Australia Wage Price Index: 2.2% (Q4 2019)
Australia Wage Price Index came in at 2.2 on Feb 17, 2020, compared with 2.2 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of Australia context, and API access for this series.
- Actual
- 2.2
- Previous
- 2.2
- Forecast
- --
- Next release
- Nov 18, 2026
Q4 2019
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Australia Wage Price Index release analysis
What the release showed
Australia Wage Price Index came in at 2.2 in the release of Feb 17, 2020, unchanged from 2.2.
Why Wage Price Index matters for AUD
WPI isolates pure wage inflation by removing the effect of workers changing jobs or hours. A WPI above the RBA's comfort zone signals persistent cost-push inflation and supports a hawkish RBA stance, which is AUD-positive.
How to read it
A WPI above 3.5–4% year-on-year is generally viewed as incompatible with the RBA's 2–3% inflation target, keeping rate hikes on the table. Readings below 3% signal wage growth is subsiding toward a more neutral stance.
What to watch next
The next Australia Wage Price Index release is due on Nov 18, 2026.
- Year-over-year change vs RBA comfort zone
- Public vs private wage growth split
- Quarterly annualised run rate
- Cross-check with trimmed-mean inflation
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import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/aud/wage_price_index",
headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
timeout=30,
)
rows = resp.json()["data"]
print(rows[-1])Match this release by announcement_id aud_wage_price_index_2019-12-31. Forecasts for the same release: /v1/predictions/aud/wage_price_index.
Release data snapshot
Citation fields for this announcement.
| Public release ID | aud_wage_price_index_2020-02-17 |
|---|---|
| API announcement ID | aud_wage_price_index_2019-12-31 |
| Release time |
Estimated 2020-02-17 00:30 UTC
|
| Reference period date | 2019-12-31 |
| Actual value | 2.2 |
| Previous value | 2.2 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
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Common questions about this release
The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Australia Wage Price Index.
What did Australia Wage Price Index come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?
Australia Wage Price Index was 2.2% year on year in Q4 2019. The previous reading was 2.2%.
When was this Australia Wage Price Index release published?
The publication time is estimated for Feb 17, 2020 at 11:30 Australia/Sydney. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.
When is the next Australia Wage Price Index release?
The next Australia Wage Price Index release is scheduled for Nov 18, 2026.
What is the official source for Australia Wage Price Index?
ABS publishes the official Wage Price Index series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.
Raw announcement payload
Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.
{
"announcement_datetime": 1581899400,
"announcement_id": "aud_wage_price_index_2019-12-31",
"capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
"date": "2019-12-31",
"observed_at_ns": 1791240041189407800,
"previous_value": 2.2,
"publication_time_precision": "unknown",
"publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
"release_time_assumed": true,
"revisions": [
{
"epoch": 1581899400,
"val": 2.2
},
{
"capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
"epoch": 1582072200,
"is_first_release": false,
"observed_at_ns": 1791240041189407800,
"publication_time_precision": "unknown",
"publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
"val": 2.2,
"vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}
],
"val": 2.2,
"vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}