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A snapshot of the latest in economic indicators from our Economic Services team.- 25 Jun 2025 CPI May 2025The monthly CPI indicator suggested that the annual rate of consumer price inflation fell by 0.3ppts to 2.1% in May. This was a downside surprise to the market participants, who expected a smaller 0.1ppts decline to 2.3%. Annual trimmed mean inflation, which is the RBA’s favoured measure of underlying inflation, fell 0.4ppts to 2.4%, which is the lowest level since November 2021.
- 19 Jun 2025 Labour Force May 2025Employment declined a seasonally adjusted 2.5k in May, against the market expectations of a 21.2k gain. This followed an outsized increase of 87.6k in April (revised slightly down from 89.0k).
- 05 Jun 2025 Trade Balance April 2025Australia’s seasonally adjusted goods trade surplus fell to A$5,413m in April from A$6,892m in the previous month. The lower goods trade surplus in April resulted from a 2.4% fall in exports and, to a lesser extent, a 1.1% gain in imports.
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Select your preferred publication to find out more.- Balance of PaymentsRead more
Measuring economic transactions between Australia and the rest of the world.
- Building ApprovalsRead more
A breakdown of building work approved within Australia over the last month.
- CPI InflationRead more
The most recent data on consumer price inflation across Australia.
- EmploymentRead more
A snapshot of employment and participation within the Australian labour force.
- GDPRead more
Measures the total market value of all goods and services produced in Australia.
- Retail TradeRead more
Domestic developments in retail trade across industry groups and states.
- Trade BalanceRead more
A summary of developments in Australian foreign trade over the most recent month.
- WagesRead more
Measuring changes in wage price indices for individual industries and states.
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