Goldman Sachs chief economist Andrew Boak said Australian inflation remains slightly concerning. He expects June headline CPI to rise 0.2% m/m, keeping the YoY rate at 4.0% (RBA target ~2.5%). Boak forecasts the trimmed-mean CPI — a core measure — to rise 0.4% m/m, lifting the YoY rate by 10bps to 3.7%. Data are due July 29.

2026-07-17

Goldman Sachs chief economist Andrew Boak said Australian inflation remains slightly concerning. He expects June headline CPI to rise 0.2% m/m, keeping the YoY rate at 4.0% (RBA target ~2.5%). Boak forecasts the trimmed-mean CPI — a core measure — to rise 0.4% m/m, lifting the YoY rate by 10bps to 3.7%. Data are due July 29.