Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30 of the stated year; for example, financial year 2021 starts on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2021.
Supplementary notes
Note: Base year is financial year 2008-09 (index = 100).
Represents total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses, private and public, all industries.
As of June 2023, the Wage Price Index (WPI) in Australia was 143.7, an increase of just under five points on June 2022. The WPI is used to measure labor price changes, and is not affected by things such as employee characteristics, hours worked.
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