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Australian shares eased after building approvals figures and the AIG manufacturing index took the gloss off a positive US lead and strong Chinese data.
Consumer prices rose 0.5% in March, for an increase of 1.8% in the year to March - the lowest annual inflation rate for two years.
The building industry is struggling despite successive interest rate cuts and more cuts may be needed, economists say.
Job vacancies rose slightly in the three months to February, but the data from the ABS offers no sign a hoped-for pickup in jobs growth.
Banks have relaxed their mortgage lending criteria despite a record number of borrowers being "under water" on their mortgages.
The global financial market environment is on a more stable footing and Australian banks are in a good position to weather future turmoil, the RBA says.
