| Date | Time | Country | Event | F'Cast | Prev |
| Mon. Feb 6 | All Day | N.Z. | Bank Holiday | ||
| Mon. Feb 6 | 10:30am | Aust. | MI Inflation Gauge m/m | 0.5% | |
| Mon. Feb 6 | 11:30am | Aust. | Retail Sales m/m | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Mon. Feb 6 | 11:30am | Aust. | ANZ Job Advertisements m/m | -0.9% | |
| Tue. Feb 7 | 8:45am | N.Z. | Labor Cost Index q/q | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Tue. Feb 7 | 9:30am | Aust. | AIG Construction Index | 41.0 | |
| Tue. Feb 7 | 2:30pm | Aust. | Cash Rate | 4.00% | 4.25% |
| Tue. Feb 7 | 2:30pm | Aust. | RBA Rate Statement | ||
| Wed. Feb 8 | 10:30am | Aust. | Westpac Consumer Sentiment | 2.4% | |
| Thu. Feb 9 | 8:45am | N.Z. | Employment Change q/q | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Thu. Feb 9 | 8:45am | N.Z. | Unemployment Rate | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| Fri. Feb 10 | 11:30am | Aust. | RBA Monetary Policy Statement |
Recent Headlines
Consumer Price Index: No change in CPI in the December quarter 2011; rises 3.1% through the year (released 25 January 2012)
Labour Force: Aggregate monthly hours worked increased 5.6 million hours to 1,622.0 million hours in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012)
Labour Force: Unemployment decreased 3,800 persons to 629,900 in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012)
Labour Force: Employment decreased 29,300 persons to 11,421,300 in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012)
Labour Force: Unemployment rate at 5.2% in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012)
Labour Force: Participation rate decreased 0.3 pts to 65.2% in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012)
Population: Australia's estimated resident population reached 22,620,600 persons at 30 June 2011 (released 19 December 2011)
Population: Western Australia continues to have highest population growth rate at 2.4% (released 19 December 2011)
Population: Australia increased by 320,800 persons at 30 June 2011 (released 19 December 2011)
Economy grows by 1.0% (seasonally adjusted) in the September quarter 2011
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Consumer Price Index: No change in CPI in the December quarter 2011; rises 3.1% through the year (released 25 January 2012)
Labour Force: Aggregate monthly hours worked increased 5.6 million hours to 1,622.0 million hours in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012)
Labour Force: Unemployment decreased 3,800 persons to 629,900 in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012)
Labour Force: Employment decreased 29,300 persons to 11,421,300 in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012)
Labour Force: Unemployment rate at 5.2% in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012)
Labour Force: Participation rate decreased 0.3 pts to 65.2% in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012)
Population: Australia's estimated resident population reached 22,620,600 persons at 30 June 2011 (released 19 December 2011)
Population: Western Australia continues to have highest population growth rate at 2.4% (released 19 December 2011)
Population: Australia increased by 320,800 persons at 30 June 2011 (released 19 December 2011)
Economy grows by 1.0% (seasonally adjusted) in the September quarter 2011
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| Sep Q 11-Dec Q 11 | Dec Q 10-Dec Q 11 | |
| Weighted avg. of eight capital cities | % change | % change |
| All groups CPI | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages | -1.5 | 2.5 |
| Alcohol and tobacco | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Clothing and footwear | -0.5 | 2.6 |
| Housing | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Furnishings, household equipment and services | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Health | -1.2 | 3.6 |
| Transport | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Communication | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Recreation and culture | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Education | 0.0 | 5.8 |
| Insurance and financial services | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| CPI analytical series | ||
| All groups CPI, seasonally adjusted | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Trimmed mean | 0.6 | 2.6 |
