The annual rate of inflation has ticked up slightly in April to 3.6 per cent, from 3.5 per cent in March, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The annual rate of inflation has ticked up slightly in April to 3.6 per cent, from 3.5 per cent in March, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Inflation, Retail Industry, Consumers, Consumer Confidence, Business, Economics and Finance, Economic Growth Latest business news