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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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Annual Performance Statement
9 Aug 2023
RBA Annual Report
- 2022
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/pdf/annual-performance-statement.pdf
Our Role
9 Aug 2023
RBA Annual Report
- 2022
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207KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/pdf/our-role.pdf
Governor's Foreword
9 Aug 2023
RBA Annual Report
- 2022
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150KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/pdf/governors-foreword.pdf
Operations in Financial Markets
9 Aug 2023
RBA Annual Report
- 2022
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764KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/pdf/operations-in-financial-markets.pdf
Communication and Community Engagement
9 Aug 2023
RBA Annual Report
- 2022
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/pdf/communication-and-community-engagement.pdf
International Financial Cooperation
9 Aug 2023
RBA Annual Report
- 2022
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555KB
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/pdf/international-financial-cooperation.pdf
Australia and the World Economy
26 Jun 2023
RBA Annual Report
– 1976
monetary growth, including the drawing of attention in some countries to monetary aggregates as targets or indicators of performance. ... Those where earlier policies were tightest seemed to have achieved greatest success against inflation.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1976/australia-and-the-world-economy.html
The World Economy and the Australian Balance of Payments
22 Jun 2023
RBA Annual Report
– 1977
economic activity towards which policies are directed should be gradual, so as not to rekindle inflation. ... Those countries using guidelines (or target ranges) for the growth of monetary aggregates mostly appear to have been reasonably close to their
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1977/world-economy-and-the-aus-balance-of-payments.html
Economic Developments and Monetary Policy
20 Jun 2023
RBA Annual Report
– 1979
During 1978/79, there were, in many countries, set-backs to efforts to reduce inflation. ... Inflation, after moderating for three years, stayed about the same as in 1977/78.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1979/eco-dev-mon-policy.html
Economic Developments
9 Mar 2023
RBA Annual Report
– 1988
This, plus some concerns about inflation, led to a gradual tightening in U.S. ... Import prices increased by only about 1 per cent, largely because of the strengthening Australian dollar and low inflation abroad.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1988/eco-developments.html