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AU Wage Price Index q/q
It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when businesses pay more for labor the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer;
Source changed series calculation formula as of November 2003;
- AU Wage Price Index q/q Graph
- History
| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| May 12, 2026 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Aug 12, 2025 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| May 13, 2025 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | 0.7% | 0.8% |
0.9% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 0.8% | 0.9% |
0.9% |
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- AU Wage Price Index q/q News
From abs.gov.au|May 12, 2026The seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.8% this quarter. Over the twelve months to the March quarter, the WPI rose 3.3%. The private sector rose 0.8% and the public sector rose 0.5%, seasonally adjusted over the quarter. In original terms, the largest industry contributor to quarterly wages growth was Health care and social assistance (+0.7%). tables In March quarter 2026, seasonally adjusted, wages rose 0.8% for a third consecutive quarter, however growth was lower than the same time last year (+0.9% in March ...
- From abs.gov.au|Feb 17, 2026
The seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.8% this quarter. Over the twelve months to the December quarter, the WPI rose to 3.4%. Across both the private and public sector, seasonally adjusted wages rose 0.8%. In original terms, the largest industry contributor to quarterly wages growth was Health care and social assistance (+1.1%). chart table In December quarter 2025, seasonally adjusted, wages rose 0.8%, the same as September quarter 2025, but wage growth was higher than December quarter 2024 (+0.7%). Wage ...
From abc.net.au|Nov 18, 2025|1 commentAustralian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures show workers received an average base pay increase of 3.4 per cent over the year to September, in line with the previous quarter and economist forecasts. That pay rise has again slightly outpaced consumer price inflation, which rose to 3.2 per cent over the same period. It means the average worker saw a small increase in their purchasing power. However, the annual pay increase was slightly down on the same period a year earlier, when workers saw their base pay packets rise 3.5 per cent on ...
From abs.gov.au|Nov 18, 2025The seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.8% this quarter. Over the twelve months to the September 2025 quarter, the WPI rose 3.4%. The private sector rose 0.7% and the public sector rose 0.9%, seasonally adjusted, over the quarter. In original terms, the largest industry contributor to quarterly wages growth was Health care and social assistance (+1.5%). chart table In September 2025, seasonally adjusted wages rose 0.8% for the quarter, the same as June quarter 2025. Annual wage growth was 3.4% in the September ...
- From abs.gov.au|Aug 12, 2025
The seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.8% this quarter. Over the twelve months to the June 2025 quarter, the WPI rose 3.4%. The private sector rose 0.8% and the public sector rose 1.0%, seasonally adjusted, over the quarter. In original terms, the largest industry contributors to quarterly wages growth were Professional, scientific and technical services (+0.9%) and Public administration and safety (+1.1%). tables Seasonally adjusted, the WPI rose 0.8% this quarter. Private sector wages rose 0.8% and were the ...
- From abs.gov.au|May 13, 2025|7 comments
The seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.9% this quarter. Over the twelve months to the March 2025 quarter, the WPI rose 3.4%. The private sector rose 0.9% and the public sector rose 1.0%, seasonally adjusted, over the quarter. In original terms, the largest industry contributors to quarterly wages growth were Health care and social assistance (+1.4%) and Education and training (+1.3%). Seasonally adjusted, the WPI rose 0.9% this quarter. Private sector wages rose 0.9% and were the main contributor to growth, while ...
From pepperstone.com|May 11, 2025|4 commentsThe handover of risk into the new trading week is positive, and US equity futures will start the week reacting to the US-China weekend meeting on a solid footing, and as such, I remain skewed for higher levels through the week ahead in DM equity indices. Momentum is the tactical strategy to play, and at least for now I take the stance of buying into strength in the US500, NKY225, NAS100, AUS200, GER40, or HK50, for a continuation of the bull trend in place from the April lows. This same constructive outlook is also true of Bitcoin, ...
From abs.gov.au|Feb 18, 2025The seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.7% this quarter. Over the twelve months to the December quarter, the WPI rose 3.2%. The private sector rose 0.7% and the public sector rose 0.6%, seasonally adjusted, for the quarter. In original terms, the largest industry contributors to quarterly wages growth were Health care and social assistance (+0.6%), Manufacturing (+1.0%), and Construction (+0.7%). Seasonally adjusted, the WPI rose 0.7% this quarter. This was the equal lowest quarterly rise for the series since ...
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