Markets Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Currency 0.70 0.7 0.7 0.71 0.71
Stock Market (points) 8765.10 8670 8491 8319 8151
Government Bond 10Y (%) 4.85 4.74 4.68 4.63 4.57

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 (%) 4.00 4.6 4.7 4 3.7
Inflation Rate MoM (%) -0.70 1 0.7 0.6 0.7
Interest Rate (%) 4.35 4.85 4.85 4.85 4.85
Balance of Trade (AUD Million) -3018.00 2000 2200 2300 2600
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP) -3.70 -3.6 -3 -2.8 -2.3
Current Account (AUD Million) -27123.00 -20000 -16000 -3700 2500
Services PMI (points) 50.50 47 48 51 52
Manufacturing PMI (points) 51.50 48 49 51.5 52
Business Confidence (points) -14.00 -24 -20 -16 -7
Consumer Confidence (points) 80.60 84 83 86 87
Building Permits (Units) 17019.00 19400 16453 17762 17598
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 Mining (AUD Million) 69945.00 70040 71497 70644 70784
GDP from Construction (AUD Million) 48529.00 48884 48494 49014 49111
GDP from Manufacturing (AUD Million) 35961.00 35836 35809 36321 36393
GDP from Public Administration (AUD Million) 36132.00 36492 36348 36493 36566
GDP from Utilities (AUD Million) 15245.00 15547 15509 15397 15428
GDP from Agriculture (AUD Million) 14602.00 14437 14710 14748 14777
GDP (USD Billion) 1798.52 1811
GDP per Capita (USD) 61368.61 61798
GDP per Capita PPP (USD) 60303.98 60726
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
Unemployed Persons (Thousand ) 671.30 699 710 708 705
Employed Persons (Thousand ) 14738.80 14690 14620 14611 14615
Employment Change (Persons) 40343.00 19800 24000 18400 12000
Labor Force Participation Rate (%) 66.70 66.5 66.4 66.3 66.4
Youth Unemployment Rate (%) 10.40 10.6 10.9 11 10.8
Labour Costs (points) 108.70 111 111 112 112
Productivity (points) 99.60 100 100 100 100
Job Vacancies (Thousand) 329.50 325 320 322 330
Job Advertisements (%) -0.20 -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 (%) 4.00 4.6 4.7 4 3.7
Inflation Rate MoM (%) -0.70 1 0.7 0.6 0.7
Consumer Price Index CPI (points) 102.09 105 106 107 106
Core Inflation Rate (%) 3.60 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.5
Core Consumer Prices (points) 107.05 109 110 110 111
GDP Deflator (points) 105.80 109 110 110 110
Producer Prices (points) 138.20 143 144 144 143
Producer Prices Change (%) 3.00 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 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7
Trimmed Mean CPI YoY (%) 3.50 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.5
Import Prices MoM (%) 0.10 1.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
Export Prices MoM (%) 0.50 1.3 0.6 0.7 0.6
MI Inflation Gauge MoM (%) -0.40 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4
Commodity Prices YoY (%) 16.90 17 12 8 5
CPI Housing Utilities (points) 103.80 105 105 107 108
CPI Transportation (points) 101.36 102 103 104 104
Inflation Expectations (%) 5.50 5.5 5.4 5 4.5

Money Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Interest Rate (%) 4.35 4.85 4.85 4.85 4.85
Interbank Rate (%) 4.35 4.85 4.85 4.85 4.85
Central Bank Balance Sheet (AUD Million) 363734.00 369000 372000 370000 373000
Foreign Exchange Reserves (AUD Million) 102520.00 102000 105000 108000 112000
Loans to Private Sector (AUD Billion) 1407.02 1428 1453 1475 1498
Deposit Interest Rate (%) 3.30 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8
Loan Growth (%) 8.20 7.9 7.3 6.9 6.5

Trade Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Balance of Trade (AUD Million) -3018.00 2000 2200 2300 2600
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP) -3.70 -3.6 -3 -2.8 -2.3
Current Account (AUD Million) -27123.00 -20000 -16000 -3700 2500
Exports (AUD Million) 43614.00 48500 49100 49400 49500
Imports (AUD Million) 46632.00 46500 46900 47100 46900
Tourist Arrivals 644770.00 720000 1180600 871600 701000

Business Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Services PMI (points) 50.50 47 48 51 52
Manufacturing PMI (points) 51.50 48 49 51.5 52
Business Confidence (points) -14.00 -24 -20 -16 -7
Bankruptcies (Companies) 1104.00 1200 1250 1190 1200
Corporate Profits (AUD Million) 132650.00 128756 135531 133977 134242
Total Vehicle Sales (Units) 131134.00 104500 100500 109500 128000
Car Registrations (Units) 15099.00 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 Construction (points) -38.10 -27 -26 -22 -18
Industry Index (points) -30.00 -23 -22 -20 -18
Industry Index Manufacturing (points) -16.80 -20 -21 -17 -14
Private Investment (%) 6.50 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3
Composite PMI (points) 50.40 47.6 48 50.5 52
Business Inventories (%) 0.50 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.4

Consumer Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Consumer Confidence (points) 80.60 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) 2549.37 2473 2507 2548 2580
Private Sector Credit (%) 0.70 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Housing Credit (%) 0.50 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Bank Lending Rate (%) 10.76 11.26 11.26 11.26 11.26
Gasoline Prices (USD/Liter) 1.10 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.7

Housing Actual Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27 Q2/27
Building Permits (Units) 17019.00 19400 16453 17762 17598
Building Permits YoY (%) 5.30 6.2 3 3 3.4
CoreLogic Dwelling Prices MoM (%) -0.40 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2
Building Permits MoM (%) -1.10 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.6
Mortgage Rate (Percent) 6.20 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7
Home Loans (AUD Million) 65315.00 64500 63800 63800 62900
Construction Output (%) 3.40 -0.7 0.2 0.5 0.6

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