Markets Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Currency 0.71 0.71 0.72 0.72 0.73
Stock Market (points) 9263.60 9153 8893 8713 8537
Government Bond 10Y (%) 4.97 4.95 4.86 4.8 4.75

Overview Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
GDP Growth Rate (%) 0.30 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 2.50 1.4 0.8 1 1.2
Unemployment Rate (%) 4.40 4.6 4.9 5 4.8
Inflation Rate (%) 3.80 4.1 4.2 4 3.7
Inflation Rate MoM (%) -0.10 1 0.7 0.6 0.7
Interest Rate (%) 4.35 4.35 4.35 4.35 4.35
Balance of Trade (AUD Million) 1929.00 -1000 600 1000 400
Current Account (AUD Million) -27123.00 -20000 -16000 -3700 2500
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP) -3.70 -3.6 -3 -2.8 -2.3
Business Confidence (points) -5.00 -9 -11 -16 -7
Manufacturing PMI (points) 52.00 50.2 49.8 51.5 52
Services PMI (points) 53.60 52.5 51.9 51 52
Consumer Confidence (points) 83.90 84 83 86 87
Building Permits (Units) 18328.00 19329 16413 17811 18951
Government Debt to GDP (% of GDP) 18.80 19.9
Government Budget (% of GDP) -1.60 -2.1

GDP Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
GDP Growth Rate (%) 0.30 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 2.50 1.4 0.8 1 1.2
GDP Constant Prices (AUD Million) 695945.00 697666 699593 702904 704296
Gross National Product (AUD Million) 667484.00 670606 669438 674159 675494
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (AUD Million) 175229.00 171189 171468 176981 177332
GDP from Agriculture (AUD Million) 14602.00 14437 14710 14748 14777
GDP from Construction (AUD Million) 48529.00 48884 48494 49014 49111
GDP from Manufacturing (AUD Million) 35961.00 35836 35809 36321 36393
GDP from Mining (AUD Million) 69945.00 70040 71497 70644 70784
GDP from Public Administration (AUD Million) 36132.00 36492 36348 36493 36566
GDP from Utilities (AUD Million) 15245.00 15547 15509 15397 15428
GDP (USD Billion) 1798.52 1811
GDP per Capita (USD) 61368.61 61798
GDP per Capita PPP (USD) 60194.06 60615
Full Year GDP Growth (%) 2.60 0.7

Labour Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Unemployment Rate (%) 4.40 4.6 4.9 5 4.8
Employed Persons (Thousand ) 14823.30 14690 14620 14611 14615
Unemployed Persons (Thousand ) 686.80 699 710 708 705
Employment Change (Persons) 76343.00 19800 24000 18400 12000
Labor Force Participation Rate (%) 67.00 66.5 66.4 66.3 66.4
Youth Unemployment Rate (%) 10.70 10.9 11.2 11.3 11.1
Productivity (points) 99.60 100 100 100 100
Labour Costs (points) 108.70 111 111 112 112
Job Vacancies (Thousand) 329.50 325 320 322 330
Job Advertisements (%) 0.80 -0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4
Wages (AUD/Week) 1562.40 1595 1616 1616 1616
Wages in Manufacturing (AUD/Week) 1770.30 1774 1830 1830 1830
Wage Growth (%) 3.30 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4
Minimum Wages (AUD/week) 1004.90 1005
Population (Million) 27.70 28.2

