Australia's Q4 2015 inflation data beats expectations

Ivan Delgado Independent Analyst

FXStreet (Bali) - Australia's Q4 2015 core CPI number surprised to the upside despite the disinflationary global trend elsewhere, adding to the case of the RBA potentially holding to its neutral bias.

Main headlines

Australia RBA trimmed mean CPI (QoQ) came at +0.6% vs +0.5% and +0.3% last

Australia RBA trimmed mean CPI (YoY) stood at +2.1% vs 2.1% exp and last.

Australia Consumer Price Index (YoY) came at +1.7% vs 1.6% exp and 1.5% last

Australia Consumer Price Index (QoQ) came in at 0.4% vs 0.3% exp and +0.5% last

Key points Q4

THE ALL GROUPS CPI: rose 0.4% this quarter, compared with a rise of 0.5% last quarter. rose 1.7% over the twelve months to the December quarter 2015, compared with a rise of 1.5% over the twelve months to the September quarter 2015.

OVERVIEW OF CPI MOVEMENTS: The most significant price rises this quarter are tobacco (+7.4%), domestic holiday travel and accommodation (+5.9%) and international holiday travel and accommodation (+2.4%). The most significant offsetting price falls this quarter are automotive fuel (-5.7%), telecommunication equipment and services (-2.4%) and fruit (-2.6%).

Author

Ivan Delgado

Independent Analyst

Established in the Asian continent since 2009, Ivan studied a degree in Business at the University Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), while also earning a postgraduate degree in Business Administration.

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