Markets Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Currency 0.69 0.7 0.7 0.71 0.71
Stock Market (points) 8607.00 8151 7974 7801 7801
Government Bond 10Y (%) 4.92 4.97 4.9 4.83 4.83

Overview Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
GDP Growth Rate (%) 0.80 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 2.60 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.5
Unemployment Rate (%) 4.30 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.5
Inflation Rate (%) 3.70 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.2
Inflation Rate MoM (%) 0.00 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Interest Rate (%) 4.10 4.35 4.35 4.35 3.35
Balance of Trade (AUD Million) 2631.00 4900 5100 7400 7400
Current Account (AUD Million) -21093.00 -8000 -10000 3700 3700
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP) -2.90 -0.2 -0.4 0.5 0.5
Services PMI (points) 46.60 52.5 53 52.6 53.2
Manufacturing PMI (points) 49.80 52 50.8 52.9 52.9
Business Confidence (points) -1.00 -4 -3 -2 2
Consumer Confidence (points) 91.60 87 89 91 93
Building Permits (Units) 19022.00 18101 17491 16085 14928
Government Debt to GDP (% of GDP) 43.80 42.6
Government Budget (% of GDP) 0.60 -1.2

GDP Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
GDP Growth Rate (%) 0.80 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 2.60 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.5
GDP Constant Prices (AUD Million) 693772.00 703626 708278 711810 711116
Gross National Product (AUD Million) 665945.00 676196 681309 683260 682594
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (AUD Million) 170135.00 168109 173774 174559 174388
GDP from Mining (AUD Million) 74721.00 75873 74974 76664 76589
GDP from Construction (AUD Million) 11230.00 11114 11488 11522 11511
GDP from Agriculture (AUD Million) 15078.00 15550 15136 15470 15455
GDP from Utilities (AUD Million) 15395.00 15490 15776 15795 15780
GDP from Manufacturing (AUD Million) 35442.00 35763 36369 36363 36328
GDP from Public Administration (AUD Million) 36060.00 36827 37032 36998 36962
GDP (USD Billion) 1752.19 1798
GDP per Capita (USD) 61211.90 62803
GDP per Capita PPP (USD) 60082.01 61644
Full Year GDP Growth (%) 2.60 2.6

Labour Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Unemployment Rate (%) 4.30 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.5
Unemployed Persons (Thousand ) 659.10 633 637 610 610
Employed Persons (Thousand ) 14748.70 14750 14700 14800 14800
Employment Change (Persons) 48933.00 -15600 15000 14900 14900
Labor Force Participation Rate (%) 66.90 67.4 67.2 67.3 67.3
Youth Unemployment Rate (%) 10.20 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.4
Labour Costs (points) 107.90 109 111 111 111
Productivity (points) 100.10 104 105 103 103
Job Vacancies (Thousand) 326.70 310 320 350 350
Job Advertisements (%) 3.20 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2
Wages in Manufacturing (AUD/Week) 1770.30 1769 1767 1823 1825
Wage Growth (%) 3.40 3.1 3 3 3.1
Minimum Wages (AUD/week) 948.00 976
Population (Million) 27.40 28.2

Prices Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Inflation Rate (%) 3.70 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.2
Inflation Rate MoM (%) 0.00 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Consumer Price Index CPI (points) 101.31 103 104 105 105
Core Inflation Rate (%) 3.30 3 2.5 2.4 2.3
Core Consumer Prices (points) 106.05 107 107 108 108
GDP Deflator (points) 105.40 108 109 110 109
Producer Prices (points) 137.70 139 140 140 141
Producer Prices Change (%) 3.50 2.5 2.3 2 2.1
Food Inflation (%) 3.10 2 2 2 2
MI Inflation Gauge MoM (%) -0.20 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2
Export Prices MoM (%) 3.20 -0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5
Commodity Prices YoY (%) 3.40 0 1 1.9 1.9
Trimmed Mean CPI YoY (%) 3.40 3 2.5 2.4 2.3
Import Prices MoM (%) 0.90 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3
Trimmed Mean CPI QoQ (%) 0.90 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
CPI Housing Utilities (points) 102.89 102 104 104 106
CPI Transportation (points) 99.28 99.68 100 100 101
Inflation Expectations (%) 5.20 3.5 3 2 2

