Analysts at Westpac offer a sneak peek at what to expect from Wednesday’s Australian CPI report slated for release at 0130 GMT.
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“We anticipate another 0.4% print, lifting the annual figure to 2.1%.
Core “¦. We anticipate 0.5%qtr, 1.9%yr.
In short, inflation is at the bottom of the RBA’s target band at a time of weak wages growth, intense competition across retail and supermarkets, as well as a housing slowdown.”