inflation

Thursday, February 27

Bargains and worries galore as SA economy deflates

South Australians need to open their wallets and start splurging to help reinflate an economy beset by myriad woes, writes Malcolm King.

Tobacco and holidays at home and abroad have helped slightly bump up the cost of living in Adelaide.

Australia’s inflation should remain soft in the December quarter, but that’s unlikely to sway the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates.