Australia's inflation levels have moderated but electricity and gas prices are still surging by double-digit figures.
The consumer price index eased in October to 4.9 per cent, down from an annual pace of 5.6 per cent in September, based on the monthly reading from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
But some items still went up by double-digit figures with electricity prices rising by 10 per cent over the year as gas prices went up by 13 per cent.
Australia's inflation levels have moderated but electricity and gas prices are still surging by double-digit figures