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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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Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 1998
Bulletin
– May 1998
Reserve Bank Bulletin – May 1998 Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy. Download the complete Statement 343. KB. Introduction. The Australian economy recorded a favourable combination of good growth and low inflation in 1997. Real non-farm GDP
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/may/2.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
Devaluation and Inflation
10 May 1993
Bulletin
– May 1993
As Graph 1 shows, the increase in import prices following the recent exchange rate depreciation has not been reflected (at least to this point) in a pick up in the CPI.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1993/may/1.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1997
Bulletin
– November 1997
Reserve Bank Bulletin – November 1997 Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy. Download the complete Statement 336. KB. Introduction. During 1997, the Australian economy has been gradually emerging from a mild slowdown which began during 1995 and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/nov/2.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2003
Bulletin
– May 2003
This has resulted in a sharp fall in import prices and a broader deceleration of the prices of traded goods in the CPI. ... This is placing some upward pressure on domestically sourced inflation, with the non-tradables component of the CPI rising by 4.1
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/nov/1.html
Commodity Prices and Macroeconomic Policy: An Australian Perspective
10 Jul 2008
Bulletin
– July 2008
We have an inflation target for monetary policy, aimed at achieving an average CPI inflation rate of between 2 and 3 per cent over time. ... In the final analysis, the important question is not what ‘special factors’ might have pushed up particular
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2008/jul/2.html
The Economy and Financial Markets
10 Feb 2000
Bulletin
– February 2000
During the first half of 2000, the Bank expects CPI inflation on a year-ended basis to rise to around 2 per cent. ... During the September quarter, the CPI will record a sharp increase as a result of the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/feb/1.html
Measuring the Real Exchange Rate
10 Nov 2001
Bulletin
– November 2001
Adjusting for the effect that changes in indirect tax rates have on the CPI is also desirable. ... In Australia's case the underlying CPI has also been adjusted for the recent change in indirect taxation arrangements.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2001/nov/2.html
The Exchange Rate and Consumer Prices
10 Sep 2011
Bulletin
– September 2011
The bulk of this effect comes from manufactured goods, which have represented around one quarter of the CPI basket during the inflation-targeting period. ... The models outlined here use a measure of underlying inflation (the trimmed mean), rather than
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/sep/2.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 1997
Bulletin
– May 1997
The March quarter CPI result confirms that underlying inflation has returned to an annual rate of close to 2 per cent, and the prospects of inflation remaining low in the near
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1997/may/1.html