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

Inflation Rate in Australia remained unchanged at 2.40 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from 2.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. 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.

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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.

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 inflation rate for 2024 was 3.16%, a 2.44% decline from 2023.

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<li>Australia inflation rate for 2023 was <strong>5.60%</strong>, a <strong>1% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Australia inflation rate for 2022 was <strong>6.59%</strong>, a <strong>3.73% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Australia inflation rate for 2021 was <strong>2.86%</strong>, a <strong>2.02% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
</ul>Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Indices (CPIs, HICPs), COICOP 1999: Consumer Price Index: All Items Non-Food Non-Energy for Australia (CPGRLE01AUQ659N) from Q2 1971 to Q1 2025 about Australia, core, all items, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, and price.

The Consumer Price Index in Australia increased 0.90 percent in March of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides - Australia Inflation Rate QoQ - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

Australia RBA Forecast:(CPI) Consumer Price IndexInflation: High data was reported at 2.700 % in Jun 2027. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.800 % for Dec 2026. Australia RBA Forecast:(CPI) Consumer Price IndexInflation: High data is updated semiannually, averaging 2.500 % from Jun 2007 (Median) to Jun 2027, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.000 % in Dec 2022 and a record low of -1.000 % in Jun 2020. Australia RBA Forecast:(CPI) Consumer Price IndexInflation: High data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Reserve Bank of Australia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.I004: Consumer Price Index: Forecast.

Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Education: Education data was reported at 352.300 1989-1990=100 in Jun 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 352.200 1989-1990=100 for Mar 2012. Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Education: Education data is updated quarterly, averaging 160.800 1989-1990=100 from Mar 1982 (Median) to Jun 2012, with 122 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 352.300 1989-1990=100 in Jun 2012 and a record low of 44.800 1989-1990=100 in Dec 1982. Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Education: Education 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.I008: Consumer Price Index: 1989-90=100.

Monthly CPI Indicator in Australia decreased to 2.10 percent in May from 2.40 percent in April of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Australia Monthly CPI Indicator.

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.

Australia RBA Forecast: Underlying Inflation: High data was reported at 2.700 % in Jun 2027. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.700 % for Dec 2026. Australia RBA Forecast: Underlying Inflation: High data is updated semiannually, averaging 2.500 % from Jun 2007 (Median) to Jun 2027, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.500 % in Dec 2022 and a record low of 1.000 % in Dec 2020. Australia RBA Forecast: Underlying Inflation: High data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Reserve Bank of Australia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.I004: Consumer Price Index: Forecast.

CPI Housing Utilities in Australia increased to 151.50 points in the first quarter of 2025 from 149 points in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Australia Cpi Housing Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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The transportation sub-index of the CPI basket in Australia increased to 129.90 points in the first quarter of 2025 from 128.60 points in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Australia Cpi Transportation- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This report analyses the value of the consumer price index (CPI). The CPI measures the price of a basket of goods consumed by the average Australian, and is the standard measure of the rate of inflation in Australia. Indexes are calculated for each of the capital cities and are then combined as a weighted average to obtain a nationwide value. This report uses the average quarterly value of the index over each financial year. The data for this report is sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and is measured in points, with a base of 100.0 points in 2011-12.

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.