The Consumer Price Index in Australia increased 0.80 percent in September of 2026 over the previous month, exceeding expectations of a 0.7 percent rise and accelerating from a 0.4 percent gain in August to mark its largest increase in six months. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

The Consumer Price Index in Australia increased 0.80 percent in September of 2026 over the previous month. Inflation Rate MoM in Australia averaged 0.28 percent from 2024 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 1.30 percent in July of 2025 and a record low of -0.70 percent in May of 2026. This page provides - Australia Inflation Rate QoQ - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Australia Inflation Rate MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2026.

The Consumer Price Index in Australia increased 0.80 percent in September of 2026 over the previous month. Inflation Rate MoM in Australia is expected to be 0.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Inflation Rate MoM is projected to trend around 0.50 percent in 2027 and 0.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-30 01:30 AM
Inflation Rate MoM
Aug 0.4% 1% 0.5% 0.4%
2026-10-28 12:30 AM
Inflation Rate MoM
Sep 0.8% 0.4% 0.7% 0.6%
2026-11-25 12:30 AM
Inflation Rate MoM
Oct 0.8% 0.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 104.34 103.50 points Sep 2026
Core Consumer Prices 108.39 108.11 points Sep 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI YoY 3.60 3.50 percent Sep 2026
CPI Clothing and Footwear 100.44 103.24 points Sep 2026
CPI Education 104.70 104.66 points Sep 2026
CPI Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 103.21 103.25 points Sep 2026
CPI Health 103.70 103.98 points Sep 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 105.22 104.88 points Sep 2026
CPI Recreation and Culture 104.46 100.67 points Sep 2026
CPI Transportation 108.73 105.52 points Sep 2026
Export Prices 162.50 160.30 points Sep 2026
Food Inflation 3.20 3.00 percent Sep 2026
GDP Deflator 106.20 105.80 points Jun 2026
Import Prices 141.60 143.20 points Sep 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 4.30 4.00 percent Sep 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.80 0.40 percent Sep 2026
Melbourne Quarterly CPI 103.24 101.96 points Sep 2026
Producer Prices 141.50 140.00 points Sep 2026
PPI YoY 3.60 3.60 percent Sep 2026
Quarterly CPI 103.64 102.31 points Sep 2026
Quarterly Inflation Rate QoQ 1.30 0.60 percent Sep 2026
Quarterly Inflation Rate YoY 3.90 3.90 percent Sep 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI MoM 0.30 0.20 percent Sep 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI QoQ 1.00 0.80 percent Sep 2026
Quarterly RBA Trimmed Mean CPI YoY 3.70 3.60 percent Sep 2026
RBA Weighted Median CPI 0.20 0.30 percent Sep 2026
RBA Weighted Median CPI YoY 3.40 3.60 percent Sep 2026


Australia Inflation Rate MoM
Inflation Rate MoM measures month over month change in the price of goods and services.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.80 0.40 1.30 -0.70 2024 - 2026 percent Monthly
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