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Insights into the rental market based on a large dataset used to measure Rents in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) ...
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.1 per cent in April, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Sean Crick, ABS head of labour statistics, ...
Desert ecosystems make up 50% of Australia’s terrestrial landscape, or 383.8 million hectares. In 2020–21, half of Australia’s mangroves had at least 80% canopy cover. Between 2015–16 and 2020–21, 4% ...
The total number of dwelling units commenced rose 4.6% to 43,247 dwellings. New private sector house commencements rose 5.2% to 27,651 dwellings. New private sector other residential commencements ...
The seasonally adjusted balance on goods increased $1,409m in November. Goods credits (exports) rose $2,010m (4.8%) driven by Other rural. Goods debits (imports) rose $601m (1.7%) driven by Fuels and ...
The monthly CPI indicator rose 2.1% in the 12 months to September. The most significant price rises at the Group level were Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.3%), Alcohol and tobacco (+6.3%), and ...
Rents in Sydney and Melbourne have recorded rises for the second consecutive quarter. Price rises this quarter were driven by both houses and other dwellings, which includes flats and townhouses.
The CPI weights are typically updated each year in the December quarter. This is to ensure the weights used in the CPI basket reflect contemporary household spending patterns. With the continued ...
The monthly CPI indicator rose 3.8% in the 12 months to June. The most significant price rises were Housing (+5.5%), Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.3%), Alcohol and tobacco (+6.9%) and Transport ...
The Australian economy rose 0.1% in seasonally adjusted chain volume measures In nominal terms, GDP rose 1.4% The terms of trade rose 0.2% Household saving to income ratio fell to 0.9% from 1.6% ...