Behind the Numberwang: Can You Trust Official Statistics?

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog

Sep 17 2025 | 00:11:40

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Show Notes

I regularly get comments from viewers that the official data on CPI and employment seem a bit off. And of course there is data from other sources which suggests this is the case. We need a good data compass to understand what is going on in the economy, and its probably more important now that ever before, given the pressure on households, the wish by Government to restrict debate on key issues, and even the ABS going into bat on migration data on behalf of the government, as I discussed with Leith van Onselen in my live show yesterday. But […]

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