Australia Inflation Slows to 7% in Q1
Australia Inflation Slows to 7% in Q1
澳大利亞第一季度通貨膨脹率放緩至7％
Headline annual inflation growth slowed to 7 per cent in the first quarter, from 7.8 per cent in the December period. Consensus expected CPI growth of 6.9 per cent.
總體年通貨膨脹率增長從12月份的7.8％放緩至第一季度的7％。共識預計消費者價格指數將增長6.9％。
Core CPI, which is the RBA’s preferred measure, cooled to 6.6 per cent from 6.9 per cent. Economists had expected a reading of 6.7 per cent.
核心消費者價格指數是澳洲聯儲的首選指標，從6.9％降至6.6％。經濟學家此前預計讀數爲6.7％。
The local sharemarket pared losses after core inflation, the RBA’s preferred measure, cooled more than expected in the first quarter, bolstering the case for the central bank to leave rates on hold.
澳大利亞央行首選的核心通貨膨脹率在第一季度降溫幅度超過預期，這爲央行維持利率不變的理由提供了支持，此後，當地股市縮減了跌幅。