AUSTRALIA: Wage Price Index is expected to rise 0.8% q/q in December quarter and 3.4% y/y, the median forecast of 11 economists tracked by MNI showed.

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AUSTRALIA: Wage Price Index is expected to rise 0.8% q/q in

December quarter and 3.4% y/y, the median forecast of 11

economists tracked by MNI showed. Expectations ranged from 0.6%

to 1.0% for q/q data and from 3.1% to 3.6% for y/y data. Wage

Price index rose 0.7% q/q and 3.6% y/y in September quarter.