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Episode: Cooling inflation, 5.6pc in May, could prompt Reserve Bank rates pause
Description: The latest monthly consumer price indicator shows inflation fell sharply to 5.6 per cent over the 12 months to May, down from 6.8 per cent in April. A large fall in the cost of fuel, reversing a sharp rise in April, was the biggest downwards contributor to prices. Cooling inflation could allow the Reserve Bank to leave interest rates steady after 12 hikes since May last year.