Money Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Interest Rate (%) 4.10 4.35 4.35 4.35 3.35
Interbank Rate (%) 3.83 4.08 4.08 4.08 3.08
Central Bank Balance Sheet (AUD Million) 371933.00 405000 410000 420000 420000
Foreign Exchange Reserves (AUD Million) 105800.00 122000 120000 125000 125000
Loans to Private Sector (AUD Billion) 1363.61 1386 1418 1456 1465
Deposit Interest Rate (%) 2.85 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.1
Loan Growth (%) 7.80 7.5 7.3 7.5 7.4

Trade Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Balance of Trade (AUD Million) 2631.00 4900 5100 7400 7400
Current Account (AUD Million) -21093.00 -8000 -10000 3700 3700
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP) -2.90 -0.2 -0.4 0.5 0.5
Imports (AUD Million) 41428.00 41000 40500 43100 43100
Exports (AUD Million) 44059.00 45900 45600 50500 50500
Tourist Arrivals 716680.00 627000 680000 1280600 1280600

Business Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Services PMI (points) 46.60 52.5 53 52.6 53.2
Manufacturing PMI (points) 49.80 52 50.8 52.9 52.9
Business Confidence (points) -1.00 -4 -3 -2 2
Bankruptcies (Companies) 1260.00 890 920 850 850
Corporate Profits (AUD Million) 133922.00 127994 130199 137404 137270
Total Vehicle Sales (Units) 90712.00 130000 124500 104500 104500
Car Registrations (Units) 12642.00 16000 14500 22500 22500
Leading Economic Index (%) -0.10 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2
Small Business Sentiment (points) -2.00 5 4.9 5 5
Industry Index Construction (points) -31.40 3 2 1 2
Industry Index Manufacturing (points) -27.90 -15 -13 15 15
Industry Index (points) -23.60 -5 4 9 3
Composite PMI (points) 47.00 52.7 53.2 52.9 53.2
Business Inventories (%) -0.10 -0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5
Private Investment (%) 0.40 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

Consumer Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Consumer Confidence (points) 91.60 87 89 91 93
Consumer Spending (AUD Million) 355694.00 362291 364992 364942 364586
Disposable Personal Income (AUD Million) 453531.00 449578 458423 465323 464869
Personal Savings (%) 6.90 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.2
Consumer Credit (AUD Billion) 2508.16 2471 2509 2552 2571
Private Sector Credit (%) 0.60 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6
Housing Credit (%) 0.60 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Bank Lending Rate (%) 10.26 10.51 10.51 10.51 9.51
Gasoline Prices (USD/Liter) 1.74 1.71 1.46 1.22 1.22

Housing Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Building Permits (Units) 19022.00 18101 17491 16085 14928
New Home Sales (Units) 4080.00 3900 3870 3750 3750
CoreLogic Dwelling Prices MoM (%) 0.70 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4
Building Permits MoM (%) 29.70 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.9
Building Permits YoY (%) 14.00 2.8 2.2 2.5 2.5
Mortgage Rate (Percent) 5.50 5.75 5.75 5.75 4.75
Home Loans (AUD Million) 65315.00 61000 57000 64000 64000
Construction Output (%) -0.10 1.2 1.7 0.3 0.3

Government Actual Q2/26 Q3/26 Q4/26 Q1/27
Government Debt to GDP (% of GDP) 43.80 42.6
Government Budget (% of GDP) 0.60 -1.2
Government Spending to GDP (% of GDP) 26.50 26.4