Economic Insights

Economic Indicators

Commentary and analysis of key economic data and developments.

Latest Updates

A snapshot of the latest in economic indicators from our Economic Services team.
  • 03 Feb 2026 Building Approvals December 2025
    Dwelling approvals dropped a seasonally adjusted 14.9% in December, exceeding market expectations of a 6.4% fall.
  • 28 Jan 2026 CPI December & Q4 2025
    The headline CPI rose by 0.6% in Q4 2025, in line with market expectations, taking the annual rate of headline inflation to 3.6%.
  • 22 Jan 2026 Labour Force December 2025
    Seasonally adjusted employment bounced by 65.2k in December, exceeding market expectations of a 27.0k gain. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate saw an unexpected 0.2ppts decline to a seven-month low of 4.1%.

All Economic Indicators

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  • Balance of Payments

    Measuring economic transactions between Australia and the rest of the world.

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  • Building Approvals

    A breakdown of building work approved within Australia over the last month.

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  • CPI Inflation

    The most recent data on consumer price inflation across Australia.

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  • Employment

    A snapshot of employment and participation within the Australian labour force.

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  • GDP

    Measures the total market value of all goods and services produced in Australia.

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  • Household Spending

    Data on both monthly and quarterly household spending

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  • Trade Balance

    A summary of developments in Australian foreign trade over the most recent month.

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  • Wages

    Measuring changes in wage price indices for individual industries and states.

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