Australia's Headline CPI Rose 1.2% in September Quarter Boosted by Higher Fuel Prices
Australia's Headline CPI Rose 1.2% in September Quarter Boosted by Higher Fuel Prices
Australia’s inflation rate quickened in the September quarter, boosted by higher petrol prices, adding to pressure on the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates again.
在汽油價格上漲的推動下，澳大利亞的通貨膨脹率在9月份有所加快，這增加了儲備銀行再次加息的壓力。
The headline consumer price index rose 1.2 per cent in July-September, up from 0.8 per cent in the June quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Wednesday. Economists had expected the quarterly rate to come in 1.1 per cent.
澳大利亞統計局週三報告稱，7月至9月總體消費者物價指數上漲1.2％，高於6月季度的0.8％。經濟學家此前預計季度利率將爲1.1％。
At an annual rate, headline CPI was 5.4 per cent compared with 6.0 per cent in the June quarter. Economists had predicted the annual rate to come in at 5.3 per cent, extending the decrease from a peak in the December quarter of 7.8 per cent.
按年率計算，總體消費者價格指數爲5.4％，而6月季度爲6.0％。經濟學家曾預測年增長率爲5.3％，延續了12月季度7.8％的峯值降幅。
Why it matters: The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates since last year to combat inflation whilst still trying to engineer a soft economic landing. Governor Michele Bullock said on Tuesday she would not hesitate to raise rates further if there was a material upward revision to the outlook for inflation.
它爲何重要： 自去年以來，儲備銀行提高了利率以應對通貨膨脹，同時仍在努力策劃經濟軟着陸。州長米歇爾·布洛克週二表示，如果通貨膨脹前景大幅向上修正，她將毫不猶豫地進一步加息。
What has changed: Surging oil prices in the September quarter have driven up costs adding to global inflation pressures.
發生了什麼變化： 9月季度油價飆升推高了成本，加劇了全球通貨膨脹壓力。
What next: The RBA is due to meet on November 7, when it will decide whether to leave the cash rate at 4.1 per cent for a fifth consecutive month.
下一步是什麼： 澳洲聯儲定於11月7日舉行會議，屆時將決定是否連續第五個月將現金利率維持在4.1％。