澳大利亚储备银行的商品价格指数在2025年4月同比下降6.1%,低于上个月上调后的7.2%的跌幅。这标志着大宗商品价格连续第26个月下跌,但跌幅为2024年8月以来的最低水平,主要原因是铁矿石和焦煤价格下跌。以澳元计算,该指数在2025年4月下跌了0.7%,较前一个月向上修正的3.5%的跌幅有所缓解。在2025年3月下跌3.6%之后,大宗商品价格每月下跌1.2%,非农村和贱金属分项指数均有所下降。然而,农村分项指数有所上升。以澳元计算,该指数在2025年4月上涨了0.4%。
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Index of Commodity Prices declined by 6.1% year-on-year in April 2025, slowing from an upwardly revised 7.2% drop in the previous month. This marked the 26th consecutive month of falling commodity prices, but at the softest pace since August 2024, mainly due to lower prices for iron ore and coking coal. In Australian dollar terms, the index decreased by 0.7% in April 2025, easing from an upwardly revised 3.5% drop in the prior month. On a monthly basis, commodity prices went down by 1.2%, following a 3.6% decline in March 2025, with both the non-rural and base metals subindices decreasing. However, the rural sub-index increased. In Australian dollar terms, the index rose by 0.4% in April 2025.