HARMONIZED INDEX OF CONSUMER PRICES - HICP
A list of the final costs paid by European consumers for the items in a basket of common goods. HICP is produced by each European Union member state to help measure inflation and to guide the European Central Bank formulate monetary policy. It is also used as the basis of the European Index of Consumer Prices, which is weighted toward household expenditures.
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| 02:00 | MI Inflation Gauge | Nov | |
| 02:30 | Retail Sales | Oct | |
| 02:30 | ANZ Jobs Advertisements | Nov | |
| 02:30 | Building Approvals | Oct | |
| 02:30 | Company Operating Profits | 3 quarter | |
| 02:30 | PMI Manufacturing | Nov | |
| 03:45 | Markit Final Manufacturing PMI | Nov | |
| 07:30 | Commodity Prices | Nov | |
| 09:00 | Nationwide House Price Index | Nov |
