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The RBA isn't trying to stop inflation. So don't expect prices to fall

Summary

Many people may not know this, but the RBA wants consumer prices to rise by 2.5 per cent every year. The RBA does not want zero inflation.

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Both things this headline claims are in the report.

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Michele Bullock says consumer prices have increased by "20 to 25 per cent" in recent years.
Michele Bullock says consumer prices have increased by "20 to 25 per cent" in recent years.

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ABC Newsas they published this story 84.8

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