According to the Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Inflationary Expectations released on Thursday, inflation expectations in Australia fell by 0.5% to 4.1% in May. The figure is 1.1% below the year-ago number and is at its lowest point since the third quarter of 2021. The survey also found that total pay is expected to grow by 1.2% over the next 12 months, indicating a broader pattern of moderating expected inflation and relatively stable wage expectations.