | Conference – 1994
11 Jul 1994
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A second major compositional difference between the CPI and the business sector output used in measuring productivity is housing. ... Between 1979 and 1991, the index of shelter prices increased by 17 per cent more rapidly than the rest of the CPI.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1994/lawrence.html
Tests of Simple Targeting Rules for Monetary Policy
2 Dec 2008
Research Workshop
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Reserve Bank of Australia Workshop 2008: Monetary Policy in Open Economies
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/workshops/research/2008/otto.pdf
Monetary and Macroprudential Policies: The Case for a Separation of Powers | Conference – 2018
12 Apr 2018
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The MPC's primary target is inflation, as measured by the rate of change of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). ... We get to see the CPI every month, it's never revised, and it's therefore reasonably clear over time whether the target has been reached.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2018/broadbent.html
News and Interest Rate Expectations: A Study of Six Central Banks
27 Nov 2006
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RBA Conference Volume 2004
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2004/pdf/connolly-kohler.pdf