Key information about Australia Consumer Price Index CPI growth

• Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 2.4 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a rate of 2.9 % in the previous quarter.
• Australia Consumer Price Index growth data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1987 to Dec 2024, with an averaged number of 2.5 % YoY.
• The data reached an all-time high of 8.5 % YoY in Mar 1990 and a record low of -0.3 % YoY in Jun 2020.

Consumer Price Index CPI in Australia increased to 141.70 points in the second quarter of 2025 from 140.70 points in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI) - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Australia had risen to an all time high of *****points. In Australia, the CPI measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services. The CPI in Australia has risen steadily for decades.

Inflation Rate in Australia decreased to 2.10 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 2.40 percent in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Australia Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In the fourth quarter of 2023 the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Australia had risen to an all time high of 136.1 points. Since dropping in the second quarter of 2020 to 114.4, the CPI has been rising steadily.

Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY data was reported at 2.568 % in 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.258 % for 2025. Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY data is updated yearly, averaging 3.286 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2026, with 66 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.417 % in 1974 and a record low of -0.319 % in 1962. Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.OECD.EO: Consumer and Wholesale Price Index: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. CPI_YTYPCT- Headline inflation The CPI year-on-year changes is a measure of inflation

Key information about Australia Core CPI Change

• Australia Core CPI Change was reported at 2.715 % in Dec 2024.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.104 % for Sep 2024.
• Australia Core CPI Change data is updated quarterly, averaging 2.591 % from Dec 1987 to Dec 2024, with 149 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 7.648 % in Dec 2022 and a record low of 0.434 % in Jun 2020.
• Australia Core CPI Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Core CPI: Y-o-Y Growth: Quarterly.

Over the twelve months preceding December 2023 quarter, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Australia grew 4.1 percent. This is a drop of 3.7 percent from the previous December. The CPI measures the average change in prices of a fixed basket of goods and services, purchased by household residents in Australia's eight state and territory capital cities.

In December 2023, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Adelaide, Australia was 137.1, recording a change of 6.3 percent. The CPI in Adelaide indicated an increase higher than any other capital city in the country. With a CPI of 137.7, Brisbane, the capital of the country's north-eastern state of Queensland, recorded the highest CPI overall in the quarter. The CPI measures household inflation.

Monthly CPI Indicator in Australia increased to 2.80 percent in July from 1.90 percent in June of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Australia Monthly CPI Indicator.

Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): MoM data was reported at 0.641 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.000 % for Feb 2025. Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): MoM data is updated monthly, averaging 0.283 % from Oct 2017 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 90 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.654 % in Jul 2020 and a record low of -1.240 % in Apr 2020. Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): MoM data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.I002: Consumer Price Index: Sep 2017=100: Monthly.

Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: Health: Medical, Dental & Hospital Service: Hospital & Medical Services data was reported at 5.032 % in Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 5.032 % for Dec 2024. Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: Health: Medical, Dental & Hospital Service: Hospital & Medical Services data is updated quarterly, averaging 4.440 % from Sep 2017 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.032 % in Mar 2025 and a record low of 3.730 % in Sep 2019. Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: Health: Medical, Dental & Hospital Service: Hospital & Medical Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.I010: Consumer Price Index: Weights: 17th Series.

Key information about Australia CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change

• Australia CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change was reported at 3.000 % in Dec 2024.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.300 % for Sep 2024.
• Australia CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.850 % from Sep 1973 to Dec 2024, with 206 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 20.600 % in Dec 1973 and a record low of -3.200 % in Jun 2012.
• Australia CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage: Y-o-Y Growth: Quarterly.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Australia, June, 2025 The most recent value is 141.7 index points as of Q2 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 140.7 index points. Historically, the average for Australia from Q1 1960 to Q2 2025 is 58.9244 index points. The minimum of 7.5 index points was recorded in Q1 1960, while the maximum of 141.7 index points was reached in Q2 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

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CPI: Weights: Food & Non Alcoholic Beverages: Meat & Seafoods: Fish & Other Seafood data was reported at 0.379 % in Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.379 % for Dec 2024. CPI: Weights: Food & Non Alcoholic Beverages: Meat & Seafoods: Fish & Other Seafood data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.400 % from Sep 2017 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.460 % in Sep 2021 and a record low of 0.379 % in Mar 2025. CPI: Weights: Food & Non Alcoholic Beverages: Meat & Seafoods: Fish & Other Seafood data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.I010: Consumer Price Index: Weights: 17th Series.

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In December 2023, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Adelaide, Australia recorded a change of 4.8 percent, higher than any other capital city in the country. The CPI measures household inflation. Hobart and Perth saw the lowest change with around three percent.

CPI Housing Utilities in Australia increased to 153.30 points in the second quarter of 2025 from 151.50 points in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Cpi Housing Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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