Monthly Updates

The Perth CPI rose by 1.2% in March, to be up by 4.6% through the year. Western Australian employment rose by 8.5k in March, while the unemployment rate was steady at a low 4.2%.

The RBA increased the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.10% in March. Western Australian state final demand rose by 0.5% in Q4 2025, to be up by 3.2% through the year

The RBA increased the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.85% in February. The Perth CPI increased by 0.3% in January, to be up by 4.9% through the year. Western Australian employment edged down by 1.3k in January, but the unemployment rate was the lowest in the nation, at just 3.4%.

The RBA has increased the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.85% in early February. The Perth CPI increased by 0.2% in Q4, the least of all capital cities, to be up by 3.9% through the year.

Real state final demand rose 1.0% in Q3 2025, to be up 3.1% from a year earlier. Western Australian employment fell 3.6k in November, while the trend unemployment rate was steady at 4.4%. Household spending rose 1.1% in Western Australia in October and was 8.2% higher in year-ended terms.

Western Australian gross state product rose by 1.3% in 2024-25, with state final demand up by 3.0%. The annual rate of Perth CPI inflation dropped 0.7ppts to 4.3% in October. WA wages growth accelerated to 4.0% YoY in Q3, while the unemployment rate ebbed to 4.1% in October. According to Cotality, Perth home prices rose by 2.4% in November.