The Wage Price Index released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is an indicator of labor cost inflation and of the tightness of labor markets. The Reserve Bank of Australia pays close attention to it when setting interest rates. A high reading is positive (or bullish) for the AUD, while a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).
The typical/expected impact on AUD pairs is Low.
Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/AUD pairs and bearish for AUD/xxx pairs.
| Date | Time | Actual | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | 01:30 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 18 February 2026 | 00:30 | 3.4% | - |
| 19 November 2025 | 00:30 | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| 13 August 2025 | 01:30 | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| 14 May 2025 | 01:30 | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| 19 February 2025 | 00:30 | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| 13 November 2024 | 00:30 | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| 13 August 2024 | 01:30 | 4.1% | - |
| 15 May 2024 | 01:30 | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| 21 February 2024 | 00:30 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| 15 November 2023 | 00:30 | 4% | 3.9% |
| 15 August 2023 | 01:30 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| 17 May 2023 | 01:30 | 3.7% | 3.6% |
| 22 February 2023 | 00:30 | 3.3% | 3.5% |
| 16 November 2022 | 00:30 | 3.1% | 3% |
| 17 August 2022 | 01:30 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| 18 May 2022 | 01:30 | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| 23 February 2022 | 00:30 | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| 17 November 2021 | 00:30 | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| 18 August 2021 | 01:30 | 1.7% | 1.9% |