Kelly Eckhold: Westpac Chief Economist ahead of the Consumer Price Index release

Published: July 16, 2024, 10:44 p.m.

There's anticipation inflation will fall once again. \xa0

Economists are expecting another drop in the Consumer Price Index for the June quarter. \xa0

The annual rate dipped to four percent in the year to March,\xa0a vast improvement on the precarious peak of 7.3% seen in the year to June 2022.\xa0

Westpac's Kelly Eckhold told Mike Hosking he's picking a headline inflation rate of 3.5%.\xa0

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