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Why $6 pizzas, weak GDP and shrinking savings add to RBA’s puzzle

The savings that fuelled Australia’s post-COVID splurge are running out. But will weak GDP and a slowing economy be enough to change the RBA’s mind on rates?

Did we just solve the mystery of the $6 pizza?

Perhaps the most curious result out of the consumer sector during the February reporting season was surely that of Domino’s Pizza Enterprises. With cost-of-living pressures mounting, you would think that struggling households would flock to the group, where large pizzas from its value range are as cheap as $5.99.

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James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at j.thomson@afr.com

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