https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/sp-ag-2019-08-08.html  3/13  08/08/2019  Financial Stability Through the Lens of Business | Speeches | RBA  Graph 1  But the aggregates can disguise substantial differences across firms. It is therefore important to look at the distribution of the various financial metrics. For this purpose we typically look at the median and the risky ‘tails’ of the distribution.
During 2016, there was some upward pressure on consumer prices as these generally remained above the upper end of the 3-6 per cent inflation target range throughout the year.