Economic Buzz: Australia Wage Price Index Jumps 2.6% On Year In Q2

17 Aug 2022 , 02:12 PM

The wage price index in Australia was up 2.6 percent on year in the second quarter of 2022, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported. On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, wages rose 0.7 percent – again missing forecasts for 0.8 percent but unchanged from the previous three months. Private sector wages rose 2.7 percent over the year to June quarter 2022, the highest seasonally adjusted rate of growth for the sector since September 2013. Public sector wages rose 2.4 percent over the year.Powered by Commodity Insights