Official AUSTRALIAN economic indicators from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Data API
(SDMX) — STATISTICS ONLY, NO prices. `indicator` = "cpi" (annual inflation, default) |
"cpi_quarterly" | "unemployment" | "wages" | "gdp". Returns the latest value (a %), its real
ABS reference period (e.g. 2026-Q1 / 2026-04), the unit/description, and a short trend (latest
vs prior). CPI annual inflation is DERIVED by us from the All-groups CPI index (ABS publishes
the index, not the annual rate, as its series) — flagged `derived: true` with the index
alongside for checking; unemployment, wage growth (WPI) and GDP growth are ABS's own published
rates. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (data.api.abs.gov.au), CC BY 4.0; keyless,
~12 h cache (ABS releases monthly/quarterly). HARD CONSTRAINT: every value is an official
statistic/index/rate (CPI index, inflation %, unemployment %, wage-growth %, GDP-growth %) —
NEVER a market price, quote, FX rate, or asset valuation. Not financial advice.