A higher than expected inflation number has raised the likelihood of the Reserve Bank hiking interest rates in August, as the central bank struggles to rein in spending.
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Chief Business Reporter Ian Verrender says goods inflation is under control, but services inflation - rent, health, insurance - remains stubbornly high.
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