Recent News from the Melbourne Institute
Full Media Release Archive: 2009 - 2010
February 2012
- Leading Index remains subdued (PDF 43KB)
- Investors Provide Ongoing Support for Rally in Share Prices (PDF 134KB)
- Consumer Inflationary Expectations back to middle of target band (PDF 95KB)
- Consumer sentiment bounces back (PDF 46KB)
- TD Securities – Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge rose by 0.2 per cent in January (PDF 19KB)
January 2012
- Leading Index slowing down (PDF 43KB)
- Consumer Inflationary Expectations rose in January (PDF 95KB)
- Modest recovery in consumer sentiment (PDF 43KB)
- Significant cost savings by abolishing private health insurance rebates (PDF 59KB)
- TD Securities – Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge rose by 0.5 per cent in December (PDF 21KB)
December 2011
- Leading Index back below trend growth (PDF 43KB)
- Consumer Inflationary Expectations fell for the second month (PDF 206KB)
- Surprising fall in Consumer sentiment (PDF 46KB)
- TD Securities – Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge fell by 0.1 per cent in November (PDF 19KB)
November 2011
- Adolescent boys more prone to delinquency without a father
- Shareholders planning dramatic switch into industrials, survey finds (PDF 262KB)
- Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends: Will Australia experience another financial crisis? (PDF 223KB)
- Leading Index back around trend growth (PDF 44KB)
- Melbourne Institute Wages Report: Growth in total pay rebounds (PDF 207KB)
- Fall in Consumer Inflationary Expectations (PDF 210KB)
- First rate cut boosts Consumer Sentiment (PDF 46KB)
October 2011
- TD Securities – Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge rose by 0.1 per cent in October (PDF 21KB)
- Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends: Indexes of Activity and GDP growth (PDF 224KB)
- Leading Index growth rate moves higher (PDF 44KB)
- MABEL longitudinal survey of doctors extended five years
- Modest rise in Consumer Inflationary Expectations (PDF 204KB)
- Consumer Sentiment up slightly (PDF 44KB)
September 2011
- TD Securities – Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge rose by 0.1 per cent in September (PDF 19KB)
- Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends: Is it time for a rate cut? (PDF 223KB)
- Household financial conditions rise but not enough (PDF 248KB)
- Leading Index firms (PDF 44KB)
- Consumer Inflationary Expectations virtually unchanged (PDF 214KB)
- Consumer Sentiment rises but remains weak (PDF 48KB)
August 2011
- TD Securities – Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge fell by 0.1 in August (PDF 21KB)
- Plummeting Shareholder Sentiment To Remain Weak For Months Ahead (PDF 70KB)
- Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends: What are Australian consumers telling us? (PDF 37KB)
- Leading Index remains weak (PDF 31KB)
- Melbourne Institute Wages Report: Growth in total pay slowed sharply (PDF 37KB)
- Shift in Consumer Inflationary Expectations (PDF 68KB)
- Consumer Sentiment down 3.5% (PDF 45KB)
July 2011
- TD Securities – Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge rose by 0.3 per cent in July (PDF 21KB)
- Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends: Policy dilemmas ahead … (PDF 38KB)
- Growth Rate of Leading Index well below Trend (PDF 30KB)
- Consumer Inflationary Expectations increased marginally in July (PDF 36KB)
- Consumer Sentiment down sharply (PDF 47KB)
June 2011
- TD Securities – Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge was flat in June (PDF 21KB)
- Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends: Rebound in June, but modest growth ahead … (PDF 37KB)
- Leading Index shows significantly weaker growth momentum (PDF 31KB)
- Household Financial Conditions Plummet (PDF 31KB)
- Consumer Inflationary Expectations remained steady in June (37KB)
- Consumer Sentiment: another soft result (PDF 46KB)
May 2011
- TD Securities – Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge rose by 0.2 per cent in May (PDF 21KB)
- Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends: Is 4 % growth probable or only possible? (PDF 38KB)
- Investor confidence drops and Australian retail investors fear carbon tax damage to their portfolios (PDF 54KB)
- Growth rate of the Leading Index is stabilising well above trend (PDF 30KB)
- Melbourne Institute Wages Report: All signs point to inflation (PDF 37KB)
- Consumer Inflationary Expectations Fall in May, but possible rate rise (PDF 38KB)
- Consumer Sentiment edges lower (PDF 46KB)
April 2011
- TD Securities – Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge rose by 0.3 per cent in April (PDF 19KB)
- Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends: Whither the Exchange Rate? … (PDF 38KB)
- Growth rate of Leading Index is stabilising (PDF 31KB)
- Slight Fall in Consumer Inflationary Expectations (PDF 92KB)
- Lacklustre Consumer Sentiment (PDF 46KB)
March 2011
- TD Securities – Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge rose by 0.6 per cent in March (PDF 21KB)
- Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends: No 'Irrational Exuberance' – but perhaps 'Irrational Apathy'? … (PDF 38KB)
- Household financial conditions still low (PDF 41KB)
- Leading Index falls (PDF 31KB)
- Fall in Consumer Inflationary Expectations for now (PDF 40KB)
- Consumer sentiment dips despite steady rates (PDF 46KB)
February 2011
- TD Securities - Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge rose by 0.2 per cent in February (PDF 21KB)
- Confidence falling among Australian retail investors – market outlook sluggish (PDF 143KB)
- Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends: Where is the growth? (PDF 37KB)
- Leading Index ticks up (PDF 31KB)
- Wage expectations rise further, to 3.5 per cent (PDF 37KB)
- Consumer Inflationary Expectations falls, but remains high (PDF 36KB)
- Consumer sentiment rebounds modestly (PDF 45KB)
January 2011
- TD Securities - Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge rose by 0.4 per cent in January (PDF 19 KB)
- Monthly Bulletin of Economic Trends: Modest Growth Expected in 2011 (PDF 37KB)
- Growth rate of the Leading Index slows to around trend (PDF 30KB)
- Floods hike up Consumer Inflationary Expectations (PDF 37KB)
- Floods drive down Consumer sentiment (PDF 44KB)
- TD Securities - Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge rose by 0.2 per cent in December (PDF 25KB)