Insights into the rental market based on a large dataset used to measure Rents in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) ...

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.1 per cent in April, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Sean Crick, ABS head of labour statistics, ...

The monthly CPI indicator rose 2.4% in the 12 months to February. The largest contributors to the annual movement were Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.1%), Alcohol and tobacco (+6.7%), and ...

Desert ecosystems make up 50% of Australia’s terrestrial landscape, or 383.8 million hectares. In 2020–21, half of Australia’s mangroves had at least 80% canopy cover. Between 2015–16 and 2020–21, 4% ...

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods increased $1,409m in November. Goods credits (exports) rose $2,010m (4.8%) driven by Other rural. Goods debits (imports) rose $601m (1.7%) driven by Fuels and ...

The monthly CPI indicator rose 2.1% in the 12 months to October. The most significant price rises at the Group level were Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.3%), Recreation and culture (+4.3%), and ...

The monthly CPI indicator rose 2.1% in the 12 months to September. The most significant price rises at the Group level were Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.3%), Alcohol and tobacco (+6.3%), and ...

Rents in Sydney and Melbourne have recorded rises for the second consecutive quarter. Price rises this quarter were driven by both houses and other dwellings, which includes flats and townhouses.

The CPI weights are typically updated each year in the December quarter. This is to ensure the weights used in the CPI basket reflect contemporary household spending patterns. With the continued ...

The total number of dwelling units commenced fell 1.1% to 40,293 dwellings. New private sector house commencements rose 1.7% to 25,732 dwellings. New private sector other residential commencements ...

New dwelling prices, which capture new builds and major renovations, rose 5.1% in the 12 months to August and have remained around 5% since August 2023, with builders passing on higher costs for ...

The Australian economy rose 0.1% in seasonally adjusted chain volume measures In nominal terms, GDP rose 1.4% The terms of trade rose 0.2% Household saving to income ratio fell to 0.9% from 1.6% ...