Inflation slightly slowed in October

The Reserve Bank expects inflation to peak at the end of the year at around 8%.

Inflation slightly slowed in October

New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show prices rose 6.9% from October 2021 to October 2022. This is slightly lower than the September inflation figure of 7.3%.

The Reserve Bank expects inflation to peak at the end of the year at around 8%.

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The fastest rising categories were housing (10.5%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (8.9%) and transport (7.4%).

The rising cost of housing was driven by increases in rents and in the cost of building new houses.

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