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Australia Wage Price Index 2022-08-19 11:30 Australia/Sydney: data, chart, and analysis

The 2022-06-30 Wage Price Index release printed 2.7. The previous reading was 2.4, while the forecast field is --. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Reserve Bank of Australia policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

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Actual
2.7
Previous
2.4
Forecast
--
Public release ID
aud_wage_price_index_2022-08-19

Australia Wage Price Index release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Australia Wage Price Index chart through 2022-06-30
AUD Wage Price Index readings through 2022-06-30. Latest: 2.7.

Wage Price Index release read

The 2022-06-30 Wage Price Index release printed 2.7. The previous reading was 2.4, while the forecast field is --. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Reserve Bank of Australia policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

The parent Wage Price Index page shows the full time series for Australia. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For AUD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID aud_wage_price_index_2022-08-19
API announcement ID aud_wage_price_index_2022-06-30
Release time
2022-08-19 01:30 UTC
Reference period date 2022-06-30
Actual value 2.7
Previous value 2.4
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1660872600

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Australia Wage Price Index history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

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  "announcement_datetime_local": "2022-08-19T11:30:00+10:00",
  "announcement_id": "aud_wage_price_index_2022-06-30",
  "change_from_previous": 0.30000000000000027,
  "date": "2022-06-30",
  "observation_id": "aud_wage_price_index_canonical_yoy_sa_standard_period_2022-06-30",
  "pct_change_from_previous": 12.5,
  "previous_announcement_datetime": 1645230600,
  "previous_date": "2021-12-31",
  "previous_value": 2.4,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1660872600,
      "val": 2.6
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "source": "ABS",
  "source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/price-indexes-and-inflation/wage-price-index-australia/latest-release",
  "source_url_scope": "series",
  "val": 2.7
}