Inflation continues to fall with the Australian Bureau of Statistics recording a 4.1 per cent rate nationally and 3.6 per cent in Perth for the past year.
Western Australian workers enjoy the third highest average weekly cash earnings in Australia, according to data released by Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.
Inflation for the 12 months to November came in at 4.3 per cent, the smallest growth in almost two years, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The rate of building approvals in Western Australia dipped while the national average grew, according to recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Australia's economic growth slowed to 0.2 per cent during the September quarter, as the nation's household savings ratio hit its lowest level since the Global Financial Crisis.
A golden triangle local government has pipped the Sydney rich-list haven of Mosman as home to the highest average employee incomes in the nation in the midst of COVID-19.
Rising prices are still at the forefront of people's minds in Australia, with the impact of inflation still being felt around the kitchen table or at the petrol station.
Australia's mining industry turnover climbed 2.6 per cent month on month during September but was down more than 15 per cent compared against September 2022.
Australia's economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, pushed higher by investment and service exports, but export prices experienced their largest fall since 2009.
The nation's retail turnover rate rose by 0.5 per cent in July while Western Australia recorded a fall of 0.4 per cent, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Household expenditure in Western Australia has continued to grow, according to the latest transactions data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The nation's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 3.7 per cent in July, but the figure for Western Australia bucked the trend.
Western Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell back 0.1 per cent in June to 3.6 per cent, as the national figure held steady at 3.5 per cent despite an employment uptick.
Women are at disproportionately higher risk of experiencing time stress than men, according to the Time Use Survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2020-21.
The nation's retail turnover rose a moderate 0.7 per cent in May supported by discount shopping and higher food-related spending, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 5.6 per cent in the 12 months to May, its smallest increase since April 2022, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Australia's population has recorded its fastest growth in 15 years as overseas immigration surged with WA achieving the most rapid growth of any state.
The national unemployment fell by 0.1 percentage point in May, a shift that could count against mortgage holders hoping for cash rate relief from the Reserve Bank in July.
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre's recent Building for the Future report laid bare the ongoing challenges faced by Western Australia's private rental market.
Perth's mortgage delinquency rates have more than tripled for new homeowners this year and rents have risen by 13 per cent, the highest of all the capital cities.
The costs of school and medical services in Perth have almost tripled over the past 20 years, as analysis by Business News reveals where households have been hit hardest by inflation.
