Consumer Price Index CPI in Australia decreased to 101.31 points in February from 101.33 points in January of 2026. Consumer Price Index CPI in Australia averaged 98.27 points from 2024 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 101.33 points in January of 2026 and a record low of 96.17 points in May of 2024. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Consumer Price Index CPI in Australia is expected to be 102.86 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI) is projected to trend around 107.32 points in 2027 and 109.68 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-25 12:30 AM
CPI
Jan 101.33 100.97
2026-03-25 12:30 AM
CPI
Feb 101.31 101.33 101.4
2026-04-29 01:30 AM
CPI
Mar 101.31 102.4

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI Clothing and Footwear 103.66 101.04 points Feb 2026
CPI Education 104.54 100.01 points Feb 2026
CPI Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 101.28 101.42 points Feb 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 102.89 102.60 points Feb 2026
CPI Recreation and Culture 99.44 102.48 points Feb 2026
CPI Transportation 99.28 99.93 points Feb 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 101.31 101.33 points Feb 2026
Core Consumer Prices 106.05 105.84 points Feb 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI YoY 3.30 3.40 percent Feb 2026
Export Prices 157.80 152.90 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 3.10 3.10 percent Feb 2026
GDP Deflator 105.40 104.40 points Dec 2025
Import Prices 135.40 134.20 points Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 3.70 3.80 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.00 0.40 percent Feb 2026
Producer Prices 137.70 136.60 points Dec 2025
PPI YoY 3.50 3.50 percent Dec 2025
Quarterly CPI 100.32 99.73 points Dec 2025
Quarterly Inflation Rate QoQ 0.60 1.30 percent Dec 2025
Quarterly Inflation Rate YoY 3.60 3.20 percent Dec 2025
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI MoM 0.20 0.30 percent Feb 2026
RBA Trimmed Mean CPI QoQ 0.90 1.00 percent Dec 2025
Quarterly RBA Trimmed Mean CPI YoY 3.40 3.00 percent Dec 2025
RBA Weighted Median CPI 0.20 0.30 percent Feb 2026
RBA Weighted Median CPI YoY 3.50 3.60 percent Feb 2026


Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI)
In Australia, the Consumer Price Index or CPI measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
101.31 101.33 101.33 96.17 2024 - 2026 points Monthly
2025M09=100, NSA