January 08, 2025 04:24 GMT
GLOBAL MACRO: Australia’s Services Inflation Not As High As US & UK
GLOBAL MACRO
Previously the RBA had been concerned that Australian inflation was higher than other OECD countries. The picture is now mixed. However, Australia’s unemployment rate at 3.9% is below most developed markets contributing to the RBA’s extended monetary policy pause. In November underlying trimmed mean CPI rose 3.2% y/y, higher than the euro area, Norway and Canada but is now in line with the US, who has experienced stronger GDP growth. While services inflation has also been sticky in Australia rising 4.2% y/y in November, it is better than in the US (4.5%) and UK (5.0%) but still higher than the euro area and Norway.
OECD underlying CPI y/y%
Source: MNI - Market News/ABS/Refinitiv
OECD services CPI y/y%
Source: MNI - Market News/ABS/Refinitiv
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