Statement on Monetary Policy February 2019

The Statement on Monetary Policy sets out the Bank's assessment of current economic conditions, both domestic and international, along with the outlook for Australian inflation and output growth. A number of boxes on topics of special interest are also published. The Statement is issued four times a year.

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• Overview
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• The International Environment
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• Box A: Minimum Wage Developments in Advanced Economies
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• Box B: The Recent Japanese Yen Flash Event
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• Domestic Economic Conditions
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• Box C: New Industry Employment Estimates
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• Domestic Financial Conditions
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• Inflation
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• Economic Outlook
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• Copyright & Disclaimer
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• Appendix: Forecasts
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The material in this Statement on Monetary Policy was finalised on 7 February 2019.

Some graphs in this publication were generated using Mathematica.

ISSN 1448–5133 (Print)
ISSN 1448–5141 (Online)