Underlying Inflation comes in higher than expected driven by Housing, Food & Beverages

Australia’s inflation remained stubbornly high in January 2026, coming in slightly hotter than economists had expected and reinforcing the likelihood of further interest rate pressure.
Raspberry resilience supports berry category amid mixed performance

Compared with last week’s broad-based pressure, this week shows a more polarised performance across the category. Total berry revenue has lifted modestly week on week despite a decline in overall volume, indicating strong growth in select lines is offsetting continued throughput softness elsewhere. Strawberries experienced a decline across both revenue and volume week on week. Volume […]