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Disinflation Measured By Deflators Also Stalled In Q1

AUSTRALIA DATA

The implicit price deflators in the national accounts also stalled in Q1 consistent with CPI developments. While the GDP deflator eased to 2.4% y/y from 2.8% it rose 1.3% q/q, the third straight quarter above 1%. But domestically driven inflation is significantly higher at 4.5% y/y only slightly lower than Q4’s 4.6%. The household consumption deflator picked up to 4.7% y/y from 4.6% and private capex to 3.2% from 3%. Prices paid by the government returned to recent rates at 4.8% y/y. While this data is backward looking, it shows that domestic inflation remained high at the start of 2024 and little disinflationary progress was made.

Australia domestic IPDs y/y%

Source: MNI - Market News/ABS

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