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business reporter Gareth Hutchens

Inflation's cost-of-living pinch hits mortgage borrowers, low-income and older households

Low-income households, older households, and households with mortgages are facing the highest cost-of-living pressures in Australia, according to new analysis.

Consumer prices as measured by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have risen by 7.3 per cent over the last 12 months, which is the fastest rate of inflation since 1990, and officials fear inflation will hit 8 per cent by the end of the year.

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