Economic Buzz: Australia wage growth accelerates in Q1
The wage price index advanced 3.4 percent on a yearly basis in the first quarter, following a 3.2 percent rise a quarter ago.
Quarter-on-quarter, wages grew 0.9 percent after rising 0.7 percent in the preceding quarter.
Annual wage growth in private sector was unchanged from the December quarter at 3.3 percent. At the same time, public sector wage growth was higher than the private sector at 3.6 percent in the March quarter.
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