Breaking: Aussie CPI mainly in below expectations, AUD pressured
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Australian Consumer Price Index was seen steady in the first quarter after last quarter’s deceleration.
A positive surprise would have been expected to fuel a policy change debate for the central bank but the data has missed expectations and the Aussie is under pressure.
The outcome was as follows:
CPI data
- Australian CPI (QoQ) Q1: 0.6% (exp 0.9%; prev 0.9%).
- CPI (YoY) Q1: 1.1% (exp 1.4%; prev 0.9%).
- CPI Trimmed Mean (QoQ) Q1: 0.3% (exp 0.5%; prev 0.4%).
- CPI Trimmed Mean (YoY) Q1: 1.1% (exp 1.2%; prev 1.2%).
- CPI Weighted Median (QoQ) Q1: 0.4% (exp 0.5%; prev 0.5%).
- CPI Weighted Median (YoY) Q1: 1.3% (exp 1.3%; R prev 1.3%).
''Government assistance has had a big impact on the CPI and for the next few quarters the unwinding of those packages is set to boost inflation,'' analysts at Westpac said.
AUD/USD reaction and technical analysis
AUD/USD has dropped on the data as traders await the outcome of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.
From a longer-term perspective, the daily chart shows that the price may stall on the offer at an important structure of confluence where the 61.8% Fibo meets the 10-day EMA as a keen target to the downside within the support structure that would be expected to be the last defence.
Related analysis: AUD/NZD Price Analysis: Bulls holding the fort
Description of the Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index released by the RBA and republished by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. The trimmed mean is calculated as the weighted mean of the central 70% of the quarterly price change distribution of all CPI components, with the annual rates based on compounded quarterly calculations.
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