Consumer confidence continues to decline

Consumer confidence continues to decline

The index decreased in all states except Victoria and Queensland with more people expecting inflation to become a concern indicated in the “Weekly inflation expectations” that rose 0.1 percentage points to 6.1 per cent. Four of the five confidence subindices declined...
CPI rises for 1.8% again in Q3

CPI rises for 1.8% again in Q3

The CPI rose 1.8 per cent in the September quarter and 7.3 per cent annually, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Program manager of prices at the ABS, Michelle Marquardt, said this quarter’s increase matches that of last...