Real household disposable income continues to fall

Tuesday 12 June 2018

The March quarter national accounts was another shocker for Australian households.

According to the ABS, the real average compensation per employee fell by 0.3% in the year to March 2018 to be 3.8% lower since March 2012:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.