{"id":165538,"date":"2022-06-02T17:30:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T07:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertyupdate.com.au\/?p=165538"},"modified":"2022-06-02T16:16:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T06:16:04","slug":"more-underwhelming-economic-data-for-the-rba-to-ponder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertyupdate.com.au\/more-underwhelming-economic-data-for-the-rba-to-ponder\/","title":{"rendered":"More underwhelming economic data for the RBA to ponder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest economic data released by the ABS has revealed a continuation of the underwhelming results reported since the RBA surprisingly increased official interest rates last month for the first time in over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>The ABS revealed that GDP increased by a moderate 0.8% over the March quarter - well below the 3.3% increase reported over the previous December quarter and similar to the modest pre-pandemic rates.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-165539 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ABS-GDP-Seasonally-Adjusted-March-Quarter-2022.png\" alt=\"Abs Gdp Seasonally Adjusted March Quarter 2022\" width=\"1254\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ABS-GDP-Seasonally-Adjusted-March-Quarter-2022.png 1254w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ABS-GDP-Seasonally-Adjusted-March-Quarter-2022-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ABS-GDP-Seasonally-Adjusted-March-Quarter-2022-1143x692.png 1143w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ABS-GDP-Seasonally-Adjusted-March-Quarter-2022-800x484.png 800w, https:\/\/cdn.propertyupdate.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ABS-GDP-Seasonally-Adjusted-March-Quarter-2022-600x363.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The GDP data also revealed that household savings levels are continuing to fall with the savings ratio over the March quarter at 11.4% - down from the 13.4% recorded over the previous quarter and the lowest result over the Covid period.<\/p>\n<p>Gross disposable income increased by 0.6% over the quarter with compensation to employees up by 1.8% \u2013 lower than the 2.0% recorded over the previous December quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The latest GDP data adds to other modest results reported over recent weeks - disappointing ABS Wage Index growth, low employment growth and another fall in the participation rate - and will challenge the latest RBA assumptions on the frequency and level of rate rises as it manages the tricky business of reducing high inflation without creating a hard landing for the economy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"adplugg-tag\" data-adplugg-zone=\"the_sentiment_campaign_mobile_\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"adplugg-tag\" data-adplugg-zone=\"the_sentiment_campaign_desktop_\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest economic data released by the ABS has revealed a continuation of the underwhelming results reported since the RBA surprisingly increased official interest rates last month for the first time in over a decade. 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