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Wage growth still not a major driver of price pressures

Even though wage growth surpassed 3% for the first time since 2012 last quarter, and unemployment is back at a record low, the tight labour market has not been a major driver of the recent surge in inflation. That gives Australia a better chance than other advanced economies of being able to tame inflation without having to go through a recession.

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