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Private sector bargains level-pegging with underlying inflation

Bargained pay rises in the December quarter remained flat in the private sector at 2.7% a year, equal to one of the measures of underlying inflation, while they dropped to 2.3% in the public sector, dragging the economy-wide rise down to 2.6%, according to the Attorney-General's Department.

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