Real household disposable income continues to fall

Friday 7 September 2018

The June quarter national accounts was another shocker for Australian households.

According to the ABS, the real average compensation per employee fell another 0.4% in the year to June 2018 to be 4.2% lower since March 2012:

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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.