Is low inflation a myth?

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By Leith van Onselen

The Australian’s Adam Creighton has penned another thought-provoking piece questioning whether inflation is really as low as suggested by the official statistics:

Australia’s ­official inflation rate, which has hovered between 1 and 2 per cent a year for the past few years, is trotted out as evidence of low inflation. But the figure has little relationship with anyone’s actual budgeting experience.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.