Research Guides: Economics11 Macroeconomics: Inflation

RBA: Inflation Explorer
The Inflation Explorer is an interactive tool that lets the user explore how prices of individual goods and services, and overall inflation, have changed over time.The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the most well-known indicator of inflation in Australia. It measures the percentage change in the price of a ‘basket’ of goods and services, including thousands of items that Australians typically purchase, sorted into 87 categories and 11 groups.

Clickview: Macroeconomics - Inflation

Inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services over time. This video explains how inflation rates are calculated, explores the factors that lead to variation in inflation rate and describes the impact that high and low inflation rates can have on people’s daily lives.