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Aussie dollar rise cuts tech goods prices – 7NEWS.com.au
New figures show import prices fell in the September quarter as the Australian dollar recovered from its tumble when COVID-19 pandemic first hit.
Consumers could be in for a treat of cheaper mobile phones and computers thanks to the recovery in the Australian dollar from the depths of the coronavirus pandemic.
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show import prices fell 3.5 per cent in the September quarter led by a 7.2 per cent decline in telecommunications equipment and an 8.7 per cent drop in “office machinery”.
The bureau says the cheaper phones are due to delays in new model releases and discounting of older models.
“Cheaper computers…
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