Across the economy, similar things tend to have similar prices. Have these been driven to their lowest natural level by competition? Or are firms abusing market power to charge whatever they want?
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Severe weather and disease in Brazil’s main growing regions have led to a major global shortage. Australia does grow a lot of its own oranges, but still relies heavily on imported juice.
A Senate enquiry has found both suppliers and customers of our supermarkets are struggling. Regulators have to find a way to rebalance the market, which doesn’t make these groups bear the cost.
Major African cocoa plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans.
Sometimes, good news for investors is bad for consumers.
Although Wendy’s won’t be exploring dynamic pricing until 2025 at the earliest, this type of pricing strategy is nothing new for many industries.
Supermarket pricing is a big story but let’s forget the media coverage, the politician sound bytes and the corporate PR for a moment. What are ordinary Australians saying about supermarket pricing?
Two important inflation indicators are trending in different directions. What gives?
Pressure for greater transparency by food producers and retailers about costs is increasing as rising grocery prices hit the hip pocket.
Central America is a long way from Australia but a drought in the region is having an impact on the availability and price of some products.
Official data confirms what we are all experiencing - the cost of most things has jumped. So how is this measured and where are the biggest increases?
An expert in high-end collectibles explains why certain items can become valuable – and also how they can lose worth.
Prom can be very expensive, but prices for clothes, photographers and other traditional gear haven’t climbed as much as everything else.
Retail stores change the prices of their products based on the shopping habits of consumers. But consumers come in a variety of types, and not all of them influence prices equally.
A slowdown in price rises, combined with the shift to less aggressive rate hikes, is good news for the minister’s budget initiatives on growth.
Prices are up to five times higher than the raw costs of production for many of the goods and services we all need.
The fleeting nature of prices is prompting bold new research in econophysics and finance.
The OBR’s official inflation forecasts include economists’ expectations, but what about yours?
How to spot the changes made to goods and services as a result of rising costs.
The rich history of UK consumer culture has been captured in the composition of the ‘basket of goods’ used to measure inflation.
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Lecturer in Marketing, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Economics and Scientia Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Law, QUT, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Comparative Policy Analysis, Universität Wien
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