Melbourne Institute Historical Time Series Data: Inflation Gauge

Monthly Data from August 2002. Covers:
-Inflation Gauge.
-Inflation Gauge Index.
-Trimmed Mean.
-Core Measure.

Part of Consumer Attitudes, Sentiments & Expectations (CASiE) in Australia. The survey is conduct monthly by telephone and the sample size is typically 1200 households. Each respondent is characterized by: gender, age, occupation, education, political party preference, home ownership, household income, and postcode. The Survey is used to compile the following Report: TD Securities - Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge. TD Securities and the Melbourne Institute have developed a monthly inflation indicator to give markets and policy makers a monthly update on inflation trends. Based on the ABS methodology for calculating the quarterly consumer price index, the TD Securities - Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge estimates month-to-month price movements for a wide-ranging basket of goods and services across the main capital cities of Australia. This report is produced monthly and is released with a lag of one month.