UPDATE 3-Australia inflation stubbornly high in August, defying run of rate hikes

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(Updates with analyst comment in paragraphs 7-8) * Annual inflation runs at 4.0% in August, up from July's 3.5% * Trimmed mean measure steady at 3.6% for third month * Monthly gauges miss forecast,

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