Prices Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Inflation Rate (%) 3.80 4.1 4.2 4 3.7
Inflation Rate MoM (%) -0.10 1 0.7 0.6 0.7
Consumer Price Index CPI (points) 102.03 104 105 107 106
Core Consumer Prices (points) 107.39 108 109 110 111
Core Inflation Rate (%) 3.60 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3
GDP Deflator (points) 105.80 109 110 110 110
Producer Prices (points) 140.00 143 144 144 145
Producer Prices Change (%) 3.60 4.7 4.6 4.4 3.7
Food Inflation (%) 3.30 3.6 4 3.7 3.5
Trimmed Mean CPI QoQ (%) 0.80 1 0.8 0.8 0.7
Trimmed Mean CPI YoY (%) 3.60 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3
MI Inflation Gauge MoM (%) 1.00 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.2
Import Prices MoM (%) 5.70 1.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
Commodity Prices YoY (%) 15.40 17 12 8 5
Export Prices MoM (%) 1.10 1.3 0.6 0.7 0.6
CPI Housing Utilities (points) 104.27 104 105 107 108
CPI Transportation (points) 98.64 99.63 100 101 102
Inflation Expectations (%) 4.70 5.5 5.4 5 4.5

Money Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Interest Rate (%) 4.35 4.35 4.35 4.35 4.35
Interbank Rate (%) 4.35 4.35 4.35 4.35 4.35
Foreign Exchange Reserves (AUD Million) 102520.00 102000 105000 108000 112000
Central Bank Balance Sheet (AUD Million) 360675.00 369000 372000 370000 373000
Loans to Private Sector (AUD Billion) 1427.81 1432 1457 1479 1521
Deposit Interest Rate (%) 3.30 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3
Loan Growth (%) 8.50 8.2 7.6 7.2 6.5

Trade Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Balance of Trade (AUD Million) 1929.00 -1000 600 1000 400
Current Account (AUD Million) -27123.00 -20000 -16000 -3700 2500
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP) -3.70 -3.6 -3 -2.8 -2.3
Imports (AUD Million) 45768.00 46500 45900 46100 46500
Exports (AUD Million) 47696.00 45500 46500 47100 46900
Tourist Arrivals 609040.00 720000 1180600 871600 701000

Business Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Business Confidence (points) -5.00 -9 -11 -16 -7
Manufacturing PMI (points) 52.00 50.2 49.8 51.5 52
Services PMI (points) 53.60 52.5 51.9 51 52
Bankruptcies (Companies) 1333.00 1200 1250 1190 1200
Corporate Profits (AUD Million) 132650.00 128756 135531 133977 134242
Total Vehicle Sales (Units) 103656.00 104500 100500 109500 128000
Car Registrations (Units) 13393.00 14500 12500 14500 16200
Leading Economic Index (%) 0.00 -0.4 -0.1 0.3 0.2
Small Business Sentiment (points) -2.00 -10 -7 -2 -4
Industry Index (points) -29.90 -23 -22 -20 -18
Industry Index Construction (points) -40.60 -27 -26 -22 -18
Industry Index Manufacturing (points) -19.60 -20 -21 -17 -14
Composite PMI (points) 53.20 51 48 50.5 52
Business Inventories (%) 0.50 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.4
Private Investment (%) 6.50 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3

Consumer Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Consumer Confidence (points) 83.90 84 83 86 87
Consumer Spending (AUD Million) 357793.00 359487 358828 361371 362087
Disposable Personal Income (AUD Million) 456254.00 451536 458136 460817 461729
Personal Savings (%) 6.20 7.5 8 7.7 7.4
Consumer Credit (AUD Billion) 2568.43 2473 2507 2548 2599
Private Sector Credit (%) 0.80 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Housing Credit (%) 0.60 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Gasoline Prices (USD/Liter) 1.27 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.7
Bank Lending Rate (%) 10.76 10.76 10.76 10.76 10.76

Housing Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Building Permits (Units) 18328.00 19329 16413 17811 18951
Mortgage Rate (Percent) 6.20 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2
Building Permits MoM (%) 7.20 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.6
Building Permits YoY (%) 8.90 6.2 3 3 3.4
CoreLogic Dwelling Prices MoM (%) -0.70 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2
Construction Output (%) 3.40 -0.7 0.2 0.5 0.6
Home Loans (AUD Million) 65315.00 64500 63800 63800 62900

Government Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Government Debt to GDP (% of GDP) 18.80 19.9
Government Budget (% of GDP) -1.60 -2.1
Government Spending to GDP (% of GDP) 26.60 26.8